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Stochastic terrorism is "the public demonization of a person or group resulting in the incitement of a violent act, which is statistically probable but whose specifics cannot be predicted." Donald Trump has been using social media to blast prosecutors, judges, and witnesses, and his followers have answered with calls for violence. If the ex-president is a stochastic terrorist, what should we do in response? https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/donald-trump-stochastic-terrorist-threats
@georgetakei The best answer to bad speech is more good speech.
@LouisIngenthron @georgetakei How exactly does “more good speech” prevent his followers from acting on his threats?
@giff @georgetakei It doesn't. Nothing will.
But it provides off ramps for radicalization and informing people early helps prevent them from getting stuck in those rabbit holes that lead to radicalization in the first place.
Most importantly, this is the option that does the most good while causing the least harm.
