In July, Melissa McEwan wrote a blog post titled, “The Trump Regime and Stochastic Terrorism.” She defined stochastic terrorism as:<\/p>\n
“… the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable. <\/em>In short, remote-control murder by lone wolf.“<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Her post predicted this week’s acts of domestic terrorism<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n
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- Over a dozen pipe bombs sent by a Trump supporter to Democratic leaders and donors, as well as law enforcement<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- A white gunman who killed two black people at a Kentucky supermarket after he failed to invade a black church<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Today’s mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Click here to read her full post<\/a>, which includes the decades-long history of stochastic terrorism fomented by the anti-abortion movement.<\/p>\n
UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to Jane Boon for alerting me to another piece on stochastic terrorism<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In July, Melissa McEwan wrote a blog post titled, “The Trump Regime and Stochastic Terrorism.” She defined stochastic terrorism as: “… the use of mass communications to incite random actors to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable. In short, remote-control murder by lone wolf.“ Her post predicted this…<\/p>\n