WORLD WORLDWIDE FRANCE News Journal Update - (en) France, UCL AL #336 - Antifascism, Tracking: Stochastic Terrorism (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

 Stochastic terrorism refers to the use of mass media to trigger terrorist acts

through a propaganda campaign inciting hatred against individuals or groups. ----
The term refers to the language of mathematics, where "stochastic" is used to
refer to randomness, correlation and probability. In this case, stochastic
terrorists are those who broadcast their propaganda to a massive audience, with
the aim of triggering an act that they know is statistically probable, but
without knowing in advance the author or nature. This makes it possible to
maintain a distance between promoters and perpetrators, and for example for the
promoters of the theory of the "Great Replacement" to deny their responsibilities
in the Islamophobic attack in Christchurch.

One of the earliest examples of this phenomenon is the 2009 assassination of Dr.
G. Tiller by an anti-choice activist, after a campaign of harassment where famed
host Bill O'Reilly aired no less than 42 stories depicting the doctor as a "child
killer" on his Fox News show. This strategy is employed by the entire far right,
from white supremacists to the Islamic State to Trump. It is particularly
deployed on the internet and through social networks, where it is often hidden
under humor. Finally, conspiracy is the basis of his most mobilizing speeches.

Victor Klemperer

https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Reperages-Le-terrorisme-stochastique
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