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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Feb 2020

    Jeet Heer Retweeted kadhim (^ー^)ノ

    1. I think we need to start discussing this stuff as stochastic terrorism: the stirring up of animosity to increase the statistical likelihood of violence. In other words: "will no one give me retribution against this turbulent congressman?"https://twitter.com/kadhim/status/1225183531741130752 …

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    White House @PressSec Stephanie Grisham says of Rep. Adam Schiff after Trump's acquittal: "Will there be no retribution?" pic.twitter.com/ewW50O7EYn
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      2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Feb 2020

        2. A lot of the discussion of Trump's authoritarianism has the model of 20th century dictatorships: armed agents of the state rounding up people. And that's happened to immigrants under Trump. But there's also the more modern innovation of stochastic terrorism.

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      3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Feb 2020

        3. The stochastic terrorism model works particularly well if you're a reality show president governing a country where there are many heavily armed individuals. You can stir up hatred of your foes and know that this is likely to increase the odds they will get hurt.

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      4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Feb 2020

        Jeet Heer Retweeted Miami Herald

        4. The beauty of stochastic terrorism is that you have plausible deniability. "Sure, I said somebody should do something about Schiff but I didn't order him beaten up." And it has effect.https://twitter.com/MiamiHerald/status/1225094158492348418 …

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        An Arizona man told police he was drunk and watching Fox News when he called the office of Rep. Adam Schiff and left a profanity-laced message threatening to kill the congressman, according to prosecutors. https://hrld.us/2S1uV18 
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      5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 5 Feb 2020

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        5. Also, stochastic terrorism works because there is a media culture invested in translating Trump's threatening language into something normal. @Lollardfish illustrates how it is done: https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/1220794708261253121 …

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      2. AGIT-POP‏ @agitpopworld 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @HeerJeet

        @GOP The Cult of Trump #montypythonpic.twitter.com/nPKjIJ5LWK

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      3. Wide Mind | Fierce Heart  🦓 🥄‏ @wydmindfeersart 5 Feb 2020
        Replying to @agitpopworld @HeerJeet @GOP

        ALL fascist movements are cult movements.pic.twitter.com/i706dX8MeK

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      1. Laurie‏ @LaurieLovesIt 5 Feb 2020
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        These people are amateurs, playing with language that destroys countries and spills beyond borders. They think they can control what they are unleashing. They terrify me.

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      2. Kenn Sebesta‏ @aeroboticist 5 Feb 2020
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        That's a fair point, although terrorism is when a person or group uses terror to assault political foes. Judging by the harassment that people who are on the receiving end of trump tweets report, it seems fair to say that this is what changed.

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      1. Jeff Richman  ⛈‏ @jcrichman 5 Feb 2020
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        Oh yes. WE'RE the terrorists. https://twitter.com/ShaineScalph/status/1225231414729302018 …

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