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Stochastic terror — the idea that even if people in power don’t specifically call their followers to violence, by entertaining it as a legitimate tactic or by demonizing a political enemy on a platform capable of reaching millions of people, one of those millions will be inspired to violent action — provides a framework for understanding the current moment. But it’s impossible to know who’s going to perpetrate that violent act, where and how they’ll strike, or even who or what the target could be.

You mean like when left wingers encourage their supporters to harass and intimidate Republicans in restaurants or their homes?

Or using apocalyptical language like "trans genocide" and then standing back and watching mass shootings?

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