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11. STOCHASTIC TERRORISM, the repeated use of hate speech or other vilifying, dehumanizing rhetoric by a political leader or

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 12:26 PM

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other public figure that inspires one or more of the figure’s supporters to commit hate crimes or other acts of violence against a targeted person, group, or community.

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His next message will be "Death to Democrats!" [View all] dalton99a Sunday OP

Public nuisance and danger to the public good bucolic_frolic Sunday #1

I'll go down swinging... EarthFirst Sunday #2

+1. He is inciting violence against Democrats. dalton99a Sunday #3

Iran died? You'd think it would be in the news leftstreet Sunday #4

Meh! malaise Sunday #5

Iran is not dead. Russia is the real enemy. RussBLib Sunday #6

A despot a-la Pol Pot. Justice matters. Sunday #12

How are we such a threat if we are incompetent? usedtobedemgurl Sunday #7

I get your point but malaise Sunday #8

Of course and i could have concentrated on him, but chose to concentrate on his followers who usedtobedemgurl Sunday #10

As Aaron Parnas posted BlueKota Sunday #9

STOCHASTIC TERRORISM, the repeated use of hate speech or other vilifying, dehumanizing rhetoric by a political leader or raccoon Sunday #11