Congresswoman shot in head

[JWBear]

Yeah... It doesn't sound like he had any particular political agenda. Mein Kompf and the Communist Manifesto are at complete opposite ends of the political spectrum. He's just your garden variety insane.

However, that hasn't stopped people from both sides of the political fence from proclaiming him a believer of the other side's.

[3894]

This article on Stochastic Terrorism might be of interest.

"Stochastic terrorism is the use of mass communications to stir up random lone wolves to carry out violent or terrorist acts that are statistically predictable but individually unpredictable.

This is what occurs when Bin Laden releases a video that stirs random extremists halfway around the globe to commit a bombing or shooting.

This is also the term for what Beck, O'Reilly, Hannity, and others do. And this is what led directly and predictably to a number of cases of ideologically-motivated murder similar to the Tucson shootings."

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by 3894

This article on Stochastic Terrorism might be of interest.

I don't think anyone's placing direct blame in a straight causational line, Alex. But some are alleging that pundits have known for quite a while, and are certainly now put on notice, that their insanity-appealing rhetoric will, sooner or later, but undoubtedly, appeal to the insane to carry out the violence they directly and specifically promote with such rhetoric.

Others, such as I (for example), believe many of these pundits are indeed purposeful and knowing Stochastic Terrorists of the bin Laden ilk, who are conducting a planned reign of terrorism behind the cowardice of plausible deniability.