LGBT rights in the USA today...

[LDAHL]

My understanding was that “stochastic terrorism” has become fashionable as a way to lay the blame for an individual act of terror on somebody’s rhetoric. The reasoning is that such speech makes violence statistically likely to occur. It is used mainly by the mostly peaceful political left.

[iris lilies]

My understanding was that “stochastic terrorism” has become fashionable as a way to lay the blame for an individual act of terror on somebody’s rhetoric. The reasoning is that such speech makes violence statistically likely to occur. It is used mainly by the mostly peaceful political left.

Yes, please do not speak your ugly thinky-thoughts. Your speech will incite random, unpredictable violence at any time throughout our land, at any place, and YOU will be responsible!

So therefore, you need to STFU.

[Rogar]

This is what Wikipedia says. In my mind it seems to be used more by the far right inspired by extreme Republican political talk, i.e. Jan.6 or Pelosi. In an opinion piece in today's NYT, the article claims it was "only a matter of time" as in predictable, and clearly placed blame on far right fixations on the LGBTQ communities. I don't see much room for quibbling on the issue.

While the exact definition has morphed over time, it has commonly come to refer to a concept whereby consistently demonizing or dehumanizing a targeted group or individual results in violence that is statistically likely, but cannot be easily accurately predicted.

[LDAHL]

Yes, please do not speak your ugly thinky-thoughts. Your speech will incite random, unpredictable violence at any time throughout our land, at any place, and YOU will be responsible!

So therefore, you need to STFU.

Plus, it sounds more science-y than “bad vibes”, “dark energy” or “evil spirits”.

[bae]

Responses as predicted.

[catherine]

Responses as predicted.

Yes, so we should all just say "Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me." Until, of course, they do.

[jp1]

Thanks to Mike Pompeo I predict that the next, or at least one of the next, random totally unexpected targets of violence that republicans will say couldn't possibly be predicted will be Randi Weingarten.

[iris lilies]

Responses as predicted.

Just balancing the ledger, my friend.

[iris lilies]

Thanks to Mike Pompeo I predict that the next, or at least one of the next, random totally unexpected targets of violence that republicans will say couldn't possibly be predicted will be Randi Weingarten.

The random, totally unexpected violence of David Dorn’s St. Louis death had NOTHING to do with the geographically and time aligned Black Lives Matter protests in the street.

NOTHING. We can’t predict these events of crowd violence and mob mentality.

[bae]

Yes, so we should all just say "Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me." Until, of course, they do.

Yes. One can pick out a marginalized group, repeatedly accuse them of all sorts of outlandish things, introduce (and perhaps pass) legislation that attacks their very existence, use the group as a focus point to rally your supporters, and then...

... look shocked, shocked I tell you, that some crazy went off and decided that because the group was abducting Christian children and sacrificing them to demons in the basement of a pizza parlor that it was time to act...

And if anyone complains, why, they're just trying to shut down free speech, right? Probably they too are enemies of society....

Repeat as necessary.