>[!abstract] >Stochastic terrorism is a form of political violence instigated by hostile public rhetoric directed at a group or an individual. Unlike incitement to terrorism, stochastic terrorism is accomplished with indirect, vague or coded language, which grants the instigator plausible deniability for any associated violence. A key element of stochastic terrorism is the use of media for propagation, where the person carrying out the violence may not have direct connection to any other users of violent rhetoric ("Stochastic terrorism", 2025). ## Idea compass - **North** (upstream): Populism, fraying of the social fabric - **East** (different): Principled nonviolence (Gandhi), de-escalation methods - **South** (downstream): Political violence, vigilantism, lone-wolf terrorism, leaderless resistance - **West** (similar): Dog whistle, gaslighting, moral panic, grievance politics ## References - Stochastic terrorism. (2025, April 14). In *Wikipedia*. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stochastic%20terrorism&oldid=1282603181 ## Related - [[Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest]]