#1227 Stochastic Terrorism and the Bully Pulpit
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🗓️ 13 November 2018
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Air Date: 11/13/2018
Today we take a look at rising of right-wing terrorism in the US and the unmistakable link to the violent rhetoric and extreme policies of right-wing politicians
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Violent Extremism in the U.S. - NowThis World - Air Date 11-4-18
White supremacist and other right-wing violence are currently the deadliest active domestic extremist movements in the U.S., according to data from several civil rights groups that track hate crimes and extremist violence.
Ch. 2: Commentary A Knife in the Heart of Pittsburgh - Criminal (In)Justice - Air Date 10-28-18
It's time to be very clear about what we mean by "free speech," and about what kinds of speech can never be accepted in a free society.
Ch. 3: A warning come true - In the Thick - Air Date 10-29-18
Maria and Julio talk about pipe bombs, the synagogue shooting and the role of hate with Brentin Mock, Pittsburgher and staff writer for CityLab and Mike German, fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty and National Security Program.
Ch. 4: 11 Shot Dead by Terrorist Shouting "All Jews Need to Die" - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date 10-29-18
We discuss the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the political climate surrounding it, and the connection to white supremacist antisemitic rhetoric from President Trump
We speak with Dr. David Glosser, a retired neuropsychologist who has volunteered with HIAS in Philadelphia helping refugees. He is also the uncle of Stephen Miller, a key political adviser to President Trump who has pushed for a crackdown on immigrants.
Ch. 6: Trump's stochastic terrorism as a legal defense - Bradcast from @TheBradBlog - Air Date 10-30-18
Attorneys for a far-right militiaman, convicted in a bomb plot to kill Somali Muslim refugees in a Kansas apartment building, have cited Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric in the 2016 campaign as justification for shortening his life sentence.
Donald Trump is "stoking and inciting - for the purposes of political power - the worst amongst us to take action in his name," says Steve Schmidt.
Ch. 8: Final comments on stochasticity and the rise of stochastic terrorism in the US
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by members and donors, so huge thanks to everyone who |
| 0:06.6 | contributes on Patreon to support the show. |
| 0:09.4 | And now, welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast, in which we shall |
| 0:13.7 | learn about the rise of right-wing terrorism in the U.S. and the unmistakable link to the |
| 0:19.2 | violent rhetoric and extreme policies of right-wing politicians. |
| 0:23.0 | The U.S. has a problem with extremism, but it might not be the kind you're thinking of. |
| 0:42.9 | In terms of sheer numbers of attacks in the U.S. over the last decade, one group in particular |
| 0:47.6 | should stand out to you. |
| 0:49.8 | Eleven worshipers, shot and killed in a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, by a man shouting |
| 0:54.5 | anti-Semitic slurs. |
| 0:56.8 | Fourteen pipe bombs at the doors of leading Democratic politicians and donors and CNN. |
| 1:02.7 | Two black customers shot in a grocery store in Kentucky by a white man after he failed |
| 1:07.8 | to make it inside a predominantly black church minutes before. |
| 1:12.1 | All within the last two weeks, white supremacists and other forms of right-wing violence |
| 1:17.5 | are currently the deadliest active domestic extremist movements in the U.S. |
| 1:22.2 | According to data from several civil rights groups, the track hate crimes and extremist |
| 1:26.6 | violence. |
| 1:27.6 | Southern Poverty Law Center is one of those groups. |
| 1:30.4 | We spoke with the center's Heidi Byrick, who's been following extremist movements for almost |
| 1:34.4 | two decades to help break it all down. |
| 1:37.4 | Let's just start with the numbers. |
| 1:39.1 | Over the last decade, right-wing extremists committed more than 70% of extremist-related |
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