61 - Plausible Deniability

CONTENT WARNING - This episode includes discussion of gun violence. Listener discretion is advised. With the rash of mass shootings in the United States, including ones such as the El Paso, TX shooting linked to domestic terror, what is leading to these mass shooting incidents, and domestic terrorism generally? Jaye discusses a possible culprit, stochastic terrorism. What is stochastic terrorism, and can the violent rhetoric of politicians lead to radicalization and extremist violence? Jaye also examines the demagoguery of Donald Trump, and the appeal of Trump and gun culture to white evangelicals, and how evangelical support for both are connected. Featured Podcast: The Losers Website: http://theloserspod.podbean.com Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com Flying Machine Network: http://flyingmachine.network Patreon: http://flyingmachine.network/support Source Links: https://cindywangbrandt.com/why-im-not-a-bridge-builder-within-evangelicalism/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/meghan-mccain-clashes-with-view-co-hosts-im-not-living-without-guns?ref=scroll https://www.dictionary.com/e/what-is-stochastic-terrorism/ https://theintercept.com/2019/08/04/el-paso-dayton-mass-shootings-donald-trump/ https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2019/08/weekends-killings-bring-out-the-term-stochastic-terrorism/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/08/04/there-are-no-lone-wolves/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-emotional-footprint/201609/who-is-demagogue Roberts-Miller, Patricia. 2017. Demagoguery and Democracy. New York: The Experiment. https://www.prri.org/spotlight/religion-vote-presidential-election-2004-2016/ https://www.adl.org/news/press-releases/right-wing-extremism-linked-to-every-2018-extremist-murder-in-the-us-adl-finds https://www.theatlas.com/charts/rkN8tZz8m https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/12/study-shows-two-thirds-us-terrorism-tied-right-wing-extremists https://www.businessinsider.com/report-under-trump-far-right-violence-on-the-rise-in-the-us-2018-11 https://www.adl.org/murder-and-extremism-2018#the-incidents https://deadline.com/2019/08/mail-bomber-who-targeted-donald-trump-critics-sentenced-to-prison-1202661835/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2378023118790189 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/06/15/the-bogus-claim-that-a-map-of-crosshairs-by-sarah-palins-pac-incited-rep-gabby-giffordss-shooting/ https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/418180-franklin-graham-on-supporting-trump-he-defends-the-christian https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-is-king-cyrus-and-why-is-netanyahu-comparing-him-to-trump/ https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-leaders-mark-start-of-trump-term-god-is-going-to-sweep-the-nation-173238/ https://beta.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2018/08/02/how-conservatives-have-changed-the-meaning-of-religious-liberty/ https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2011/1/10/934890/- https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/bill-oreillys-dangerous-war-against-dr-tiller-107722/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/565f/9d4dcdd3a8520f41da3359f403f5b38372fb.pdf https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/joshuamanson/gun-control-history-race-black-panther-party-conservatives https://www.foxnews.com/media/third-term-trump-touts-new-2024-campaign-sign-on-twitter https://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2018/feb/20/kevin-nicholson/which-higher-number-people-or-number-guns-america/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/god-guns-and-country-the-evangelical-fight-over-firearms https://www.salon.com/2016/06/14/authoritarian_gun_lovers_the_gun_lobby_was_never_about_freedom_and_the_orlando_massacre_fallout_proves_it/ https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/6/189/htm https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/10/trump-shut-countering-violent-extremism-program/574237/ https://www.prri.org/research/partisan-polarization-dominates-trump-era-findings-from-the-2018-american-values-survey/ Music: Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/ Happy Sixth composed by Freedom Trail Studio Doom is Mood Backwards composed by The Whole Other Spookster composed by Wayne Jones