I have been mocking Trump as Bin Laden. But he is doing the same messaging to "The Base" that Binny did and using the idea of singular action against oppression while invoking religious symbolism and authority through himself. npr.org/sections/live-…
Homework: In this paper we understand the general concept of societal fracturing through fear, physical events and rhetoric and the creation of asymmetrical chaos which undermines the homeostasis of civil society. digitalcommons.ric.edu/cgi/viewconten…
To be fair Trump, like all President's has been tough on terrorist leaders. But not quite the same way.
Trump has allowed his inner circle to monetize their support for him: "With his managerial skills, bin Laden established al-Qaeda as a business. Many of the organization’s finances come from legitimate businesses".
...and of course GoFundMe pages. #BuildTheWall
Trump praises criminals, individuals who have murdered people and intolerant leaders. But takes no credit or blame for the events: "He praised the assault but did not admit planning it." This invigorates criminality, violent acts and attention seekers.
Trump's enemies are "“immoral, dissolute, apostates" who dont' believe in God or follow moral paths. "Trump denies pacification or resolution of internal conflicts. “I want to tell the United States and its people, ...that the United States will not have peace”Justifying violence
Bin Laden argued that our government was "corrupt, greedy and had a hidden agenda. That his goal was to "restore security to our umma." Thereby justifying outrageous acts of violence. “just as you violate our security, so we [will] violate yours.”
Osama planned to create a pure Islamic state devoid of Western influences Trum sells a plan to create a pure American state devoid of outside influences. Is this a fair comparison of two rich kids given attention? The theme here is "Stochastic" qz.com/1436267/trump-…
Stochastic theory lets you guess the impact of random events to change outcomes. Like how did 9/11, "black swans", covid-19 or October Surprises change societal outmodes. Can you shift the outcome using Stochastic theory vs probability. AKA Dirty Tricks. socsci.uci.edu/~bgrofman/21%2…
Let's look at this same idea of asymmetric warfare using the Monte Carlo Simulation and read a fascinating paper by Prof Phillip Compeau. Where we can see the random variables inserted into the last election and why traditional probability failed. compeau.cbd.cmu.edu/programming-fo…
Wrap it up Pelton: The TTPs used by terrorist idealogues are the same used by Trump but on a lower scale of order. Violence against your mind vs body. This understanding is critical in detecting and extinguishing random attacks against American voters in the coming days.
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