re: #382 JJ42

I’d say yes, partially. If someone sends out that kind of message , they know that somebody out there will act on it. It’s also a sneaky tactic to put out veiled threats that they know someone will understand, and act upon. Like this

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Oh, I agree. That was a (somewhat) sarcastic response to the point I thought (and think) ResearchOK was making.

There is a technique called leaderless resistance or leaderless rebellion. It has several parts, but relevant to this is that you have a ‘blameless voice’ who guides the cells — not directly, but through general guidance and rhetoric. If you were military, the blameless voice is giving commander’s intent and leaving mission and the remainder of the order to the cells’ internal organizations. The connection is obvious, but with care it’s not legally accountable.

It’s what I’ve thought of much of the rhetoric of some of the Hard Right for a couple of decades now.