Editing Stochastic (section)

==Social sciences==
Stochastic social science theory is similar to [[systems theory]] in that events are interactions of systems, although with a marked emphasis on unconscious processes.  The event creates its own conditions of possibility, rendering it unpredictable if simply for the number of variables involved.  Stochastic social science theory can be seen as an elaboration of a kind of 'third axis' in which to situate human behavior alongside the traditional 'nature vs. nurture' opposition.  See [[Julia Kristeva]] on her usage of the 'semiotic', [[Luce Irigaray]] on reverse Heideggerian epistemology, and [[Pierre Bourdieu]] on polythetic space for examples of stochastic social science theory.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}

The term [[stochastic terrorism]] has come into frequent use<ref>{{YouTube|id=2DvLUjIB3-I&|title=Anthony Scaramucci says he does not support President Trump's reelection}} published August 12, 2019 [[CNN]]</ref> with regard to [[lone wolf terrorism]]. The terms "Scripted Violence" and "Stochastic Terrorism" are linked in a "cause <> effect" relationship. "Scripted violence" rhetoric can result in an act of "stochastic terrorism". The phrase "scripted violence" has been used in social science since at least 2002.<ref name="Hamamoto-2002">{{cite journal |title=Empire of Death: Militarized Society and the Rise of Serial Killing and Mass Murder |author=Hamamoto, Darrell Y. |journal=New Political Science |year=2002 |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=105–120|doi=10.1080/07393140220122662 |s2cid=145617529 }}</ref>

Author David Neiwert, who wrote the book ''[[Alt-America]]'', told Salon interviewer Chauncey Devega:

{{quote|Scripted violence is where a person who has a national platform describes the kind of violence that they want to be carried out. He identifies the targets and leaves it up to the listeners to carry out this violence. It is a form of terrorism. It is an act and a social phenomenon where there is an agreement to inflict massive violence on a whole segment of society. Again, this violence is led by people in high-profile positions in the media and the government. They're the ones who do the scripting, and it is ordinary people who carry it out.{{pb}}Think of it like Charles Manson and his followers. Manson wrote the script; he didn't commit any of those murders. He just had his followers carry them out.<ref name="devega-neiwert-salon-2018">{{cite news |url=https://www.salon.com/2018/11/01/author-david-neiwert-on-the-outbreak-of-political-violence-expect-an-intense-period-of-terrorism/ |title=Author David Neiwert on the outbreak of political violence |work=Salon |date=1 November 2018 |access-date=13 December 2018 |author=DeVega, Chauncey}}</ref>}}