Words on Fire
Words on Fire Words on Fire is about the power of communication to do great harm, and how civic leaders and engaged citizens can hold leaders accountable to prevent such harm. The Nazis used all…
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Words on Fire
Words on Fire is about the power of communication to do great harm, and how civic leaders and engaged citizens can hold leaders accountable to prevent such harm. The Nazis used all twelve; the Rwandan Hutu used ten. Author Helio Fred Garcia focuses on the language President Trump uses that conditions an audience to accept, condone, and commit violence against a targeted group, rival, or critics.The book includes a history of such rhetoric, and identifies a playbook consisting of twelve forms of communication that typically precede genocides and other acts of mass violence.
The language triggers lone wolves to commit violence. Trump uses all twelve. Since 9/11 the use of rhetoric that provokes violence has been known as "stochastic terrorism," a phrase that tends to confuse and that makes discussion difficult.
The author suggests a more accessible name: lone-wolf whistle