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Incitement to violence is rarely explicit – here are some techniques people use to breed hate

  • Written by H. Colleen Sinclair, Associate Professor of Social Psychology, Mississippi State University
Incitement to violence is rarely explicit – here are some techniques people use to breed hateDangerous speech is a toxic brew of emotion and age-old tropes.Mihajlo Maricic / iStock via Getty Images Plus

As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to mount a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, global concern is growing about threats of violent unrest in multiple...

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