Why is inciting hatred against politicians a means of destabilizing society?

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Article: Politicians under threat. Who is behind this? Part 9
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"Will Trump Survive to Inauguration?" "Trump May Face JFK's Fate," "Trump Can Die." These are the kinds of headlines currently circulating in international mass media. Similar rhetoric about various politicians regularly appears, even after they have officially assumed office. A natural question arises: who is driving the spread of such narratives, and what are the true objectives of such campaigns? In general, why has aggression against politicians escalated in recent years, evolving from informational terror attacks even to physical violence?

Over the past decade, violence against politicians has increased significantly at all levels. Most of us are aware of high-profile assassination attempts targeting top officials. Donald Trump faced two assassination attempts during his 2024 campaign. Earlier, in May 2024, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico survived an attack. This wave of political violence has swept across the globe. In the UK, two parliament members were killed: Labour MP Jo Cox in 2016, ahead of the Brexit vote, and Conservative MP David Amess in 2021. Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro survived a knife attack during his 2018 campaign 1, and in 2021, Haitian Prime Minister Jovenel Moïse was murdered by hired assassins. Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated in July 2022. In September 2022, there was an assassination attempt on Argentinian Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. In November 2022, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan narrowly escaped an attempt on his life. Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was murdered in 2023, and in early 2024, South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung miraculously survived a knife attack to the neck.

While high-profile assassination attempts on top politicians make headlines, few people are aware of the grim reality faced daily by thousands of individuals who chose politics as their occupation.

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