What Robert Pape has said about George Floyd protests
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 24, 2026
Robert Pape, American political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, has been quoted on George Floyd protests once in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on September 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Pape says daily tracking of the 2020 protests in 50 cities showed a consistent pattern of peaceful daytime demonstrations splintering into violence after dark.
“most were peaceful. That's absolutely true. But there was a very clear pattern, which was the peaceful protests would start usually in the afternoon”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 24:54
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“This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154Modern Wisdom · Sep 24, 2026 · 1 h 43 min
Political scientist Robert Pape tells Chris Williamson that mass public support for political violence makes the coming US midterms the most dangerous election in living memory.
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