What Robert Pape has said about Provisional Irish Republican Army
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 Provisional Irish Republican Army 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 argues that mass public support precedes and gives birth to terrorist organizations, citing polling in Northern Ireland in 1969.
“As it actually grows, that's what gives birth to the IRA. It's not the other way around”
Modern Wisdom: “This Will Be The Most Violent Election Of Our Lifetime” - Robert Pape #1154 (Sep 24, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:59
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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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