George Floyd protests
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George Floyd protests has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Modern Wisdom. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Robert PapeAmerican political scientist, professor at the University of Chicago and director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats
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
Podcasts
- Modern Wisdom · 1 episode
Episodes
“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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