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This is the conclusion Robert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, lays out in his new book, ‘Our Own Worst Enemies: America in the Age of Violent Populism,’ citing data about those who were arrested and charged following the attack.

wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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Data collected by Pape as part of his work as founding director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats found that 90 percent of those charged with crimes arising from the attack held no affiliation with militias or militant organizations.

wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
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Pape’s analysis found that 22 percent were business owners, and almost 30 percent held a college degree. Among the defendants were doctors, engineers, CEOs, and government employees. According to Pape, the threat of political violence is coming from the mainstream.

wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.

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Ronnie Meat
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This information was gleaned (by me) by actually looking at the folks that participated in Jan. 6, liberal memers present them as toothless, uneducated rednecks with zero means, and that is characterization is simply not factual.

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WIRED spoke to Pape about his book, his concerns about violence in the midterms, why it is so important to understand the attack on the Capitol, and what, if anything, gives him hope that democracy will win out. Read the full interview: www.wired.com/story/the-re...

wired.comThe Real Threat to the Midterms Is Regular Americans Thinking Violence Is the AnswerRobert A. Pape, a leading authority on political violence, wants Americans to understand that the threat is coming not from the fringes, but from the mainstream.
Gary Hird
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Where’s his proof that small business owners, people with college degrees, etc. can’t be violent extremists? Storming our nation’s capitol is not, in any regard, normal.