2024-12-12
10 分钟This is the Opinions, a show that brings you a mix of voices from New York Times opinion.
You've heard the news, here's what to make of it.
I am Robert Pape.
I'm a professor at the University of Chicago.
I've been studying political violence for 30 years
and I've been watching the news about the alleged killer of the healthcare CEO.
And what I have seen is lining up quite squarely
with what we have found about the growing normalization of political violence in America.
Year after year,
political violence is becoming more common and we're seeing
that support for political violence is growing across a range of issues.
Think about the political violence we've experienced just in the last few years.
In 2022, we saw the attack against the speaker of the House,
Nancy Pelosi, that missed her but almost killed her husband.
In 2023, there was an assailant who had guns,
weapons in his vehicle, who was surveilling Barack Obama's home in Washington D.C.
this year we saw two assassination attempts against Donald Trump.
It's happening across the political spectrum and violence is becoming normal today than five, six years ago.
Good afternoon, everyone.
Earlier this morning in Altoona, Pennsylvania, members of the Altoona Police Department arrested Luigi Mangione,