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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Nov 2020

    Paul Graham Retweeted Timur Kuran

    The pattern here is strong evidence (as if we didn't already know it) that the pressure against the free expression of ideas is coming predominantly from the left.https://twitter.com/timurkuran/status/1330007732389367808 …

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    Timur Kuran @timurkuran
    Americans like to think of the US as the “land of the free.” But a majority are now afraid to speak their minds. Strong liberals feel least intimidated. But even 40% of them think twice before expressing an opinion. (Source: Cato 2020). pic.twitter.com/eglxoKjL6T
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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 21 Nov 2020

        If you criticize the left for this, they'll call you conservative, or even racist. Because that's what they do now. But there are differences in m.o. between left and right as well as differences in ideas, and disagreement with the former ≠ disagreement with the latter.

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      2. Scott Laing  🌸‏ @slaings 21 Nov 2020
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        Watch for it to get worse with the incoming administration.

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      3. Portraits of America‏ @ivanvelinov 21 Nov 2020
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        So funny. The current Administration can be described as one relentless attack on the free press, on free speech, on science, on facts, on reality itself, but you think the Left is illiberal and things will get worse under the next Administration. The shamelessness is stunning.

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      2. Mark Papadakis‏ @markpapadakis 21 Nov 2020
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        Being afraid - and for a good reason - to speak(up) is horrible. But on the flip side, maybe some/many people should spend a few moments to first think about whatever they want to say/write. Inception/Dissemination of fake news/conspiracies etc could be reduced.

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      3. Namenlos‏ @Namenlos917 21 Nov 2020
        Replying to @markpapadakis @paulg

        There's no way to know how many moments people spent thinking about what they would write unless they write it.

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      2. Carlos E. Perez‏ @IntuitMachine 21 Nov 2020
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        Perhaps it is because the right know intuitively that their ideas are indefensible. There certainly a lot of strong right-leaning thinkers but you'll always find at least one concept they strongly stick to that appears abhorrent from the fairness perspective.

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      1. Manu Sarna‏ @msarna 21 Nov 2020
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        The confounding factor may be the age of the individual (younger = leftier) and therefore peer pressure & college. That doesn't change the insight, but it might change the implication

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