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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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pinker.wjh.harvard.edu
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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jun 28

    Make America talk again: the lab teaching sworn enemies to have decent conversationshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/27/make-america-talk-again-how-to-bridge-the-partisan-divide?CMP=share_btn_tw …

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      2. Sam Hawkins‏ @Samuel_Hawkins1 Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good principles, but doomed by the increasingly fashionable habit of condemning those of opposing POV as beyond the bounds of engagement. But to condemn rather than engage reveals root motivation: do you want to actually make things better, or just enjoy a self-righteous rant?

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      3. Todd Homan‏ @Toddeus Jun 28
        Replying to @Samuel_Hawkins1 @sapinker

        Yeah. You nailed it. 90% of the people on this medium (and elsewhere) are only looking for repetition of their POV. Any dissent is met with an attack. No attempt at all is made to understand the other perspective.

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      4. Todd Homan‏ @Toddeus Jun 28
        Replying to @Toddeus @sapinker

        Even sharing the same core beliefs is not enough, you MUST parrot all the talking points to a tee. Any deviation is met with an assault.

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      2. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        Worthless nonsense. Most Republicans now have a higher opinion of Vladimir Putin then Nancy Pelosi. The propaganda machine that brought them there has also made them utterly intractable. And Pinker, like it or not, you are part of that machine.

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      3. Michele Carroll‏ @MicheleBCarroll Jun 28
        Replying to @el_blanc0 @sapinker

        Did you even read the article?

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      2. nothing here‏ @jumbonaoki Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        You cannot, almost by definition, have a decent conversation with people who outright reject reality.

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      3. Shawn Willden‏ @shawnwillden Jun 28
        Replying to @jumbonaoki @sapinker

        Are you sure there are no elements of reality that you outright reject?

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      4. nothing here‏ @jumbonaoki Jun 28
        Replying to @shawnwillden @sapinker

        I have never rejected any scientifically sound explanation for something without having a more sound scientific explanation. And if I have neither I prefer “I don’t know” over making something up. And I actively seek to know my own biases, understand them, and mitigate or correct

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      5. Shawn Willden‏ @shawnwillden Jun 28
        Replying to @jumbonaoki @sapinker

        That's an excellent start. The next step is to realize that there are elements of reality that you reject outright and don't realize it. You don't know what they are, but they are there -- and some of them may be cases where you believe others are rejecting reality.

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      1. Lee Patekar‏ @LeePatekar Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        It could start with ditching the partisan lies and having an honest conversation for once... but seeing the media coverage of topics today.. we're extremely far from that ideal.

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      2. Michele Carroll‏ @MicheleBCarroll Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        I appreciate that the author is a journalist calling themselves out as part of the problem.

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      3. William Trew Merrick‏ @TrewMerrick Jun 28
        Replying to @MicheleBCarroll @sapinker

        Is this basically what you do with your show?

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      4. Michele Carroll‏ @MicheleBCarroll Jun 28
        Replying to @TrewMerrick @sapinker

        Actually not so much, but media sensationalism is definitely something we’re trying to go against. We have on guests from every walk of life to talk about today’s relevant topics in long form conversational formats. Unlike so much of MSM media ;) I would love for you to tune in!

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      5. William Trew Merrick‏ @TrewMerrick Jun 28
        Replying to @MicheleBCarroll @sapinker

        I’m just starting to do something similar with friends and family, so yes - and I’ll be taking notes! Long form conversations are the way to go! Thank you for supplying another source of this re-emerging media.

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      2. Todd Homan‏ @Toddeus Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        “Americans are now more likely to discriminate based on political affiliation than on race.” Yep.

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      1. Arukah Network‏ @ArukahNetwork Jul 9
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is encouraging. And very similar to 'SALT' - a technique that emerged in Zambia during the 1980s AIDS crisishttps://www.arukahnetwork.org/single-post/130318 …

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      1. Mathijs Wijbenga‏ @MathijsWijbenga Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        Nonsense

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      1. Andrea Lynn‏ @theother_95 Jun 28
        Replying to @sapinker

        Love this article, I'm going to try some of these tactics with my kids!

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