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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jul 27

    FAQ: Will authoritarian populism kill Enlightenment liberalism? My answer in Enlightenment Now: Probably not, cause populism’s an old man’s movement. BUT younger & urban citizens must vote. See the remarkable data & implications here:https://nyti.ms/2JYSMHI 

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      2. A Militant Agnostic‏ @AMilitantAgnost Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        "authoritarian populism kill Enlightenment liberalism" A phrase dripping with propaganda.

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      3. Michael Keating‏ @mikeybikey321 Jul 27
        Replying to @AMilitantAgnost @sapinker

        Yep, it seems to show that TDS can infect anyone.

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      4. A Militant Agnostic‏ @AMilitantAgnost Jul 27
        Replying to @mikeybikey321 @sapinker

        Trump Delusional Syndrome? Is that going to become a thing now?

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      2. P-Brane‏ @BraneRunner Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        How old are you? 70?

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      1. Eirik Silva‏ @eirik_silva Jul 27
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        I think Pinker completely fails to understand the rise of populism. Conditions for working class people have been stagnant for decades across much of the western world. I believe the populism we see is a response to this.

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      1. WeekendSJW‏ @WeekendSjw Jul 27
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        I’m more concerned that progressives with kill Enlightenment liberalism.

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      1. Didzis Veinbergs‏ @didzvein Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        God bless you, Mr Pinker, your optimism may seem a bit too far-fetched at times, but it is absolutely necessary as a reality check amidst all the doom and gloom.

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      1. Tony Mountjoy‏ @VerbotenPublish Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        I thought we were supposed to be individuals free of the whims of groups...so why am I to believe my destiny is always in the hands of either yesterday's ideologues or tomorrows? I thought our "society of laws" was supposed to protect me from the ideological mob rule?

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      2. Darth Mobius‏ @blip2009 Jul 27
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        "Authoritarian populism"? Really?? I think you mean... democracy? Or is it democracy only when the outcome is predetermined by the actual authoritarians - the moralizing busybodies who want to forcefully re-educate everyone else into their own image?

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      1. The Better Censor‏ @NickSrdn Jul 27
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        But young/urban citizens increasingly gravitate towards regressive leftism, and that’s more likely to kill Enlightenment liberalism (if it hasn’t already).

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      1. Conner Johnson  🇩🇪 🇬🇧‏ @Conner_Johnson3 Jul 27
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        An old man’s party? Younger people, especially Generation Z, are going to the Right in droves. Look for more and more White people to have more nationalistic views as our percentage of the population decreases

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      1. Rampage 6‏ @BrandonKOwens1 Jul 27
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        Yes, but the youngest amongst us tend to be the most radical. Radical leftists and rightists.

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      2. Jim Herd‏ @jim_herd Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Authoritarian populism? Don’t think that’s quite right.

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