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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Oct 20

    The left acts as if it’s been hacked - PC is devouring its children, notes @tylercowen, https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-10-18/elizabeth-warren-dna-response-shows-failure-of-liberalism … via @bopinion

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      2. Josh Powers‏ @powersj_tx Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @williamlegate and

        Political Correctness should be simply restated as decency and politeness, and there has never been anything wrong with that.

        13 replies 3 retweets 27 likes
      3. Michael Morrissey‏ @Michael67587482 Oct 20
        Replying to @powersj_tx @sapinker and

        Decency and politeness comes from an individual.. Political correctness comes from tyranny..

        0 replies 0 retweets 26 likes
      4. End of conversation
      1. Sigh-tama‏ @jewfulnoise Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers and

        Identity politics were killing the left from within long before conservatives started twisting the knife

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      2. justice+peace+freedm‏ @jp25f Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @tylercowen @bopinion

        Fascism is taking over and Pinker is Pinkering.

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      2. Jim ODonnell‏ @Jimod3O Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers and

        The right will sit back and watch as identity politics creates a hierarchy of victims and as feminists battle the transgender athletes who will take the Title IX scholarships and Olympic medals.

        3 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
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      2. Ben Basic‏ @benbasicmusic Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @tylercowen @bopinion

        An insidious feature of political correctness is the level of moral condemnation it inflicts upon it’s critics. It silences moderate liberal voices and is a hindrance to the diversity of ideas on the left.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. Brother Numpsay‏ @BNumpsay Oct 20
        Replying to @benbasicmusic @sapinker and

        Exactly. They can't seem to comprehend that letting far left radicals dictate their platform is a fast lane to electoral extinction. Midterms just might highlight the point. Again.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Wanda Hughey‏ @WandaSHughey Oct 21
        Replying to @BNumpsay @benbasicmusic and

        The Democrat Party rotted from the inside out before American’s eyes. Evil has a way of doing that to it’s unfortunate host. It’s finally dead, and we’re ready if it reanimates by some ungodly zombie force, too. 🧟‍♂️ 🧟‍♀️ ⚔️

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      5. Brother Numpsay‏ @BNumpsay Oct 21
        Replying to @WandaSHughey @benbasicmusic and

        Blame the Clintons. Between their corrupting effect, and Trump's single-handed rejuvenation of the right, wow. What a lesson in the power of leadership.

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      2. David Whitley‏Verified account @mrdavidwhitley Oct 21
        Replying to @sapinker @TheSimonEvans and

        I find it interesting that there's no attempt in this piece to define what 'political correctness' or 'identity politics' are. Or give examples of them. It's much easier to be against vague phrases than concrete acts and policies...

        3 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. simon evans‏ @TheSimonEvans Oct 21
        Replying to @mrdavidwhitley @sapinker and

        The survey he refers to was more specific I think. I remember seeing it not long ago, perhaps you did too?

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      4. David Whitley‏Verified account @mrdavidwhitley Oct 21
        Replying to @TheSimonEvans

        I think I did, but can't remember exactly what it said.

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      5. David Whitley‏Verified account @mrdavidwhitley Oct 21
        Replying to @mrdavidwhitley @TheSimonEvans

        Just checked it. There wasn't a definition of 'political correctness' in the survey either. Which makes me suspect people file things they don't like under PC and things they do like under 'decency'.

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      6. simon evans‏ @TheSimonEvans Oct 21
        Replying to @mrdavidwhitley

        I don't have it in front of me but I recall it was using that term to refer to approved terminology. I agree greater specificity would be helpful. I also think most of us know it when we see it, and recognise the drift.

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      2. Dave Franco-phile!‏ @l0g1c9uY Oct 20
        Replying to @sapinker @tylercowen @bopinion

        It's so dishonest to pretend that right wingers are just now learning about Id Pol from leftist. The right has been the traditional home of Id Pol. We're just not calling it that because it's white identity politics.

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Medborgare‏ @CryptoCornelis Oct 20
        Replying to @l0g1c9uY @sapinker and

        I’m not sure if you defend identity politics or not. Can you be more specific as to what these white identity politics are in today’s politics? And what does it matter? If you believe identity politics to be wrong, it’s wrong no matter who promotes it, right?

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      4. Dave Franco-phile!‏ @l0g1c9uY Oct 20
        Replying to @CryptoCornelis @sapinker @tylercowen

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        Replying to @l0g1c9uY @CryptoCornelis and

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      6. Dave Franco-phile!‏ @l0g1c9uY Oct 20
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