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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 30 Jan 2014

    Snowden, Greenwald, & Assange are self-serving, paranoid nihilists - Must-read article in The New Republic |http://bit.ly/1bazR4M 

    10:19 AM - 30 Jan 2014
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      2. WikiLeaks‏Verified account @wikileaks 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Pinker has apparently become a NSA mass surveillance apologist. Sadly, it is no surprise: http://publicintellectualsproject.mcmaster.ca/democracy/reality-denial-steven-pinkers-apologetics-for-western-imperial-violence/ … @ggreenwald

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      2. John Glaser‏ @jwcglaser 30 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Surprised and disappointed you would approvingly cite that shoddy piece of power-serving "journalism"

        2 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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      1. Charlie Cooper‏ @_CharlieCooper 31 Jan 2014
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        @sapinker Disappointing article. Wilentz equates libertarianism with anarchism and thus unqualifiedly assumes bad motives.

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      2. Dag Sørås‏ @dagsoras 30 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker Does this article represent your views?

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      3. Safet‏ @archnerdian 30 Jan 2014
        Replying to @dagsoras

        @dagsoras You sound surprised. Man kan fint være ekspert i et domene uten å forstå kompleksiteten i andre domener.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Dag Sørås‏ @dagsoras 30 Jan 2014
        Replying to @archnerdian

        @archnerdian Aner ikke hvorfor du antar at det overrasker meg.

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      1. Peter Kofod‏ @peterkofod 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker why the hell would that crap be must-read? Extremely disappointed you'd push such moronic propaganda-drivel

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      2. -Bastiaan_Sjardin-‏ @BastiaanSjardin 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @JeffreyGuterman You can incriminate the messenger all you want, but that still won't justify massive state surveillance.

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      3. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BastiaanSjardin

        @BastiaanSjardin @sapinker I agree with your point. I never exalted these men. anyway.

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      4. -Bastiaan_Sjardin-‏ @BastiaanSjardin 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @JeffreyGuterman

        @JeffreyGuterman @sapinker However: Discussing the downside and risks of whistle blower heroism is indeed interesting and useful.

        1 reply 2 retweets 0 likes
      5. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 31 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BastiaanSjardin

        @BastiaanSjardin @sapinker You're right about that.

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      2. Safet‏ @archnerdian 30 Jan 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker You of all people should understand that the information they are spreading is important, no matter the intentions.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Paula Wright‏ @SexyIsntSexist 2 Feb 2014
        Replying to @archnerdian

        @archnerdian @sapinker "You of all people"? How so?

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      4. Safet‏ @archnerdian 2 Feb 2014
        Replying to @SexyIsntSexist

        @SexyIsntSexist You know, him being a scientist with a good bullshitmeter, but still falling for irrelevant smear pieces.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Paula Wright‏ @SexyIsntSexist 3 Feb 2014
        Replying to @archnerdian

        @archnerdian He's human. The "leakers" are human. Humans are fallible. No one should have a get out of jail free card in perpetuity.

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      1. Paula Wright‏ @SexyIsntSexist 26 Oct 2014
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker whole load of ad hominem. Clear as mud

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      1. Joanne Leon‏ @joanneleon 1 Feb 2014
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        @sapinker Iirrational & shocking for supposed cognitive scientist. Forgot these aren't theories but backed by documents? Embarrassing 4you

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