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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 30 Jul 2014

    Why no post-recession violence in Eire? Violence is caused by moral psych, not scarcity or inequality. http://gu.com/p/4v6bg/tw  via @guardian

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      2. John Finn‏ @carrigman 30 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Eire? You mean Republic of Ireland.See @guardian style guide: http://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-e …

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      3. Eoin O'Malley‏ @AnMailleach 31 Jul 2014
        Replying to @carrigman

        @carrigman @sapinker @guardian Actually Ireland is the name of the country in English.

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      4. Heber Rowan‏ @HeberRowan 31 Jul 2014
        Replying to @AnMailleach

        @AnMailleach @VCurrentAffairs @carrigman @sapinker @guardian Depends on the official context i think...

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      5. Eoin O'Malley‏ @AnMailleach 31 Jul 2014
        Replying to @HeberRowan

        @HeberRowan @VCurrentAffairs @carrigman @sapinker @guardian Unless we're playing soccer, it's Ireland.

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      1. Trevor Flanagan‏ @trevorflanagan 30 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Brilliant Article!

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      1. Trevor Flanagan‏ @trevorflanagan 30 Jul 2014
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        “@sapinker: Why no post-recession violence in Eire? Violence is caused by @GerryAdamsSF http://gu.com/p/4v6bg/tw  via @guardian”

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      1. Trevor Flanagan‏ @trevorflanagan 30 Jul 2014
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        “@sapinker: Why no post-recession violence in Eire? Violence is caused by moral psych...http://gu.com/p/4v6bg/tw  via @guardian”@SenJohnWhelan

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      1. Luan McKenna‏ @LuanMcKenna 30 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Migration is the main reason. Most of us (esp from ROI) were not affected directly by Troubles.

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      1. Moloch's Bartender‏ @GerardHarbison 2 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Don’t call it Eire, or even Éire. The name of the country in English is Ireland. It’s like calling Germany Deutschland.

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      1. Paul PEOPLES VOTE Gray‏ @paulgraylocal 2 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian The third reason is really just an understanding that right wing doctrine was more widely accepted than in other states.

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      1. Róisín Ní B‏ @Wosheen 1 Aug 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Also many young Irish are occupying themselves with further education instead

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      1. Victoria Simms‏ @DrVicSimms 31 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker ah one reason sounds like catholic guilt. Ummmm....

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      1. Blind Follower‏ @followblinder 31 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian *morally* bankrupt elites taking advantage of *cultural* psychology. And immigration exports the problem.

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      1. aníchearnaigh‏ @aighne_kearney 31 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian 3rd reason: just desserts, the moral logic of losing what never felt like yours. In an Taoiseach's hastag: #WeAllPartied

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      1. Teejay Van Jones‏ @TeejayVanJ 31 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian Never hurry, never worry, just keep smiling.

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      1. Eoin O'Malley‏ @AnMailleach 31 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @SeamusAPower But it doesn't stack up empirically. Greece has high emigration etc. Look at state capacity.http://abs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/05/23/0002764214534663.abstract …

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      1. Sir Cock-of-the-rock‏ @simebo 30 Jul 2014
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        @franksting @sapinker @guardian @colm_ryan it’s an Irish inheritor

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      1. Mark Cumisky‏ @markcumisky 30 Jul 2014
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        @sapinker @guardian See also the relatively fair imposition of austerity measures, compared to other EU states: http://www.esri.ie/news_events/latest_press_releases/inequality-in-the-distrib/index.xml …

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