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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 15 Feb 2015

    Ireland will be a laughingstock if it does not repeal its blasphemy laws.http://gu.com/p/45kk2/stw 

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      1. donnacha costello‏ @donnachatweets 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @iamreddave *will be* ? It's already very embarrassing for those of us who live here :-/

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      1. Fintan O'Toolbox‏ @FintanOToolbox 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker They're a national embarrassment.

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      2. noreligionisright‏ @noreligionisok 15 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: Ireland will be a laughingstock if it does not repeal its blasphemy laws.” Doesn't stop their comedy! 😀 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tjJc8xLYhak …

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      2. Yoram Hazony‏ @yhazony 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker Ok. But maybe we shouldn't make important decisions on the basis of whether others will laugh at us.

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      3. Joe‏ @Bassbluff 15 Feb 2015
        Replying to @yhazony

        @yhazony we just don't want to get fined.

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      4. Yoram Hazony‏ @yhazony 15 Feb 2015
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        @Bassbluff That's a better argument.

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      1. Aidan K.‏ @WellsiteGeo 17 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker errrrr, Mr Pinker, Ireland has been used to being the butt of "thick as two Irishmen nailed together" jokes for centuries!

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      1.  💉Duane  🍁‏ @LondonDuaneRW 16 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @VeronicaAbbass We have them in Canada also.

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      1. Gary Verstick‏ @verstick 15 Feb 2015
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        “@sapinker: Ireland will be a laughingstock if it does not repeal its blasphemy laws. http://gu.com/p/45kk2/stw ” Ditto Canada's archaic law.

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      1. Moon Metropolis‏ @MoonMetropolis 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @sarahemclaugh Even if Ireland repeals its blasphemy laws, it will simply continue to prosecute blasphemy as "hate speech" instead

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      1. Eoin Daly‏ @eoin_daly 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker or you can add it to the list of things for which we are already a laughing stock, and rightly so

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      1. DELETED‏ @finditandkillit 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @sarahemclaugh Umm have you seen the Notre Dame mascot? It kind of already is.

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      1. Karl Tooher‏ @Karl_Tooher 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker What's this 'will be' business....seems much more like a present state of affairs.....

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      1. BeardsAndBoobs‏ @BeardsAndBoobs 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker #THEIRISHTREWS (Ep.2) 'F%*K IRISH BLASPHEMY LAW' || VIDEO http://bit.ly/1ALoqSk  #EndIrishBlasphemyLaw #RT4CHANGE

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      1. Garbodorian '@jack Actively Supports Nazis' Gray‏ @GarbodorianGray 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @atheistie *is *until

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      1. Michael Hogan‏ @michaelhogannui 15 Feb 2015
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        RT @sapinker: Ireland will be a laughingstock if it does not repeal its blasphemy laws. http://gu.com/p/45kk2/stw  @ireland

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      1. Marc Riggsbee‏ @riggsbeem 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker @JeffreyGuterman Blasphemy laws in Ireland? Next year's trip included Ireland. No mas.

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      2. Dr. Ryan McCourt‏ @MarcCountry 15 Feb 2015
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        @sapinker "Breach of the blasphemy law is punishable with a fine of up to €25,000 (£19,000)." Jesus fucking christ, that's a steep fine!

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      3. BeardsAndBoobs‏ @BeardsAndBoobs 15 Feb 2015
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        @MarcCountry #THEIRISHTREWS (Ep.2) 'F%*K IRISH BLASPHEMY LAW' || VIDEO http://bit.ly/1ALoqSk  #EndIrishBlasphemyLaw #RT4CHANGE

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