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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 15 Mar 2016

    Gandhi was right Pt 2: Nonviolent black protests helped Dems in 68; violent ones hurt them (and gave us Nixon).http://wpo.st/Sg6M1 

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      1. wigmaker of ill repute in a room over a stinking t‏ @johnsonpenelope 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker next week: do non-violent police shootings help Republicans or Democrats?

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      2. Ozias Midwinter‏ @DorotheaBooks 16 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @LipsManlis didn't work for abolition

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      3. Lips Manlis‏ @LipsManlis 16 Mar 2016
        Replying to @DorotheaBooks

        @DorotheaBooks @sapinker interesting, is your view that non-violent protests didn't help deliver abolition? (But violent protests did?)

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      4. Ozias Midwinter‏ @DorotheaBooks 16 Mar 2016
        Replying to @LipsManlis

        @LipsManlis yes, unfortunately. I'm not sure if peaceful protest is always enough to cause social change. There's often a high human toll.

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      2. Charles Thomas‏ @cthomas1000 16 Mar 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker what am I hearing? - Black people, avoid a Trump victory by being good Uncle Toms?

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      3. ЅUℕℕᎽℳᎾᎾℕ 🌞 🌝‏ @MTink21401 16 Mar 2016
        Replying to @cthomas1000

        @cthomas1000 ~So the alternative is act like thugs?

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      4. Charles Thomas‏ @cthomas1000 21 Mar 2016
        Replying to @MTink21401

        @MTink21401 The alternative is political struggle

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      1. Holtz‏ @Biorealism 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker who Lee Kuan Yew rated as the best US President he dealt with. Smart & realistic.

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      1. Communo-Stalinist‏ @ZombieDiamond 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker Who gives a shit if it hurt Dems or not? Did it help black people gain rights? that's what matters. Dems in 60s were way racist

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      1. Marcus Evans‏ @MarcuswevansSr 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @sapinker I'll take a deep breath, and read from Tao. Meditations that you will become a sage one day. Clearly not today.

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      1. matthew miller‏ @Mattmilladb8 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker And violent white protests will hurt republicans in this election. Is that how the logic runs?

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      1. Brainbiter‏ @DSophron 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker If a minority acts aggressive toward the majority, the majority will vote to knock them down. We call this "democracy."

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      1. omar ali‏ @omarali50 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker A good general rule. In liberal democracies (even their colonies) non-violent resistance is better. Until no other choice remains

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      1. Sam Jackson‏ @Sam_Jackson94 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker @washingtonpost is the efficacy of peaceful protest vs violent protest not also what Mandela learned whilst imprisoned?

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      1. Romello Dellomand‏ @RDellomand 15 Mar 2016
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        @sapinker it strengthens the case for racial realism

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