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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 12 Jun 2016

    David Rieff: Historical memory stokes grievances; often prompts war. "If you want peace work for justice" is wrong.http://nyti.ms/1WIlsc7 

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      1. Elliot Cohen‏ @Elliotcohenj 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @nytimes Thanks, very interesting point of view

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      1. David Fantarrow‏ @dfantarrow642 12 Jun 2016
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        It is hard to forget past wrongs when it can be roots of current injustices.

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      2. Alberto Begue‏ @AlbertoBegue 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        are you proposing to accept injustice and just shut up so we have peace? Unbelievable.

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      3. Oklahoma Geek‏ @AnOkGeek 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AlbertoBegue

        When did @sapinker say that? Not promoting violence in the name of past crimes is not the same as accepting current injustices

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      4. Alberto Begue‏ @AlbertoBegue 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AnOkGeek @sapinker

        His post is promoting to forget the past.... this means to accept injustice.

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      5. Oklahoma Geek‏ @AnOkGeek 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AlbertoBegue @sapinker

        That is outright false. No "peace" (other than total extermination) is possible if we can't forgive.

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      6. Alberto Begue‏ @AlbertoBegue 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AnOkGeek @sapinker

        this shows that you and your family didn't suffer in the past. Ask Kurds, Armenians, indigenous people in Guatemala..

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      7. Oklahoma Geek‏ @AnOkGeek 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AlbertoBegue @sapinker

        So you think murder and war without end is the "solution"? If you disagree reread the article for comprehension

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      8. Alberto Begue‏ @AlbertoBegue 12 Jun 2016
        Replying to @AnOkGeek @sapinker

        of course not, but injustice must be "repaired".

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      1. ken cound‏ @ticoun36 26 Jun 2016
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        and a fragile peace that can be restored but not made.

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      1. mikewilson‏ @mw108adelaide 12 Jun 2016
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        @JoyceCarolOates Truly useful insights in that writing. "Never again" usually means "oh, no. Not again".

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      1.  ❌Deplorabot  ❤️ 🇺🇸‏ @buybuydandavis 12 Jun 2016
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        @nytimes Lack of historical memory also prompts War.

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      1. Andrés Cifuentes‏ @andresciflam 12 Jun 2016
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        thanks for the idea.

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      1. Jochen Weber‏ @TheNeuroElf 12 Jun 2016
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        hmmm, well, in a culture that is spun around individual justice and retribution, this seems to fall on a lot of deaf ears, no?

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      1. Forest Spirit‏ @EarthenBlueSky7 12 Jun 2016
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        I don't believe in remembering horrendous things..but I just remember and so many people experience horror at present.

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      1. Adrian Lopez‏ @PaladinZilch 12 Jun 2016
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        "If you want peace ignore injustice" is even wronger [sic].

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      1. Eduardo Alvarez‏ @EdAlvarezB 12 Jun 2016
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        Si vis pacem, para bellum

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