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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 29 Jul 2016

    Don't be misled by headlines & the shooters who manipulate them: Terorirsm in West & violent crime are down, not up.http://humanprogress.org/blog/violence-terror-trending-downward …

    10:16 AM - 29 Jul 2016
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      2. Ross Douthat‏Verified account @DouthatNYT 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @pmarca

        Her own chart shows # of terrorist attacks in W. Europe at a twenty-year high.

        5 replies 9 retweets 23 likes
      3. Nine-Banded Books‏ @NineBandedBooks 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @DouthatNYT @hbdchick and

        Why isn't 9/11 included in the terrorism graph?

        2 replies 3 retweets 5 likes
      4. GuruAnaerobic‏ @GuruAnaerobic 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @NineBandedBooks @DouthatNYT and

        Because it doesn't fit Pinker's narrative. Data conflicts? Don't include it.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Nine-Banded Books‏ @NineBandedBooks 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @GuruAnaerobic @DouthatNYT and

        I'm not inclined to bet against SP's broader thesis. It's just a glaring omission.

        3 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. GuruAnaerobic‏ @GuruAnaerobic 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @NineBandedBooks @DouthatNYT and

        Read @nntaleb's destruction of Pinker's thesis.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. Nine-Banded Books‏ @NineBandedBooks 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @GuruAnaerobic @DouthatNYT and

        I read it and SP's response. Stats beyond my ken. Just know how I would bet.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      8. GuruAnaerobic‏ @GuruAnaerobic 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @NineBandedBooks @DouthatNYT and

        I'm not great at stats - but can understand the central argument

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      9. Nine-Banded Books‏ @NineBandedBooks 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @GuruAnaerobic @DouthatNYT and

        Same. Also read BAoON closely & think SP's case is robust across dimensions.

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      2. .....‏ @pesticide61 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @humanprogress it appears that there is more terrorism now than ever before. I'm I wrong?

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. HumanProgress.org‏ @HumanProgress 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @pesticide61

        Not in Western Europe. See the second graph:http://humanprogress.org/blog/violence-terror-trending-downward …

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. Beans Morocco‏ @neiltwit 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        How do you get 'trending downward' from the Europe chart? It shows exactly the opposite for the last 12 yrs. @jason_pontin

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      1. Beans Morocco‏ @neiltwit 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Reminds me of the charts that begin "Since 9/11, blah blah blah". Convenient. Try starting since 9/10. @jason_pontin

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      1. Dan Sanger‏ @dansan9999 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        You're right about homicide, but linked data show terrorism, while lower than 70s and 80s, has been trending up since early 2000s.

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      2. Haddock‏ @HaddockAdhoc 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @elnocturno @sapinker Ya, habla de terrorismo en general, pero nada dice de la evolución del islámico, que es el que ahora nos preocupa.

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      3. Mauricio Schwarz‏Verified account @elnocturno 30 Jul 2016
        Replying to @HaddockAdhoc @sapinker

        Son dos temas distintos. La derecha quiere asustarnos fingiendo un aumento que no existe. Lo demás, a debate.

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      2. Jeff Brooks‏ @JeBroo5 29 Jul 2016
        Replying to @KenYounos @sapinker

        not doubting you, but do you have evidence for that? It would make an interesting counter-argument

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