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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 12 Nov 2016

    Lamentation from a self-described rational optimist and NeverTrump Republican.https://goo.gl/8ZK1mT 

    1:39 PM - 12 Nov 2016
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    • John Leven The_Gilded_1 Babassu Brian Joseph Garrett Watson Alanbpcny Kits Ghoul and 1000s of others Steve Lamont Disoptimist
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      2. Gerd Keper‏ @GaKePe 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        saying a democratic election result was worse than thousands of dead people at the hand of terrorists isn't particularly rational.

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      3. Malcolm McMahon‏ @FulfordMalcolm 13 Nov 2016
        Replying to @GaKePe @sapinker

        9/11 wasn't a threat to American democracy & by extension Western civilisation. Read Plato; Trump is

        0 replies 3 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Jono Murphy‏ @MurphPsych 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        'worse than 9/11' stopped reading there

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      1. JustAdude‏ @adude_just 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Trump's election was "worse than 9/11"? Get real dude.

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      1. SP‏ @borgqueen42 12 Nov 2016
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        This gentleman has a narrow definition of rationality.

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      1. Ivan‏ @ivabarn 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        sorry, when someone is using the 'immigration' argument when the battle is over illegals they lost me...

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      1. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 12 Nov 2016
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        this guy is making up a lot about non-leftists and non-Democrats, he doesn't seem to know many of them outside his cohort & class

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      1. Carolina Curmudgeon‏ @carolinacurmudg 12 Nov 2016
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        And this https://hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class … excellent analysis by Joan Williams.

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      1. Disoptimist‏ @MsAnthropissd 13 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        @AmmasBhavya "... which it assuredly does not." (James K.Feibleman) and that is a choice. (me)

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      1. Disoptimist‏ @MsAnthropissd 13 Nov 2016
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        @AmmasBhavya "That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best...

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      1. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 12 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        this guy seems far less grounded in reality and strong background knowledge of politics than most NeverTrumpers.

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      1. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 12 Nov 2016
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        this guy takes myths and stereotypes as true and believes that outliers represent more than that.

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      1. langfan‏ @langfan 12 Nov 2016
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        idiots empathize each other

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      1. Kain Yusanagi‏ @KainYusanagi 12 Nov 2016
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        Too bad there's not much rationality there, though plenty of rationalization that says "Not my fault".

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