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Cognitive scientist at Harvard.

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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 27 Nov 2016

    The idea that America ‘doesn’t talk about’ racism is absurd: Analysis by linguist John McWhorter.http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/11/13/the-recreational-use-racism/TzxwI9Fg03ySKGYrCBv9SL/story.html?event=event25 …

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      2.  🌊 ✝️ ♂️BadHombre Jacquelope ♀️ ☪️ 🇺🇸‏ @a7160957 28 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @CathyYoung63

        Fuck this author. Trump is a Nazi, his supporters are Nazis, we're not going to call a pile of shit a lump of sugar!

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      3. Cathy Young‏Verified account @CathyYoung63 28 Nov 2016
        Replying to @a7160957 @sapinker

        My sarcasm meter is broken. Is this sarcastic or not?

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      1. Mike Savage‏ @MikeSav51408235 24 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers

        The racist oriented ones are the ones talking about it, and perpetuating it. The rest are not interested.

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      1. InspiredWalk.com‏ @InspiredWalk 28 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        WATCH: How To END Racism --> https://youtu.be/4el6oX6hJr4  #BlackLivesMatter #AllLivesMatter

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      1. RF Wells‏ @BrokeDickSamich 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Absurdity is when a random person/opinion decides who/what is racist. Feelings determine racism esp if unpopular.

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      1. Gavin Revitt‏ @Gavrev 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        what does blow me sideways is that people let themselves get so distracted by so much hate on the road to healing.

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      1. Matthew Prorok‏ @MJtheProphet 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        "there’s a word we might consider tempering our usage of in the coming years" Fuck that. Racists get called on it.

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      1. Eric Greenbaum‏ @EricGreenbaum 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        Those who say that really mean there isn't enough accusations about systemic racism and white privilege.

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      1. didaclopez‏ @didaclopez 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @sapinker

        "The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of race struggles"

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      2. Simon Moon‏ @honorless_one 27 Nov 2016
        Replying to @honorless_one @On_SideLines @sapinker

        assuming you can read at all

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      1. Yolanda Troncoso‏ @YmtYolanda 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers

        Isn't that all we ever talk about?

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      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 23 Jul 2017
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        @CHSommers Various factors are involved:pic.twitter.com/ocTlz4Xghf

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      1. U-boat Captain  🇨🇦‏ @Dshep48Shepherd 23 Jul 2017
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        Completely absurd, the US talks about racism constantly

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      1. Shadow‏ @ShadowSoul777 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers

        It's more accurate to say people won't shut up about it anymore.

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      1. pathetictweets‏ @tweets_toomuch 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers

        Talk about it too much

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      1. JackSledge‏ @JackSledge007 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        To simplify the Left's message to its simplest form: Western Civilization is inherently white supremacist and must be replaced by socialism

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