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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 31 Aug 2017

    Both the left and the right must fight back against repression of speech on campus. http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2017/08/31/both-left-and-right-must-guard-against-campus-extremism/7xL7NYfpD2r0EELDHf6c0L/story.html?event=event25 … via @BostonGlobe

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      1. Damiano Febbrarino‏ @dfebbrarino 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        And fight back against Think-tankery, which has laid waste to rational discourse. Current landscape is a Choose-Your-Own-Facts fantasy land.

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      1. Petey Schwartz‏ @petey_schwartz 31 Aug 2017
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        White Supremacists and Leftist-Loony Snowflakes — Siblings in Ideology http://bit.ly/2eshDK0 

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      1. Robert Rees‏ @RobertRees_ 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        I wish you could make that comment to some of the UK universities

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      1. Christina Behme‏ @ChristinaBehme4 31 Aug 2017
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        sadly many on the left push in the opposite direction:https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/dont-bother-trying-to-understand-those-on-the-other-side/article36099762/?ref=http://www.theglobeandmail.com&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Referrer%3A+Social+Network+%2F+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links …

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      1. Copson‏ @ben_copson 31 Aug 2017
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        Is rhetoric aimed at radicalisation ok with you?

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      1. yarzacc‏ @yarzacc 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Dershowitz is a putz and an intolerant racist right wing activist himself, with a lot of support. Posturing Underhanded Tepid Zionist

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      1. Born_Highlander‏ @Bornhighlander 1 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers @BostonGlobe

        I'm sure the left will take up this. NOT.

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      1. Jeff (Mr. Ethridge if you're nasty)‏ @cultfilmfan 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @CHSommers @BostonGlobe

        The left is absolutely out of line on this issue and apparently has no memory either. We demonize McCarthy, but utilize his tactics.

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      1. Scott Myers‏ @ScottMyers20 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        http://blog.chabris.com/2016/09/why-colleges-and-universities-should.html?spref=tw&m=1 …

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      1. Kirk Rodgers‏ @Kirk_A_Rodgers 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Half-right. It's the left that's doing the repressing!

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      1. Hayek's Ghost‏ @FritzHayek 31 Aug 2017
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        Students and parents need to fight back with their wallets. Stop applying to/attending/paying tuition to Unis that happily suppress speech.

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      1. Jim Austin‏ @JimAustin45 31 Aug 2017
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        But the left are the ones doing the repressing of free speech on campuses.

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      1. Z‏ @frueddz 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        This is what @stephen_pax sayspic.twitter.com/w2am38jMoo

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      1. John Gravino‏ @john_gravino 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Amen, Brother!

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      1. Aaron Berdofe‏ @aaronberdofe 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Repression of "open discourse", not really "free speech". Great article though.

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      1. Davisaughtry‏ @Davisaughtry 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Stop nonsense. Extremists show: no counter demo and no press. Haters want to "showboat." They'll stop if they get no attention.

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      1. David Puelle‏ @dpuelle 31 Aug 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @BostonGlobe

        Desperate times call for extreme moderation. The middle way is still the path to sanity.

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