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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 7 Sep 2017

    Greens must make peace with modernity & tech; abandon pastoral nostalgias and utopian fantasies. https://usat.ly/2xR45wv  via @usatoday

    8:57 PM - 7 Sep 2017
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      1. Pete Smillie‏ @mequantum 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Are you fkg serious? Modernity is something idiots in our government have to face - NOW - or WE are cooked. #climatechange

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      2. Vivek Sriram‏ @sriramsf 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Speaking for me only: growing south indian + vegetarian, i feel we have very many ways to make plant material tasty. No need for fake meat.

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      3. Cooterdwayne Enos‏ @cooterdwayne 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sriramsf @sapinker @USATODAY

        I agree, but if fake meat will reduce number of sentient creatures killed then it's a good thing. But I will stick with the plant versions.

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      2. Daniel O'Brien‏ @DannyMuse008 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        I appreciate the sentiment, but this is not a particularly well articulated rant.

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      1. Christopher‏ @Christo36378468 8 Sep 2017
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        Modernity and tech must be subordinated to the scientifically proven organic symbiosis of humans with the local and global environments.

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      1. Robert Wolff‏ @sp3orbital 8 Sep 2017
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        Watermelons: green on the outside, red on the inside.

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      1. colin lyons‏ @VdlchJ 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        The 'collective mouth' eating billions of animals every week we are equal to as biology proves, has cr'eat'ed hurricane Irma, chaos theorypic.twitter.com/EBunkNiFlX

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      1. Robbie Biller‏ @RobbieBiller 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Jeez, some of the comments on here are illustrating the very point of "harp on some minor aspect while ignoring the larger picture."

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      1. Cooterdwayne Enos‏ @cooterdwayne 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Count me as an #enviromentalist and #vegetarian (for humane reasons) that agrees that opposition to meat alternatives is wrong-headed.

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      1. Zero Stumping‏ @ZeroStumping 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        The Utopian fantasy is that we can allow unlimited immigration and our environment won't be destroyed. 3rd world needs birth control now

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      1. Brian Hunter  ⚛ 🇨🇦 🐶 💡‏ @OverUngerDunn 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Not phrased right.Not about utopia. Hell, tasty meatless burgers r utopia! Greens, everyone, need to accept science despite their prejudices

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      2. Chris Poynter‏ @cjpoynter 8 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @mowtownphilippe @USATODAY

        I see this as the inherent tension between a conservative and progressive mindset within the Green movement. Both are important to consider

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      3. Salty Harumph  ❄️ 🌼 🙅‏ @SaltyHarrumph 10 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cjpoynter @sapinker and

        I see it as science vs woo, personally.

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      2. Jon Smith‏ @mnl_gldstn_trtr 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        Why can't some people live one way and others another?

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      3. Bo Gardiner‏ @BoGardiner1 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @mnl_gldstn_trtr @sapinker @USATODAY

        Doesn't say they can't, read it: what the unscientific ones in the article can NOT do ethically is claim their messages are good for planet.

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      4. Jon Smith‏ @mnl_gldstn_trtr 7 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BoGardiner1 @sapinker @USATODAY

        RESISTANCE IS FUTILE YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED

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      1. Tim Dettmar‏ @TimDettmar 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @USATODAY

        I think the challenge is positive. It encourages thought and debate.

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