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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 1 Nov 2017

    For most voters, political allegiance is tribal, not ideological.https://nyti.ms/2iTvYkv 

    6:27 AM - 1 Nov 2017
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      2. Rob Jones‏ @warraqeen 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        It’s always seemed to me the nature of the right is to value team loyalty over principle; on the left the converse. Never see this discussed

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      3. Mike Davey‏ @mdavey74 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @warraqeen @sapinker

        Read @JonHaidt

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      4. Brian Hodgert‏ @LifeformBri 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @mdavey74 @warraqeen and

        https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_on_the_moral_mind/up-next …

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      5. Rob Jones‏ @warraqeen 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @LifeformBri @sapinker @JonHaidt

        Just watched that very talk. Fascinating. And I guess sub-group competition explains Right’s belief that ‘winning’ is always relevant

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      2. Elongated Muskrat‏ @WarMullet 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Good article, aside from the fatuous notion presented that Democrats are not in any way responsible for doing poorly with certain groups.

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      3. Elongated Muskrat‏ @WarMullet 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @WarMullet @sapinker

        See the recent DNC email for a technology job opening which explicitly says do not share this email with any cisgendered white males.

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      1. BobH‏ @BobHosfbd 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @AKimCampbell

        Canadian here. Like most ppl here, have voted for all 3 major parties over the years, based primarily on platform. Is that uncommon in US?

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      1. Richard Atkinson‏ @Bronowskiite 1 Nov 2017
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        But when you look at questions of group/self-interest, it often comes down to the same thing. #WisdomoftheCrowd

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      1. Mark Morris‏ @1markemorris 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Main premise is false on points. Americans have “no” ideology and that they like center left policies. Easy to disprove both.

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      1. Forfare Davis‏ @Pseudoplotinus 1 Nov 2017
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        Forfare Davis Retweeted Steven Pinker

        Because for humans, all allegiance is tribal. The only distinction is some recognize and try to compensate for it.https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/925716037634547713 …

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        Steven PinkerVerified account @sapinker
        For most voters, political allegiance is tribal, not ideological. https://nyti.ms/2iTvYkv 
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      1. Mark Landes‏ @usmagrad87 1 Nov 2017
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        You mean identity politics has not gone away? Interesting since the religious right is the biggest tribal/identity that supports Trump.

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      1. ΪǾ1➁⓿º‏ @1oi20o 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Implying there could be voters whose allegiance is ideological, not tribal. Ideology just formalizes the etiquette.

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      1. Elongated Muskrat‏ @WarMullet 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @buddhistsecular @sapinker

        Center-left (Buffet, Gates, Steyer, Zuckerberg, Soros) has most money. Clinton pacs raised 2.5x as much as Trump. Far-right = poor rednecks.

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      1. rusydi‏ @rusydiyes 1 Nov 2017
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        From where I come from, what Steven Pinker says makes more sense to me.

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      2. Paul Goldsmith‏ @pg_onthemove 1 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        do we need a more sophisticated way of voting, to guide people to the decision that aligns with their beliefs rather than tribes ?

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      3. Thom Hansen‏ @Thom_Hansen_ 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @pg_onthemove @sapinker

        And how would this "guidance" look like? Maybe having a some sort of literacy test..?

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      4. Paul Goldsmith‏ @pg_onthemove 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Thom_Hansen_ @sapinker

        Don't know. Series of Qs that profiles values & needs, then independent ranking of alignment vs Party A, B, C, Policy set A, B, C ???

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