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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 13 Nov 2017

    Even liberals (especially liberals) are loath to point to government successes. Apolitical @apoliticalco showcases what works.https://goo.gl/nC5Xa2 

    5:49 PM - 13 Nov 2017
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      1. Robyn Scott‏ @RobynScott 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        So glad you like what we're doing at Apolitical. Thanks for the shout out! Been a big fan of your work ever since I heard you talk at Auckland University in 2001.

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      1. William A Mitchell‏ @WAMitchell17 13 Nov 2017
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        Where did you get the data for this claim about liberals?

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      1. Elblanc0‏ @el_blanc0 14 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Pinker has now turned into Old Man Pinker. His seething hatred for liberals can no longer be contained. He thinks the party of big government hates government...🤣🤣🤣 what he really hates is that his elitism is being threatened, so he's turned himself into a joke in its defense.

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      1. Paul 🌹‏ @Boohan33 13 Nov 2017
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        What the F are u talking about?! I’ve thought a long time about buying one of your books. This clears it up for me. Are u seriously a conservative or what?! Because your equivalencies are getting tired!

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      1. Impolitic‏ @impoliticaljnky 13 Nov 2017
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        Huh? First, no, they're not. Second, as a lover of words, how can you endorse an organization called "Apolitical" that is obviously not apolitical?

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      1. JoeyM‏ @JoelTH 13 Nov 2017
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        UBI transformed native American tribe in a single generation. https://www.wired.com/story/free-money-the-surprising-effects-of-a-basic-income-supplied-by-government/?mbid=social_twitter … Failure to invest in people winds up hurting everyone, even the top. Because long delay between the neglect and effect, most people incapable of connecting the two.

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      1. William Dickens‏ @wtdickens 13 Nov 2017
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        Exactly what do you base this claim on? For every liberal disparaging of government I can point to 20 who see it as making a positive contribution.

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      1. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb 13 Nov 2017
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        Clean drinking water! Every day I'm grateful that we have public water treatment.

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      2. Joseph Hendry‏ @JosephRHendry 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Aren’t conservatives the ones who say the government is incapable of providing services?

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      3. Joseph Hendry‏ @JosephRHendry 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @JosephRHendry @sapinker @apoliticalco

        See: health care.

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      1. 𝕵𝖆𝖒𝖊𝖘 𝕸𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖆𝖘 𝕯𝖔𝖜‏ @jmatthiasdow 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        why can’t i parse the “even” and “especially” in this sentence?

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      2. Bill Waters‏ @BillWaters7 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @sapinker @apoliticalco

        Liberals, a.k.a. Progressives, place too much confidence in the competence & honesty of political managers Politicians manage assets for political goals, that is their job

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      3. Sean Jason Webb‏ @SeanJasonWebb 13 Nov 2017
        Replying to @BillWaters7 @sapinker @apoliticalco

        That's nonsense.

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