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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 7 Dec 2017

    How can liberals understand and mitigate Trumpism authoritarian populism? NYT’s Tom Edsall addresses this Q, including quotes from me based on forthcoming Enlightenment Now. https://stevenpinker.com/publications/enlightenment-now-case-reason-science-humanism-and-progress …https://nyti.ms/2AYhXtj 

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      1. Matt Nyman‏ @MattNyman 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is a deeply one sided article. What if many of the forces of modernism and progress are contained in the red state movement? No one seems to consider that possibility, that these educated small towns may see many ways forward that the cities are blinded to.

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      1. 망국적수도이전반대‏ @greenfuture777 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        We are social ant! So we need pheromone! as individual don;t need triumph or other idol but as group we need something to worship.

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      1. SirChantsAlot‏ @SirChantsAlot 7 Dec 2017
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        It would require a sea change in the approach to political discussion. Short of a national "crisis," too many people felt dispossessed of their beliefs and dismissed from national conversations... by both sides of the aisle. People want to be heard and valued.

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      1. Eric Greenbaum‏ @EricGreenbaum 7 Dec 2017
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        The Left needs realistic policies and to stop the distorted histrionics every time Trump does something. But that is not in their basic nature to do that.

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      1. The President's Therapist™‏ @Whittle_Guy 8 Dec 2017
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        ...they have, and grabbed knives to plunge into the backs of their fellow liberals.

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      2. Dave Treleaven‏ @liverational22 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        In 1936 many supported Adolf Hitler as well....that did not turn out as they expected

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      3. szspagna‏ @szspagna 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @liverational22 @sapinker

        Some people are more obsessed with a single historical figure than neo-nazis themselves.

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      4. Eschersand‏ @Eschersand 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @szspagna @liverational22 @sapinker

        Thanks to the sacrifice of freedom lovers, the Nazi's didn't win and prevent the 6th Great Extinction with global population controls.

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      1. Houston‏ @HoustonM1952 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Thanks for the heads up on your new book. Just preordered it.

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      1. Justin Painful Death 🗡 🗡‏ @crashfrog 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Why do you think we don’t understand it? These people fall all over themselves to tell us that it’s about white supremacy. They’re taking to the streets to shout it.

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      1. Gavin Revitt‏ @Gavrev 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        Ensure every American has a well used passport

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      1. Oliver Trampärk‏ @Herr_Flick1 7 Dec 2017
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        A highly enjoyable article, looking forward to the book.

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      1. JohnDoe‏ @Devout_Buddhist 7 Dec 2017
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        you beg the question though: Should "Trumpism" be mitigated? imo, answer is No.

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      2. John Tenson‏ @puppetzombie1 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        By authoritarian populism you mean the movement against the swamp and suicidal leftists policies?

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      3. Justin Painful Death 🗡 🗡‏ @crashfrog 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @puppetzombie1 @sapinker

        I think we mean the white supremacy and secret police

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      4. John Tenson‏ @puppetzombie1 7 Dec 2017
        Replying to @crashfrog @sapinker

        Oh... the FBI, gotcha

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