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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 16 Dec 2017

    Can a “Pax Technica” explain why the Long Peace has (so far) withstood Trump’s destabilizing influence?https://nyti.ms/2jY74On 

    6:53 AM - 16 Dec 2017
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      1. FerdRoseboom‏ @FerdRoseboom 16 Dec 2017
        Replying to @sapinker

        I had an inkling in March that as divisive as America was this 50th anniversary, it wouldn't become a Summer of Hate. Predicting a hot civil war based on Rene Girard's theories ignored the nature of the main theatre of conflict, the cool internet. So, I started Better Angels

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      1. riverman‏ @rvrman420 16 Dec 2017
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        @sapinker If you read this article and think "unopinonated, level-headed and fair", you are becoming seriously tainted by the ideologue mindset. It's ok to have these opinions, but this is NOT journalism. As a linguist, you should be able to see my point.

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      1. TheHalcyonSavant‏ @TheHalcyonSavan 23 Dec 2017
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        Yes

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      1. themightypuck‏ @themightypuck 16 Dec 2017
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        William of Ockham is not happy.

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      1. JB Shreve‏ @JB_Shreve 16 Dec 2017
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        Hasn't even been a year yet

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      1. Nabi4Trump‏ @hsnabi2 16 Dec 2017
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        Trying to understand. Tweet is not clear to me?

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      1. Mike Davey‏ @mdavey74 16 Dec 2017
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        Has the lighting become dimmer, or is it just me?

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      1. Josh Howell‏ @lesscrazyplease 16 Dec 2017
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        Institutions can compensate......until they can't. The internet is a relatively fragile thing. But I hope you're right and I'm wrong.

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      1. Stephanie Heyens‏ @SpeakerPlain 16 Dec 2017
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        Because it cannot possibly be that a strong stance against dictatorships is a deterrent to aggression.

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