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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Apr 26

    The death of democracy" is another fact-free assertion: the world has never been as democratic as in this decade. Pushback, yes, but time to retire the "end of this/death of that/post-something " op-ed cliches. See Global Trends in Governance, 1800-2015. http://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity1.htm …

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      2. Felipe Contreras‏ @felipec Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        The fact that a country calls itself a democracy doesn't mean it's one. If the will of the people isn't reflected in the decisions of the government; it's not a democracy.

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      3. Mo‏ @MuhammadPuter12 Apr 27
        Replying to @felipec @sapinker

        Interesting follow-up question: figure out measurable proxy for "extent to which will of the ppl reflected in govt"

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      1. John G‏ @madhi19 Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        When Europe crowns almost all fell in the gutter of history, it totalitarian that first filled the void. We should be very careful about proclaiming that everything is fine. That usually when the shit it the proverbial fan.

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      1. Derek‏ @PereGrimmer Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        There you go again, citing statistics gathered after the End of History.

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      2. Dylan Bailey‏ @dylanbailey7591 Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        This is old data. Hungary just finished the process of democratic deconsolidation, a previously theoretical process. It doesn't differentiate between liberal and illiberal democracies. It doesn't mention the increasing authoritarianism /democratic apathy of western citizenry.

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      3. Brian McInnis‏ @BrianMcInnis87 Apr 26
        Replying to @dylanbailey7591

        *These*. *These* are old data, you nincompoop.

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      4. Dylan Bailey‏ @dylanbailey7591 Apr 26
        Replying to @BrianMcInnis87

        This is a collection of old data. But thank you for insulting me, rather than the points I raised in good faith.

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      5. Brian McInnis‏ @BrianMcInnis87 May 16
        Replying to @dylanbailey7591

        My correction referred to the phrasing of your earlier tweet, not the phrasing of the tweet you would later respond to that correction with.

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      6. Dylan Bailey‏ @dylanbailey7591 May 16
        Replying to @BrianMcInnis87

        It wasn't a correction, I was indicating what I meant. I'm having a bad day, so if you have nothing but self aggrandising condescension, please go away.

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      2. (((Kathleen.R)))‏ @KathleenGR76 Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Sounds like you’re calling for an end to “the death of that/post-something op-ed cliches” ... 🤔

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      3. Kevin Parker‏ @hayek Apr 26
        Replying to @KathleenGR76 @sapinker

        The end of ends of. An end-ending. ;)

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      1. Matt Bury (MA ODE)‏ @matbury Apr 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Perhaps our outrage at corrupt and opaque govt. and corp. behaviour is evidence that we're pushing for more democracy (public transparency & accountability)?

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      1. Stig‏ @Hanstigja Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Democracy is not dead. Democracy, is as always under the threat of being used to pervert its own structures to distort the intent of these institutions. We see it in Turkey, Hungary, Poland, Singapore, Malaysia, and US. An institutional and media centric war of information is on.

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      1. Nom de Guerre: Green Dealer‏ @PfefferleTim Apr 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Ironically, op-ed cliches is something you specialize in

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      1. Jasper J G S  🔻‏ @corticalremap Apr 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Your glasses are pretty rose-colored

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      1. Mike Jackson‏ @mikejacksonme Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Thank you

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      1. Simon Platman‏ @simonplatman Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Agree. And pls tell @simon_schama, who, in an otherwise excellent episode of #Civilisations (this evening), said something along the lines that the world is increasingly descending into a bloody mire, that it isn’t.

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      1. Richard‏ @richarddorset Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Too much democracy is clearly a bad thing ;-)

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      1. Ryan Murphy‏ @ryanhmurphy Apr 26
        Replying to @sapinker

        Polity IV now rates the U.S. as an 8 (no longer a 10) on its scale, starting just recently. Even they are caught up with the pessimism nonsense.

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      1. Delphine Leardini‏ @Dellea May 1
        Replying to @sapinker

        Drama sells more than reason. Thank you for being that second voice.

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