Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)
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Do You Think Public Speech Is Now Evolving to Become Less Polite in America?
Do you think public speech is now evolving to become less polite in america? It's possible that. A, a, the trumpism has shows that our attitudes have ange - but i kind of hope so. I think tt, there is a benign taboo against a overly racis and msognistic in homophobic language. We saw that with taboo words for sexuality,. starting in the sixties, that words that you just could not say in print or on air waves are now common.
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