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Since violence is largely a male pastime, cultures that empower women tend to move away from the glorification of violence and are less likely to breed dangerous subcultures of rootless young men.
Steven Pinker
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Steven Pinker
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 18
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Montreal
Quebec
Steven Arthur Pinker
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