Jordan Peterson on corporate virtue signalling

Herald Sun ^ | 3-14-2018 | Rita Panahi

[thulldud]

However, lots of liberals will try to turn a business into a charity because there is money and power there.

Somebody else's money, somebody else's power. Liberals don't make it, but they will take it.

[BEJ]

Peterson has a lot going for him. He is relevant, a scientist (a psychologist), an original thinker, has great academic credentials, very erudite, a great speaker, and has an impressive authority simply due to his physical presence and dedication to truth... almost like an old fashion preacher in a community.

He argues against the insanity of the left which comes in many forms. Many men seem to follow Peterson because he is presenting meaningful and practical solutions about getting one’s life in order, e.g., take on responsibility, dedicating oneself to speaking the truth, etc. As well, many men seem to be victimized these days due to the radical feminism claim that men are part of a tyrannical patriarchy. Peterson presents an antidote to these claims which is based, in great part, on science.

Peterson is now lumped in with the right but he is a classical liberal at heart. He doesn’t absolutely condemn the left and is interested in their concern about equality. According to Peterson, the problem of equality isn’t a political problem because it is not resolved with either the right or the left in power. It’s a deeper problem. Peterson is against the left’s notion of equality of outcome, but he is for equality of opportunity.

Many good things can be said about Peterson and he does seem to be needed today more than ever — as evident by his great appeal. He is a calm voice of reason against the left’s shrill demand to silence free speech. With things becoming ever polarized and radicalized (look at the insanity of the media) Peterson seems to be moving the culture back to some semblance of normalcy. He hates the irrationality and relativism of post modernism and wants western culture to reclaim its traditional identity with Truth and Logos.