Here’s Peterson’s problem with respect to Justice Kavanaugh. Peterson allowed himself to assume that the Canadian perpetual downpour of anti-U.S. propaganda was true in regards to Justice Kavanaugh. That kind of propaganda is even more unavoidable up there from both media and institutions than it is down here. And yes, it is also quite sponsored up there by the same kind of establishment, too.
You are so right. I am so tired of the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) anti-Americanism here. They should appreciate which side their bread is buttered on. They don’t have to fully fund their military because they know the US would be here in an instant.
I think that is the most likely explanation for the rare gaffe by Jordan Peterson. There are other reasonable explanations, which others have made here.
That said, those completely dismissing him as a result are making a terrible mistake and should take the time to listen to him at length. He is a huge ally in the Culture Wars which we are just beginning to fight, and which must be won. I’ll warn that he is wordy. He is a university professor after all. And ultimately, he’s worth the modest time investment.
Go watch the full Cathy Newman interview. This is what seems to have really brought the larger public to him.
Jordan Peterson debate (with Cathy Newman) on the gender pay gap, campus protests and postmodernism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcjxSThD54
In which he pleasantly, professionally eviscerates a 3rd wave feminist newsy. And she’s so clueless she doesn’t even understand what is happening.
His criticisms of the Postmodernists in our universities are spot on. He sees them as the heirs of the Communists, which they are, and who he hates, having read his Solzhenitsyn. And he has a huge following of Millenials and Gen Z men. This is a good thing.
The Queen’s University Talk: The Rising Tide of Compelled Speech
https://youtu.be/MwdYpMS8s28
FReepers should know who JP is, he is an ally. This gaffe does not change that.
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson on how he will stop post-modernists
https://youtu.be/wadEuuRc_Zw
Do not make the mistake of casting this man aside over 1 Tweet. Do not do so while ignorant of his work. We need him in the Culture Wars fight.
FYI I’m pinging most of the thread, and not necessarily just those dismissing him over this.