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here. And watch what you say.
Patrick sayshere. And watch what you say.
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A few weeks ago, a TV interview of clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson by journalist Cathy Newman became a minor Internet phenomenon, thanks to the journalist’s extraordinary interviewing style. She handled the conversation so badly that the Atlantic commented on that car-crash of an interview under the title Why Can’t People Hear What Jordan Peterson Is Saying? ...
The reason that interview became an Internet sensation is the bewildering behavior of the interviewer. Like a Theme and variations piece, the conversation between Peterson and Newman follows a simple pattern that is repeated multiple times:
Jordan Peterson makes a point, tries to provide arguments and occasionally appeals to some evidence.
Then Newman interrupts him (often in mid-sentence) with the words “So, you’re saying that…” followed by some fantastically distorted version of what Peterson just said. ...
The special factor about politics is that a) it seems to be about arguments, f...
a cross section of the masses
I saw that interview and it was something. That woman proves that feminism makes people crazy.
FortWayne saysI saw that interview and it was something. That woman proves that feminism makes people crazy.
I saw a devoted "Gotcha" type Journalist who decided to use her typical rhetorical tricks on a cognitive scientist and got her ass beat.
I mean, did she not think that a psychologist of decades of experience is not going to have an extensive number of Judo Moves when dealing with Mind Tricks?
Yeah but don't forget - the association of "JP is not nice to women!" sticks regardless.
The press isn't opposed to free speech.
The MSM is all for free speech for their own globalist identity-politics ideology, but carefully omits stories which show its many downsides.
epublicans wish they had a monopoly on traditional values, but it simply isn't true.
many republicans love to color ALL democrats with that brush. See CBOE's posts about Nazi progressives.
You clearly have no idea what the typical liberal thinks.
Okay, well San Fran is a special case.
I thought it was because politics tends to tap into people's emotional side instead of the logical side. And there seems to be an ever-shrinking attention span among the masses.
I agree about the attention span thing too. Maybe it's the constant interruption from smartphones.
And yet you choose to live there, rather than the other 99.99% of the country. What do you think that says about you?
People will suppress their doubts if that's what it takes to be accepted by the group they want to belong to. Belonging was a matter of life and death evolutionarily. If you were excluded by your tribe, you'd likely starve or get eaten by something.
Patrick saysPeople will suppress their doubts if that's what it takes to be accepted by the group they want to belong to. Belonging was a matter of life and death evolutionarily. If you were excluded by your tribe, you'd likely starve or get eaten by something.
Deep and accurate.
Our brains are designed to group us into tribes and save us from large predators.
The problem is deeper though. "Not my superior brain" is the common attitude most people have to the flaws of the human mind. These egotistical people will always be slaves to their own impulses, easily propagandized and controlled. We are egotistical fucks.
I suggest checking out a YouTube star named David Snyder to discover how deeply flawed your own brain can be...and how to take advantage of this fact in others.
Virtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
mell saysVirtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
Virtue signaling is as old as society. Jonathon Haidt suggests ridiculous tribal religious beliefs are themselves an in group virtue signalling test. This allows group members to righteously declare their loyalty to the tribe, exactly as Patrick suggested Cathy Newman did. The more irrational, the larger the virtue signal.
Regarding SJW's, Jordan Peterson suggests that they are a poorly organized religion that was slapped together in the last 25 years. He believes religious affiliation to a group to be so intricately entwined into the human psyche that insane ideologies are a natural byproduct to fill the chasm left by rejection of traditional religions.
Like it or not, we are a tribal species. Religion is the core belief that binds a tribe. When religion is rejected, we see unsophisticated religious-li...
more likely the majority of them were sent to seek and get the protection from the tribe, no matter how bizarre.
and go against your tribal close and loved ones without short-term repercussions.
Virtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
Anti-alcohol campaigns of early 20th century seem quite similar to SJW's today.
The key to seeing why otherwise rational people will brutally persecute any diversity of opinion, even about obvious facts, is given in the analysis:
mell saysVirtue-signaling and SJWism are fairly modern neurological diseases.
SJW-type behavior is not new as well. Anti-alcohol campaigns of early 20th century seem quite similar to SJW's today.
This is one of most interesting threads lately on Patnet.
This is one of most interesting threads lately on Patnet.
The leftist who think white supremacists are at the core of trumps support
If they see that Trump's election is actually a result of the mass export of jobs and mass import of illegals, and the fact that no one really liked Hillary, even on her own side, then they cannot feel good about themselves.
This is the exact attitude the average german had towards gypsies and jews in Weimar Germany. The left today = Nazis of the 1930's.
I do think there is a scary point to be made in that the blame of all white people for "racism" is blame-by-genetics, exactly as it was for the Jews.
Imagine how the same SJW crowd would react to these:
LOL. Interesting "perspectives". pic.twitter.com/nKeDbjHesa— New Real Peer Review (@RealPeerReview) April 2, 2018
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http://cognitionandculture.net/blog/pascals-blog/so-youre-saying-we-should-live-like-lobsters-or-why-does-politics-make-us-stupid
This link from the original is also excellent: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/putting-monsterpaint-onjordan-peterson/550859/