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Seen from this angle, Cathy Newman’s majestic displays of stupidity make more sense. Newman is signaling to her friends or allies that she is so strongly opposed to Peterson and his conservative views that she will use absurd distortion and insulting comments, rather than engage with and discuss any of his arguments.
I would strongly argue that a majority of so called elitist democrat voting people in the media or in the establishment, like Jordan Peterson and what he stands for.
Newman is signaling to her friends or allies that she is so strongly opposed to Peterson and his conservative views that she will use absurd distortion and insulting comments, rather than engage with and discuss any of his arguments.
Lol, absolutely not. No way. Not even close, and I know this from continuous personal experience for many years now. You could easily lose your job anywhere in California or other places with a majority of Democrats merely by suggesting that Jordan Peterson may have some valid points.
Why does politics make us stupid?
I say you're wrong. I doubt that's true even in your San Francisco bubble.
This is a bit disturbing, it's fine to have differing views
I doubt that's true even in your San Francisco bubble. This is very telling Patrick. You clearly have no idea what the typical liberal thinks.
mell saysThis is a bit disturbing, it's fine to have differing views
IF it's true, surely there would be a single example in the MSM, no ?
San Francisco is probably a special case being the U.S hub of gay culture, and given Peterson's point of view on legally mandated speech relative to pronouns used by "non binary" folks.
So I accept that it's true in San Fran, and to a far lesser degree in LA. But out in America in general, the respect given to Peterson is pretty much beyond reproach. If I'm worng, show a single fricking example in the main stream media. Who has the balls to challenge him ?
Since his confrontation with Cathy Newman, the Canadian academic’s book has become a bestseller. But his arguments are riddled with ‘pseudo-facts’ and conspiracy theories
there is a risk of people rising up saying "wait a minute - this guy had some good points" and the powers do not like to take that risk.
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.
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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/