Thursday, August 16, 2018

Why The Left is so Afraid of Jordan Peterson?

Here's a quote from a new(ish) Atlantic article, Why The Left is so Afraid of Jordan Peterson
With identity politics off the table, it was possible to talk about all kinds of things—religion, philosophy, history, myth—in a different way. They could have a direct experience with ideas, not one mediated by ideology. All of these young people, without quite realizing it, were joining a huge group of American college students who were pursuing a parallel curriculum, right under the noses of the people who were delivering their official educations.
It's nice to read mainstream articles on Peterson that aren't stupid and hateful, but to be honest I don't think the left is afraid of Jordan Peterson, or need to be. Most political spectrum tests place me on the left, and I've listened to several hours of the guy. His criticisms of the "far left" are some of the most obviously true things he says. He gets shaky only when he starts talking about things like parenting, God, and Jungian dream interpretation, which all seem pretty out there to me.