Friday, May 25, 2018

Jordan Peterson and the left-wing smear machine

Yesterday, in a piece for Quillette, she describes looking into Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson and finding him "a refreshing departure from the standard discourse." That put her at odds with friends who warned her that Peterson was "Hate-filled right-wing propaganda." But while Horton was willing to make up her own mind about Peterson, she found doing so left her feeling isolated and uncomfortable.

The Left's attack on Peterson is so unrelenting, so superficial, and quite frequently so vicious, that many of us who work and/or live in left-leaning social environments feel scared to speak up against it.

I highlighted an example from a debate in Toronto where Michael Dyson claimed Peterson was an example of white privilege and then called him a "Mean, mad, white man" when Peterson dared to object.

Writer Michelle Goldberg accused Peterson of saying women "Shouldn't be allowed to wear make-up" at work.

If you Google it, you'll find that in the full interview Peterson says explicitly, "I'm not saying that women shouldn't do it and I'm not saying that it should be banned." The video below contains video of both events.

Peterson doesn't get a fair shake from the left because the goal is not to engage with him but to make him appear so toxic that no one will be willing to engage with him.

The left isn't listening to Jordan Peterson, they're just trying to destroy him as efficiently and quickly as possible.

https://hotair.com/archives/2018/05/25/jordan-peterson-left-wing-smear-machine/ 

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