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I can't link to the actual news segment because of a few choice words, so I found a piece which covers it, and adds to it. While I'm not a massive fan of Peterson, and I don't entirely agree with the article, the interview/debate was pretty impressive with just how one-sided it was in Peterson's favor, and the piece does bring up several good points:
Jordan B Peterson, Critical Theory, and the New Bourgeoisie - Quillette
But why have these arguments been banished? The immediate answer is social pressure. As social justice advocates have come to dominate Western culture, they’ve created a situation where interlocutors are more intent on burnishing their adherence to the correct opinions than they are about discovering something new, learning the truth, or even engaging in open and reciprocal dialogue. Hollywood actors wear political slogans to awards ceremonies, comedians lecture their audiences rather than entertain them, and television hosts go into battle with their guests rather than interview them. Naturally, this has pushed out opposing voices.
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Over the past few decades, this group has become increasingly powerful, essentially becoming a bourgeoisie much like the one Marx and the early critical theorists were criticising, and using many of the same mechanisms: suppressing criticism through control of the news media and now social media, enforcing rigid etiquette in speech and behaviour, using the education system to teach its values, and most importantly, representing its own interests as universal values and beliefs.
As the article alludes to, the suppression of these types viewpoints and values is going to cause a massive backlash. People think Trump is bad, but he's honestly pretty mild to what we could end up getting if this doesn't stop.
Jordan B Peterson, Critical Theory, and the New Bourgeoisie - Quillette
But why have these arguments been banished? The immediate answer is social pressure. As social justice advocates have come to dominate Western culture, they’ve created a situation where interlocutors are more intent on burnishing their adherence to the correct opinions than they are about discovering something new, learning the truth, or even engaging in open and reciprocal dialogue. Hollywood actors wear political slogans to awards ceremonies, comedians lecture their audiences rather than entertain them, and television hosts go into battle with their guests rather than interview them. Naturally, this has pushed out opposing voices.
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Over the past few decades, this group has become increasingly powerful, essentially becoming a bourgeoisie much like the one Marx and the early critical theorists were criticising, and using many of the same mechanisms: suppressing criticism through control of the news media and now social media, enforcing rigid etiquette in speech and behaviour, using the education system to teach its values, and most importantly, representing its own interests as universal values and beliefs.
As the article alludes to, the suppression of these types viewpoints and values is going to cause a massive backlash. People think Trump is bad, but he's honestly pretty mild to what we could end up getting if this doesn't stop.