It was a random happenstance if you dig down hard enough.

I respect the sentement of your statement, but if you watch some videos on his life history, you'll find he's a gem in spite of his history. That such a troubled and flawed person can be such a brilliant human leader is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit in all of us.

Huge thanks to God for creating this gem. JP: - And what do you mean with "God"?

@Birdie Nam XD

Great comment. Intellectual leadership in action.

That's what annoys me about a lot of modern speakers. Like man, I'm not a braindead 2 year old at least!

He speaks so well/carefully and adds in enough information and context that you can learn what words mean just from listening to him and putting together what he says.

Hm. His thoughts are clear. But by making you fill in the gap of the more detailed information connected to it, you would end up having to either disagree with the connection you came up with yourself or disbelief the surface idea, to disagree with him. In a way, that forces you to agree with him or to find yourself in a position where you can't reasonably disagree with him because what you understood from him is based on your own interpretation.

Try Bill Hicks ;) thank me later

He actually has a recording called "rant in E minor" 😄

"Crystal" is a good reference

Peterson identifies as an intellectual too. The point that is being made here is that there are counterpoints to all arguments and it's important to listen to both. So try not to side because you fancy him.

Think that quote js by carl jung.

@Prasanna Acharya Yep

Not sure about the attribution of the quote but I believe the name you mean is Nietzsche.

@Joel Sattler Jordan Peterson isn't a conservative, and he's definitely not a moron. I don't know what the rest of what you said has to do with him, but yes the Founding Fathers of this country were liberals... In the literal sense. Not like "liberals" today.

Welcome to the civilized side of society my friend.

Jordan is pretty left leaning if you look at it from my standpoint

Hey Pablo, I lean left, but do not buy or follow the left (or any) ideology. The two are not synonymous. I like some of the liberal ideas, and some conservative ideas. My job as an INDIVIDUAL is to make up my own mind on individual issues. No ideology will tell me what to think.

@Gus Sharples And that's how it should be, that is thinking like an adult. You just have to keep in mind though, that feelings don't balance check books.

Right. Let's start with getting it out of women's decisions about what can grow in their bodies.

You are so right Jesse. At this very moment in history we are losing our independence to the new despots through digital currencies, digital records and surveillance disguised as progress and protection.

He is indeed a grandfather

This is where education shows its importance . I comnend them for their Intellect. Everybody has a part to play and they are all important.

In tradition there’s a biological father and a spiritual father and teachers are referred to as spiritual fathers

Wisdom does come with age. Teenagers should listen to their parents

@Craig Fowler elders in general.

Guess you've come across very limited thinkers in your life

Pace Nietzsche.

Yahul Wagoni yep almost taken directly from Nietzsche - Peterson himself would acknowledge this and it doesn’t make it any less awesomely true.

sad but true, i think

PC Speech is Fascism disguised as manners. George Carlin

Didn't get the "resentment" part. Resentment to whom and why? Can someone please explain?

Losing battle. To paraphrase Hitler: Governments are lucky that people don't think.

You did the same in 8 lines. Lol

Doctor Peterson

If you can not explain it properly yourself, then you don't know either, so in that case, what Peterson said here was not what was truly going on in your head.

Who, REALLY, was it that pushed the C-16 stuff as far as legislature anyway? Was it really true trans people themselves? Or was it neomarxists just finding another bandwagon to jump on for their own agenda - another 'oppressed' group "in need of levelling-up compassion" to add to their portfolio? True trans people know full well that a man can't get pregnant, but the neomarxists have to claim absurdities precisely so they can invite rebuke from nay-sayers and thus continue to justify their claims of 'oppression' by those nay-sayers. Meanwhile, their ears must remain closed to truth, in case the truth might corrode the edifice of absurdity they have constructed, and cause it to come crashing down.

@bababa no, he actually said he would call transgender people with their pronouns on an individual level. He is not agreeing with the legislative approach to it

@bababa right! It depends if the individual deserve your civility or not. He also said in harvard discussion that he can identify the individual's intention speaking to him whether its a genuine plea for help or manipulation or attention seeking. Doesnt mean he is a transphobic though.

@bababa I mean I just find the question absurd. It does not do anything except assuming his level of aggreableness. Even if he is transphobic lets say, Im not saying he is, he wouldn't openly said in a public discussion that "no I would not use a transgender pronoun whatsoever". Its like asking a criminal whether or not he would rob a house tomorrow. Im sure Peterson is a decent person and the question does nothing to gauge the level of transphobia of an individual.

The need to hear what the want to object to for objects sake. There need is not to hear what is said but what can be used, even if it means distorting perception.

Yes truth and accountability.

@Lepi Doptera is that an insult ?

Should be pinned

Seconded

This should be pinned.

@Human Bean Mister Yaniv more like.

I agree. It's not his conclusions that overwhelm me.

FUCK YEAH!!

Whatever he is, he is probably the most effective educator to emerge in the first 30 yrs of internet.

Oh please. He's obviously a religious zealot who is trying to compete (poorly) intellectually with vastly superior thinkers.

con5243 idk man like sure he, at the most basic level, will settle for faith; that hasn't stopped him from playing his part in blowing the foundations out from underneath institutional Christianity in the name of truth, and progress ie. Maps of Meaning

how do you even pronounce them

@Pigeon Beans you don't because those are not words.

@Roberto Del Bosque exactly

@Pigeon Beans just say "it". It's gender neutral and accurate

@GABA DABA I mean that’s a big maybe considering that’s a noun used for almost exclusively inhuman or inanimate beings when used directly. We typically don’t call people ‘it’ because it’s dehumanizing for those with a very solid grasp on the English language as it currently is.

How in all do u end up with a Maoist? Well, glad you're out of that. Theres alot of fairy headed idealists out there right now

John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

J Edgar Hoover "The communists have developed one of the greatest propaganda machines the world has ever known. They have been able to penetrate and infiltrate many respectable public opinion mediums. They capitalize upon ill-founded charges associating known honest progressive liberals with left-wing causes. I have always entertained the view that there are few appellations more degrading than "communist" and hence it should be reserved for those justly deserving the degradation. The communist propaganda technique is designed to promote emotional response with the hope that the victim will be attracted by what he is told the communist way of life holds in store for him. The objective, of course, is to develop discontent and hasten the day when the communists can gather sufficient support and following to overthrow the American way of life. .."

Hover was America's first federal secret policeman. Starting with the immigration red scare in 1919. No propaganda was to false no method to dirty in Hoovers hunt for reds.

francescop1 settle down, no one is a god.

Frances number one cop is either the French capitalist Attorney General or Frances top cop secret policeman. One might say he is no doubt at least French capitals J. Edgar Hoover.

Neila Pasa No. Not even close. As long as private property rights are upheld, the US is not a commune. Can/should we all help our fellow man? Of course. At the expense of our individual liberty? Never.

Lol

@The real U.S. deep state ?

And there's the fact that some people are inherently more intelligent than others.

way too overly simplified... maybe try starting with reality next time...

Intelligence is not something you gain. You are born with or without. Sure, you can train or neglect your brain, but you'll maybe manage to get 10% better or worse. Sorry to bring you this harsh reality. But the good news is: I think you mostly admire and were talking about his knowledge. THAT is indeed something you can aquire and depends on how much effort you put in. Less intelligent people are often more knowledgeable in their field than really intelligent ones, since intelligence and lazyness correlate pretty highly. Intelligent people who also put in the work, like he does, are quite rare.

well, if you know enough of his principles and ideals then you will know he also credits his dad with arguably the most important thing that has been given to him from a young age - the ability to read. This is not something that is within the grasp of everyone or anyone - so many single moms out there. It is also the reason he states emphatically that divorce should not be an option - what is best for the kids should then become the most important priority

"All genuine humanity is characterized by simplicity and clarity in being and in action. It displays itself in the smallest as well as the greatest matters. The simple clarity that is evident in his political nature is also the dominating principle of his entire life. One cannot imagine him putting on a front. His people would not recognize him were he to do so. His daily meals are the simplest, most modest, imaginable. He dines no differently, whether it is with a small group of friends or at a state banquet. At a recent reception for officials of the Winter Relief program an old party member asked him if he could have an autographed copy of the menu as a souvenir. He paused for a moment and then laughed: “That’s fine. The menu stays the same here; anyone is welcome to look it over." "When he gives a speech he knows each detail. His working method is entirely clear. Nothing is further from him than nervousness or hysterical tension. He knows better than anyone else that there are a hundred problems to be solved. He chooses the two or three he finds most central and works on them, undistracted by the remaining ones, for he know that if he solves the great problems, the problems of second or third magnitude will solve themselves. "An artist becomes a statesman, and his historic work reveals his remarkable abilities. He needs no external honors; his greatest honor is the enduring permanence of his labors. But we who have the good fortune to be near him each day receive light from his light and want only to be obedient followers behind his flag. Many times he has told the circle of his oldest fellow fighters and closest friends: “It will be terrible when the first of us dies and there is an empty place here that can no longer be filled.” May a gracious fate ordain that he live the longest, that for many decades the nation will continue under his leadership along the path to new freedom, greatness and power. That is the honest and passionate wish that the entire German nation lays in thankfulness at his feet. Not only we who stand near him, but the last man in the most distant village, join in saying: “He is now what he always was, and always will be: Our Hitler!” Excerpted from Our Hitler: A Radio Speech to the German People in Honor of the Führer’s Birthday, by Joseph Goebbels

Thank you for proving my point.

Please. Your former president redefined emotionalism. Then, He Capitalized It.

I was thinking the same thing when that collective emotionalist drove his car into a crowd in Charlottesville. When Trumpists calmly invaded the capitol, I just couldn't believe how not emotional they were.

Nice to see another nigerian appreciating this

@Dennis 👊🏽👊🏽

Narcissistic people can do that

Spoken like someone that's not familiar with a single postmodern text

Yes so many people don't know what post modernism is. Define it for them.

@Gavin Reid Do you have an objection to Peterson's definition in this video?

@Damien Pol what is your definition?

S T people don’t like ur definition. Have you read any post modernism? I’m in favor of Dr. Peterson’s definition. I don’t think Progress is at the core of the issue.

even more than #4 ( I think) of the psychological significance of the biblical stories -- the one where he starts with the letter from some person in Argintina taking hallucogentic to dream - of him, even though she did not know him

And yet you did ....

What about the Channel #4 interview, out of curiosity?

Rob Vel Agreed. I somehow missed postmodernism in my studies - maybe even avoided it because it appeared superficially vacuous. Now JP gives me a logical interpretation in 27 minutes! Can we clone him for our kids?

+Rosseo B Did you check and see if it was #4 in the Biblical series? I never saw that one and it sounds mind blowing. He has so much material out that I haven't seen all the bible series. I've been trying to figure out this thing of collective conscious and that sounds like a case of it if there ever was one.

Hope this reaches you, all these months later, but I started laughing when I read this. So true!

@Over Educated Sp Lol Tru Dat. Fingers fluttering means he's at his very best explaining extremely complex principles. But he Also plays with his wedding ring when he ponders a point. We are Extremely fortunate to have him in this MESSY day and age.

😂 😂 😂 So true

It’s my favorite part. Like he’s starting to play the piano and perform his verbal symphony.

@Andrew Reyes Perfectly said!

More, "some people will never be satisfied because they choose to envy what they see and do not have rather than to work towards wants and appreciate what one does have along the way."

Sartre was a great writer when it comes to modenise greek tragedies and theatre. However when he does straight philosophy, you have a bad taste of ashes in your mouth

The funniest is he does that after stating they are not stupid

Sir Sleepy I don"t know the reference either but as a French, I can say it is not that often French people admit they were wrong on something. So, in the case of highly intellectual people, I cannot imagine the odds of this actually happening...

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Sir Sleepy This is how I understand it, from watching a video of JP talking about post-moderism in another video... Marxism and Communism were compelling ideologies for intellectuals in the 20th century. That was until the dead bodies piled up in the 10's of millions in Stalin's USSR and Mao's China. The French philosophers couldn't support these ideologies any longer, but they still liked the idea of a great "utopia". They changed it a little bit, and called it post-modernism.

Sadly it is not what universities tech today. Freedom of speech and expressing ideas has become taboo

I want to go back to university but the reason I've justified not to at this stage is this current marxism and wokeness plaguing our educational institutions, it's sad. How could you go about it whilst minimizing exposure to this or is the entire universities values simply compromised now.

@darren mcgovern I cant remember who, but someone said to me that i was going to university not to be taught what to think, but how to think. Critically think. That really needs to be a fundamental tenet of university study. To learn how to think , and now today it seems the university has shifted model to teaching young ones what to think. Not how

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He’s usually wrong though. He frames situations in ways that it’s impossible to disprove live so that any time he’s face to face he seems to be superior. Just look for almost any academic critique of his TRshow output and you’ll see just how wrong he usually is. It’s a shame as he seemed to be really valuable 6 years ago. Just another corporate hack now.

Im from the states i love this mans word

You don't understand, i'm divorcing, i'm losing my house, it was jordan peterson that made me stand back up 10 folds the better person i was. I got rid of the bad eggs which is the divorce. Now i'm making 4 times the amount i use to, have balance in life and i'm saving up to see him just to thank him.

@sonnyjem Good for you man! Very well indeed.

@Tony G got news for ya bud, your so not average. Slowing things down to process a nd filter, who does that? Expanding awareness new ways of thinking? One has to widen their external interface, Is that even possible? How did I know that? A desire to know not assume the words that we hear, it sounds like to me you engage in a way, that is not normal in any possible way. The sheep don't even intake half the words they hear, you're way smarter than them you humble person. You remind me of someone I know, because he too had a learning curve. An IQ of 80 abysmally low, then one day he started to push against his bubble that space we live in our own awareness, he kept pushing and pushing he simply won't stop ! and the bigger it gets, the more it encompasess he started to see and think everything clearly. And those around him they started to notice A visible difference that left them wondering , "did aliens come down and replace him with this?" About that time he started to think, "hey maybe I should retake that test" so he did and what he found was a 169 an impossible feat! No documentation to support this increase in intelligence not anything with those kinds of numbers. And you sir reminded him of that. You are on a rarely traveled road, so don't stop now. I wish you good luck even though you won't need it you'll get where you're going I have no doubt.

That’s growth my friend 😀

Tony G, you seem admirable. Hope you are doing well buddy! Best of luck with everything just keep killing it 🔥🔥😁