Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "Why Jordan Peterson Needs a Hug – Vijay Prashad" video.

  1. Yeah, I can. He pays a lot of attention to people who have lost out over the last several decades, and who no one pays attention to except to make fun of or denounce. He says some true things that everyone should acknowledge but very few people do. And he employs some well-tested techniques of demagoguery only at times -- often, but not too often. He creates scapegoats for the fragile who need some such thing to rid themselves of rage and move on. A 20-year-old kid who is quite average, has certainly done nothing wrong, who would have had a decent union trade 40 years ago, like his father did, and who is literally sleeping on a couch in his parents' basement, is very angry. He needs someone to acknowledge it, lift the blame from his shoulders, and then show him a way OUT. You can be sure he gets zero decent advice, lots of bad advice, and gets yelled at ALL the time. If he sold drugs and got away with it, he'd get more respect. Not good. Enter Jordan Peterson.
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  2. I honestly didn't think this was mocking. If it was, then I agree. His story of how that happened is not entirely clear and seems to contradict a lot of his own message. But when someone cannot live by their own credo and they admit it honestly and without shame, then yes, a real hug is in order.
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  3.  @mejdirr276  Nice points
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  4. He is unwell. He occasionally says something right, and it's the sort of thing that matters and that everyone should get right. It's unconscionable not to. If you are looking for heart plus mind, you should read Gabor Mate, Aaron's father.
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  5. Even odder, he has a major, lifelong Russia obsession which he passed down to his daughter. When Westerners are Eastern-curious . . . Very peculiar, never a good sign. But hugs? Definitely. He needs a long one daily.
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  6. No! He's recycling a potent brew of Nietzsche and Jung. I remember the last time that came around. I was still in grammar school.
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  7. Ah. I see you've not met Diderot. 😃
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