Dr Jordan Peterson discusses easy methods to win the tradition battle, with insights from Soviet and Nazi dissidents who stood up towards tyranny and compares their struggles with clampdowns on free speech right this moment. He sits down with The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton in a wide-ranging dialogue from why Britain was a miracle for the world to if he’s hooked on Twitter:
On the tradition wars:
“The correct lacks imaginative and prescient. They play a rearguard recreation. They do not have a compelling story to inform younger individuals. And since they’re conscientious, conservatives are conscientious, it is simple to hoist them on the petard of guilt. And the psychopathic narcissists of the unconventional left are unbelievably good at that.”
On the private versus the political:
“I feel it’s a must to get your psychological home so as earlier than you may be even remotely efficient politically within the basic sense. In any other case, you are only a device of ideology or your individual ego.”
On Britain:
“English widespread legislation is an entire bloody miracle … what an outstanding accomplishment. And so, sure, I feel that makes Britain singular and worthy of large admiration … It is a nation that is affected by far an excessive amount of guilt in the mean time.”
On Twitter:
“Twitter is not elective, it is how I pattern the tradition. Is it a biased pattern? Most likely.”
On slavery:
“It was the British who determined palms down that slavery was improper after which did one thing about it. And that’s documented historic actuality.”
On the EU and France:
“Numerous the centralising tendency that is attribute of the EU may be laid on the foot of the identical spirit that motivated the French, the French revolutionaries … I see the French Revolution in itself as a mirrored image of one thing deeper, which is the persevering with manifestation of the spirit of Cain.”
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This was such a fascinating & rewarding discussion, I listened to it twice. Even shared it with a few friends.
TRUST !!
"Lay up treasure in heaven" means prepare for continuance by knowing truth, because these precious experiences of knowing build a structure to occupy, your place, a way to BE, in the discarnate state. The tone of the casual awareness is the key to the treasure chest.
Excellent- and the last 7:40 minutes (at the end) !! The Freedom of the Common Man – the British System
I’d challenge the language used. Far too left negative. Programming by design or accident? And that’s within the first 5 mins. Interviewer should be challenging that language.
Jordon Peterson strikes me as increasingly angry.
0:09 all king and queen
Beware the day conservatism starts inspiring people.
I don’t get why this man gets hate. Can anyone explain??
"A totalitarian state is ruled by the lie….everyone who lies is complicit in the maintenance of the state." Had to play this several times and then thought of the parallels with the pandemic lockdowns. The lockdowns were the epitome of communist authoritarianism.
If Peterson hates Canada so much, may he be physically be expelled forever like a Demon!!!
This has to be the most pompous windbag I have ever read or heard.
I wish Peterson would adopt an Aristotelian framework for his ideas. He says things that approximate what Aristotle or Aquinas would say, but he says it in such an unhelpful way.
His off the cuff analysis about determinism and free will would have been simplified by just recognizing biological determinism and the freedom we all share in rationality, which gives us the ability to over rule instinct. Instead the language he used muddled these notions and did more to confuse than enlighten.
Hundreds of thousands of minds were already thinking about these ideas hundreds of years ago. And we think we, as addicted tik tok users, somehow are in a better position to answer these questions? I’d say we have produced the absolute worst books and most useless knowledge of any generation in existence.
Much of these silly debates we have nowadays were essentially resolved hundreds of years ago. We just keep failing to learn from the past.
We would be the laughing stock of 99% of history. I might say 100%, but cave men may look upon us with a certain amount of reverence.
Men gossip way more than women…
Such a pleasure to listen. However, "slogan" is the combination of two scottish gaelic words, not welsh. A mere detail, may be, but important to the celtic languages speakers. Be precise in your speech, as doctor Peterson use to say.
It's a great interview, of course, but I think Jordan discredited some of what he said about always speaking the truth. A couple of times – particularly towards the end (the 'most replayed' bit I think) – he almost appeared to be advocating for omitting, or at least 'minimising' truth in one's speech when it will advantage one socially. Isn't that the behaviour he speaks against so effectively?
We all know….from history….that the West is bereft of guilt and feels no shame. So, relax, It's not going to happen. Not in our lifetimes, anyway.
Well Matthew 12 39-40 says he did not go anywhere for 3 days and nights a false prophet I am still shocked that someone as smart has passed truth and did not see
The re will be no excuses
West vomits woke communism or dies
Jordan Peterson is awesome
I'm both pleased and shocked a mainstream media outlet would allow such a lucid and critical of the left conversation like Mr. Peterson's. What a breath of fresh air!
As i get older i find this kind of thinking so exhausting. Just reducing everything and everyone to these boxes. The world and the people in it are so much more complex and diverse than this bs. So stop crying woke this and radical that. Obviously those people do exist. And they are the ones we hear about in the news. But they are the minority. So get out of the hole that people like Peterson perpetuate and actually interact with other human beings.
And I know Peterson knows that. Which makes it all the more frustrating that he does it. And that is why I don't like this guy. Personally I think he just does it for money at this point because he's greedy.
He is a rare gem that's going in history, u ask where is plato where is Einstein,where is Leonardo da Vinci, well this man here is a gift of this century,be glad he is here in your time. Don't wait for him to die to praise him or give credit where its due
It's not a matter of beating the Left fascists. They always eventually lose because they're parasitic, petty and self-destructive. The question is always how to get them under control and put them down in some reasonable amount of time, and to mitigate the damage they cause to innocent people along the way.
nice work by on his lower set of teeth, shout out to the dentist 🦷
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wIQK2vtxKM&ab_channel=pussynat68
He just keeps getting worse and worse. It's embarrassing at this point.
song inspired by the writing of George Orwell
We should all get together and actually think about a publican society where the mass of energy and gains from the work go to provide for the population, and common folk get to be a part of that only if they show up to hear the view. Publican governments place check valves in place where no man is king of the castle.
thankyou for this amazing insightful interview absolutely worth every moment spent watching and I will repeat
We should never under estimate the standpoint of strong right in adversity of strong left. The standpoint is different. Simply on grounds of no foundation. Think of what we have been founded apon then the essence is clear. An American dream is based on a republic. We are beyond democratic views and moving towards communism, lord save us all!