Caught an episode of Q&A this week which had Jordan Peterson on the panel. He is a clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, I hadn't heard of him before so took him on face value but was a little shocked at how he was being constantly attacked. He seemed very articulate and when allowed, backed up any comments he made with researched facts. The thing that continually amazed me was how his comments were being twisted to try to fit someone else's narrative. It was as if some trigger words or phrases pushed the play button on the pre-recorded responses of his opponents. Maybe he plays the devil's advocate somewhat in an attempt to get people thinking rather than blindly following an agenda. My main observation was that his opponents don't seem to listen to or comprehend what he is saying in context but rather re-structure his comments out of context in a manner that suits their purposes.
Here's another interview that clearly displays this tactic-
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...terson/550859/
In case you're interested here's the Q&A episode-
https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2019-25-02/10811138
He has quite a number of lectures on YouTube in his role as a Professor of Psychology which I found gave a better indication of where he's coming from. It's a shame his detractors don't have the ability to clearly listen to his words rather than react to their pre-determined triggers and miss the point totally in many cases.
If you really want to exercise your comprehension skills, check out the Jordan Peterson & Russell Brand discussions on YouTube. High impact cerebral workouts.
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S58rH0PAw
Here's another interview that clearly displays this tactic-
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...terson/550859/
In case you're interested here's the Q&A episode-
https://www.abc.net.au/qanda/2019-25-02/10811138
He has quite a number of lectures on YouTube in his role as a Professor of Psychology which I found gave a better indication of where he's coming from. It's a shame his detractors don't have the ability to clearly listen to his words rather than react to their pre-determined triggers and miss the point totally in many cases.
If you really want to exercise your comprehension skills, check out the Jordan Peterson & Russell Brand discussions on YouTube. High impact cerebral workouts.
e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2S58rH0PAw


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