A Ground Rule For Friendship

[dewline]

I am not going to play nice with people who think that "Doctor" Jordan Peterson is a sensible human being. That man wants to be the Canadian Goebbels. If you argue for him, we're done with each other. Clear?

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[ride_4ever]

Your "Art Against" icon is very inspiring.

[dewline]

You can go thank this guy for it: J.H. Williams III. No relation of mine, although I might wish otherwise.

[sabotabby]

It's boggling to me that anyone takes him seriously. What a clown.

[blogcutter]

Interesting you should say that. One of the books on my to-be-read pile is Myth and Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson, by Ben Burgis, Conrad Hamilton, Matthew McManus and Marion Trejo, with an Introduction by Slavoj Zizek (Zer0 Books, 2020). The back cover blurb promises "a comprehensive critical look at all aspects of his thought, from the philosophical depths to the mundane heights" and purports to show "why taking Peterson seriously doesn't mean embracing him."

The book I'm currently reading is The Persuaders, by Anand Giridharadas, who is going to be one of the featured speakers at the Ontario Library association conference in Toronto (February 1-4). I'm only a little way into the book but his basic premise is that we SHOULD work to persuade others, win them over and forge progressive coalitions to work for change, rather than just knee-jerkedly dismissing and writing off everyone we disagree with. If you've always associated "persuasion" with propaganda, hate speech and other dirty tricks (as I confess I sometimes have), I think a book like this might change your mind.

[dewline]

The guy's still got a thing scheduled for the end of this month as mentioned elsewhere to my continuing disgust.

[dewline]

Noting that for future reference...

[cmcmck]

Never heard of him, for which I am suitably grateful!

[dewline]

Would that I'd never had to know of him either.

[sabotabby]

That looks like it would be fun to protest at. "How do you like this free speech, Dr. Peterson?"

[sabotabby]

LOL, Zizek did the intro? Like he should talk.

I did love Giridharadas' other book on philanthropy so I might check that out. Also gonna suggest my mom check him out if she goes to OLA, which she often does.

[sabotabby]

You're missing nothing. Except some funny lobster jokes, I guess.

[dewline]

I remember you having rather pungent comments about Zizek some years back...

[winterpear]

OMG. That man is a monster. :-(