tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post6233538418491302493..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: QotD: On haranguing dissenters [updated]Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-86393309027041822362018-01-26T10:23:18.499+13:002018-01-26T10:23:18.499+13:00Yes, you're right. Funny that. I suspect the...Yes, you're right. Funny that. I suspect the it was a automatic feed from the Times, and was removed when the Dom's editor read it and realized didn't meet their standards for ideological conformity. The same piece can be found in links below.<br /><br />https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/defenders-of-free-speech-have-a-new-prophet-7kk9mnvnl <br /><br />https://j4mb.org.uk/2018/01/23/melanie-phillips-defenders-of-free-speech-have-a-new-prophet-jordan-peterson/<br />MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-63822117359180081652018-01-25T11:09:43.956+13:002018-01-25T11:09:43.956+13:00It seems to have been removed...It seems to have been removed...Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-30379243088686558442018-01-25T06:50:25.924+13:002018-01-25T06:50:25.924+13:00A surprisingly good account of that interview was ...A surprisingly good account of that interview was in the Dom Post:<br /><br />https://i.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/columnists/100800827/attacking-ramparts-in-war-of-wordsMarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-3349478946082572532018-01-24T13:01:50.026+13:002018-01-24T13:01:50.026+13:00Alas you must be right then. In that case it's...Alas you must be right then. In that case it's an extraordinary example of how someone with a likely high IQ can be rendered stupid (and to me it seemed almost mentally retarded) when they reject a proper thinking method, and let preconceived abstractions override the reality in front of them.MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-82542439817648614732018-01-24T11:54:52.898+13:002018-01-24T11:54:52.898+13:00Just plain thick? "Newman graduated with a fi...Just plain thick? "Newman graduated with a first from Oxford University, where she read English..." Sadly, I suspect it's more a function of what she was taught at OU, rather than what she failed to grasp while there.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-51672486486360643832018-01-24T11:11:22.489+13:002018-01-24T11:11:22.489+13:00Her political bias and unattractive/aggressive per...Her political bias and unattractive/aggressive personality is clearly on display here, but something more than that could only explain this women's inability to think beyond the concrete. Anti-conceptual to be sure, but I'm also wondering if she's just plain thick. The telling point for me was when Peterson said something without any obvious political implications - pointing out the sensitivity to social hierarchy and related neurological effects that is common to both humans and crayfish (from which our evolutionary paths split 300m years ago). Her response? "So you're saying we should organize our societys along the lines of the lobsters"!<br /><br />I think Peterson handled it very well and deserves a medal for putting up with these repeated attempts over 1/2 hour to misrepresent what he said.<br />MarkThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199883270652041621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-62249325391632311462018-01-23T18:32:24.761+13:002018-01-23T18:32:24.761+13:00oops - better link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...oops - better link<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnyA5Wn1K_Q<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-19489439178925234842018-01-23T18:30:12.467+13:002018-01-23T18:30:12.467+13:00Another interesting analysis re cognitive dissonan...Another interesting analysis re cognitive dissonance<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igqRWx0asTA<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-76776834807856556382018-01-23T15:47:41.899+13:002018-01-23T15:47:41.899+13:00What I liked was that when she stumbled over the t...What I liked was that when she stumbled over the truth about why we need free speech toward the end, she just paused, looked completely bewildered and even shut up briefly before carrying on as though nothing had happened. The lights went on but her circuit breaker immediately popped or something to deny her a lingering look at reality. I think Peterson even said, "Gotcha" but I watched it a couple of days ago and can't recall for certain. I like that Peterson seems to have that barely contained anger when people start to talk rubbish around him or put words in his mouth. I also like that he is quite precise with his language so can defend his position because he always knows what he actually said rather than what the offended inferred he said.<br /><br />3:16Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com