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Idea 2: The Left And Identity Politics
Peterson believes that neither sides of the political extremes, right or left, represent the values of the majority and have gone too far on their demands.
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Idea 3: On The Existence Of God
Peterson believes that currently what makes someone a believer in God or not is not clearly defined.
“Belief” and “God” are very generic terms and deriving meaning from them is nearly impossible.
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Idea 4: Gay Parents Raising Children
Peterson believes fathers and children push each other’s limits to “find out where they are.” He cites the fact that kids in a family with a father do better than single-parent families, not citing “families with a mother.” He also believes that a heterosexual nuclear family is the smallest, v...
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Idea 5: #Metoo
Peterson believes that the #Metoo movement is a consequence of the sexual liberation movement of the 60s and the advent of birth control pills. Both fundamentally changed what women used to be, and that identity is still forming.
He argues that the uncertainty of what women are now blurs...
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Idea 1: White Privilege Doesn’t Exist
Jordan Peterson describes race as “post-modernist“ and claims that “white privilege” is instead “majority privilege” in a country founded by a white majority.
In doing so he overlooks empathy, the cascade of further unintended benefits Caucasians came to enjoy and that America was f...
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Idea 4: Gay Parents Raising Children
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