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Originally Posted by GordonBlue
cracked is a comedy site, but they do have some interesting opinion pieces, even though it usually doesn't have much depth.
Fellow named Mark Hill comments on Peterson
"At a glance, he's doing the same "Political correctness is destroying society!" bit that for years has been the hallmark of right-wing content aimed at young white males. But there is something very, very different about Peterson. The sooner we understand that, the better."
How Jordan Peterson Repackages Alt-Right Ideas As Self-Help
http://www.cracked.com/blog/how-jord...-as-self-help/
for someone like myself who has little knowledge on the matter. was the author pretty accurate? |
Not to comment on the article itself, but the question "does Peterson repackage alt-right ideas".
Yes, to some extent. There's a reason why the nazis love him.
One central term/enemy to Peterson is "postmodern neo-marxism", which is essentially just "cultural marxism" repackaged. "Cultural marxism" isn't even an alt-right / neo-nazi idea, it's a literal Nazi idea, created to bundle together everything the nazis hated, like leftists, liberals, gays etc. It's really uncomfortably close to the exact same boogeyman/fantasy of the united liberal intellectual queer multiculturalist left that's super commonly used in especially US political discussions. (Hint: it's not a real thing.)
Another alt-right -friendly idea Peterson peddles is the myth of a united western history, that is very closely tied to
the myth of a united white history.
He's also said a bunch of things that just appeal to alt-rights, like "respectful discussion is born out of fear of physical violence" (paraphrasing obviously, but it really is pretty exactly what he said).
Personally I would also call Peterson a fairly obviously misogynist conservative, who just mostly hides it very well. He might also be an outright "cryptofascist" (someone who deliberately hides his fascist ideology, often even denying they are fascists in public even though they openly celebrate the ideology in private), but that's purely speculation.
I really highly recommend Contrapoints video on Peterson.
NSFW to all Contrapoints videos: languages and occasional flirting with kinky trans imagery, or just weird humour.
(Contrapoints is awesome in general. Her style might rub some the wrong way, but she's really, really good at explaining all things alt-right.
Her 2-part video on "
does the left hate free speech" is excellent, as is "Decrypting the Alt-Right:
How to recognize a Fascist".
And her video on
Incels is probably the best you'll see on the topic by a fairly wide margin. If you don't understand the Incel-phenomenon, you'll understand after that video. Contrapoints does her research.)