Free speech is a large part of the basis of our democratic society. The issue is popping up much more frequently now in Canadian Society as it would seem that certain opinions have been deemed ‘untouchable’ and thus must be avoided or cancelled within the public sphere. What I don’t
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The Cracked Crystal Ball II: No, Peterson is Not Being “Persecuted” For His Politics
Over at National Post, we have one of Peterson’s lawyers arguing that the Ontario College of Psychologists is “succumbing to the woke mob”, and persecuting him for his politics. Nothing could be further from the truth. A casual review of the complaints against Peterson reveals gems expressing clinical opinions about
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality | Helen Joyce
—Chapters— (0:00) – Coming Up (0:57) – Intro (2:22) – Writing “Trans” (9:46) – Women and Biological Reality (19:50) – Age Solidarity Among Women (24:57) – Narcissism, a Key Contributor (34:53) – Fetishes & the Unbalanced Psyche (36:57) – Breaking the Fantasy (42:25) – Freud & the Oedipal Complex (48:11)
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Peaceable Kingdom?
Next week, there will be a really big show in Toronto. University of Toronto professor Jordan Peterson will be debating Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Bob Hepburn writes: Tickets for the April 19 event went on sale in March for the 3,100-seat Sony Centre venue and instantly sold out. Online ticket
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: A Closer Examination of Jordan Peterson’s Work – Emily Pothast
These snippets taken from Emily Pothast’s article called: “Jordan Peterson Is a Poor Researcher Whose Own Sources Contradict His Claims”. Not really surprising, but its nice to see fact emerging past the babble of his rabid dudish fanbase. “In summary, even though the political function of Enuma Elish is
Continue readingScripturient: Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules
I really wanted to read this book objectively, separating it from the media hype and social media torrents of opinion and abuse that often accompany its author, Jordan Peterson. I wanted to consider it in the company of the vast number of already-published self-help or philosophical books, and the historical
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On Dr. Jordan Peterson: The True And Real Story
He’s a con artist. He’s got a book, he’s got a speaking tour, and when’s he’s not flogging the book he’s flogging his daughter’s all meat diet to get his army of fan-boys Manly for the next battle in the Culture Wars. Real intellectuals don’t do that kind of thing. Yes
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Sociobiology and Jordan Peterson – Lobsters, all the way down.
Laurie Penny has a great review of some of Jordan Peterson’s work, this quote illustrates the continued reliance of sociobiological principles by JP. “Peterson insists in the very first chapter of 12 Rules for Life that if you’re an adult human man worried about your place in the world, you’ve
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Jason Kenney joins attack on David Suzuki; complains too many U of A honorary degrees go to progressives
Where is the Globe and Mail, the National Post, federal Opposition leader Andrew Scheer? After all, they were all such convincing defenders of intellectual freedom on campus when the barbs were being directed at Jordan Peterson, the University of Toronto professor who is “the Darth Maul of tenured campus bad
Continue readingDented Blue Mercedes: Free Speech, When The “Debate” is You (and You’re Not Invited)
Shout: “Help, I’m being silenced!” There’s a duplicitous game of sleight-of-hand that is taking place in discussions about freedom of speech in academia and the public square. Here’s how it works: at first, a person fishes for controversy by saying several things that they know will offend people. If this
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Andrew Scheer’s Shameful and Disgusting Alt-Right Day
By now it should be clear that Andrew Scheer and his Rebel campaign manager Hamish Marshall, are turning the Cons into an Alt-Right party.A party of bigots and misogynists, more Trump-like than Canadian.And in that regard, yesterday was a banner day. Read more »
Continue readingAgainst the Grain: Bathroom Bill Senator Don Plett back at it again
Don Plett is the genius behind the previous Canadian government’s attempt to legislate on trans rights–he proposed the amendment to Bill C-279, which specifically excluded public accommodations and housing protections. An otherwise perfectly good bill was gutted thanks to him, leaving trans women stranded in a veritable minefield yet again. So,
Continue readingAgainst the Grain: Transition Reactions p13: Legitimate academic inquiry
In my readings on feminism in Islam and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), there has been a consistent thread across all views within this specific area: Establish what work already exists before entering the discourse, lest you look like an utter nincompoop. It’s good advice generally for anyone
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The Wriggly Can of Worms – Professor Jordan Peterson, Free Speech, and the Regressive Left
There is a controversy in Canada going on with with regards to the issue of free speech, Bill C-16, and the refusal of a Professor at the U of T to use the alternate pronouns people choose for themselves. This is the video that started it all (1h). Three viewing
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