I love posting these (and seeing others post these) because every time there's a boatload of people in the comments who say "I like him, but he's wrong here".
What we are seeing here is the first instances of the fracture between centrist liberals like Peterson and the right. It was always going to happen that the right would go where these centrist liberals couldn't follow. It had happened already on fringe topics like race, but now we have a fracture that has pretty broad support among the right: government WuFlu policies.
When that fracture happens there will be many (former) supporters saddened and disappointed that "the student has outdone the master".
It's possible to appreciate the things someone has done while realizing you have gone beyond them to places where they are not willing to tread. That doesn't negate what they have done in the past, but it does mean you cease treating them as a guide in areas where they are not willing to go. This is one of those areas, as is government WuFlu policies and their opposition.
I love posting these (and seeing others post these) because every time there's a boatload of people in the comments who say "I like him, but he's wrong here".
What we are seeing here is the first instances of the fracture between centrist liberals like Peterson and the right. It was always going to happen that the right would go where these centrist liberals couldn't follow. It had happened already on fringe topics like race, but now we have a fracture that has pretty broad support among the right: government WuFlu policies.
When that fracture happens there will be many (former) supporters saddened and disappointed that "the student has outdone the master".
People are complicated and can be right about one thing and wtong about another.
I still like his biblical lectures and his podcast and his principles generally even if I disagree with him on specific issues.
It's possible to appreciate the things someone has done while realizing you have gone beyond them to places where they are not willing to tread. That doesn't negate what they have done in the past, but it does mean you cease treating them as a guide in areas where they are not willing to go. This is one of those areas, as is government WuFlu policies and their opposition.
We need a new guide.