Jordan Peterson says Ontario psychologist licence may be suspended over public statements

[mandrill]

He's going to make this as unpleasant as he can for the OCP.

Those people he has ''offended'' will gloat for now but he will survive this and his viewership will expand.

Of course those who have never read his books or watched a full video will continue their ad hominem attacks without justification other than their own dissatisfaction with their putrid lives.

But surely those "putrid" people have every justification. He has been found ethically and professionally lacking by his own professional board. The "hominem" has been professionally found to be an unethical ass-jack by his own peers after a full and fair hearing.

This is a moment which he will grift on and cash in on. But being disciplined by your own professional body is a moment of deep humiliation and disgrace. Any decent, ethical healer would be mortified at the shame.

Not Peterson, of course. Because he's a grifting turd-dump. But normally decent professionals would be ashamed.

 

[Frankfooter]

Peterson's next move will be very interesting. You know he's going to video record everything and publicize it. He's going to draw as much out of this to support his platform as possible. In the end he'll lose but he'll gain more recognition.

Of course.

Peterson will try to make as much money pedalling outrage as he can.
That is his new job.
Pushing outrageous positions like 'masturbation is bad' and waiting for the clicks and likes.

 

[dirtyharry555]

And the inevitable support for Andrew Tate, who Peterson presents as just needing a little psychotherapy...

Gotta cater to your incel audience when Tate's their other idol.

I don't think you and the activist journalists that you rely on realize how outdated your tropes are. But this is a good trend. The more out of touch you are, the less influence you have.

You'll catch up in 15 years after some social scientists complete their longitudinal studies on what's happening that you can reference.

 

[mandrill]

I don't think you and the activist journalists that you rely on realize how outdated your tropes are. But this is a good trend. The more out of touch you are, the less influence you have.

You'll catch up in 15 years after some social scientists complete their longitudinal studies on what's happening that you can reference.

Except we're not the ones who are out of date and falling behind.

Public servants in Tory Blue Ontario are now putting pronouns on their email sigs and apologizing for living on Hadenosaunee land. The woke is not not only mainstream, but centre-right mainstream.

Only the PPC - with its 5% of support - is holding out.

 

[WyattEarp]

He won't do remedial training when he can make a ton of cash crying censorship.

Frank, you always post external material that neither enlightens or adds anything new to the conversation. What are we to suppose to get from this bland and unspecific missive from the College of Psychologists?

 

[WyattEarp]

That's why I asked earlier if he was misrepresenting the case against him.
It's a no-brainer for him to milk it as censorship - that's what his fan base wants.
Losing his license costs him nothing and fighting the OCP gains him a lot - so he will do that.

You can read the decision here by downloading the pdf.

That can all be true and the College of Psychologists can also be overreaching.

 

[WyattEarp]

Public servants in Tory Blue Ontario are now putting pronouns on their email sigs and apologizing for living on Hadenosaunee land. The woke is not not only mainstream, but centre-right mainstream.

That's worrisome. There are always some people who try to go along to get along. I don't think I necessarily want that characteristic in our politicians.

 

[dirtyharry555]

Don't mistaken decadence for progress.

Except we're not the ones who are out of date and falling behind.

Public servants in Tory Blue Ontario are now putting pronouns on their email sigs and apologizing for living on Hadenosaunee land. The woke is not not only mainstream, but centre-right mainstream.

Only the PPC - with its 5% of support - is holding out.

Characteristic of a decadent society.

 

[squeezer]

That's worrisome. There are always some people who try to go along to get along. I don't think I necessarily want that characteristic in our politicians.

Yes, of course, this is a much better way for politicians to behave.

 

[mandrill]

That's worrisome. There are always some people who try to go along to get along. I don't think I necessarily want that characteristic in our politicians.

Oh dear. Perhaps you should invest in an inexpensive time machine and travel back to 1955. You would probably be happier.

 

[mandrill]

Don't mistaken decadence for progress.
Characteristic of a decadent society.

Same thing I just wrote to Earp.

 

[squeezer]

Oh dear. Perhaps you should invest in an inexpensive time machine and travel back to 1955. You would probably be happier.

 

[WyattEarp]

Squeez, if you came to TERB to make fun of Beaver you're in the wrong place.

 

[squeezer]

Squeez, if you came to TERB to make fun of Beaver you're in the wrong place.

Yes, that did cross my mind when I sent the clip. I do love fresh beaver but there is no such fresh Beaver from 1955 man!!!!

 

[The Oracle]

Of course.

Peterson will try to make as much money pedalling outrage as he can.
That is his new job.
Pushing outrageous positions like 'masturbation is bad' and waiting for the clicks and likes.

Yeah because masturbating to porn all day long and then feeling guilty about it is a good thing.

But you keep on misinterpreting the message there.

 

[WyattEarp]

Yeah because masturbating to porn all day long and then feeling guilty about it is a good thing.

But you keep on misinterpreting the message there.

That clip about porn taken in its entirety (big if here) was fairly reasoned and innocuous. Are there any psychologists that really believe masturbating to a lot of porn is a healthy life style? Surely, there are better examples of Peterson saying something that offends certain people.

This is one of those things on a social media thread that takes on a life of its own. I don't think mandrill would ever say "maybe that wasn't the best example". And Frank? Frank piles on to any progressive pile.

So can we get off this masturbation thing?

 

[mandrill]

That clip about porn taken in its entirety (big if here) was fairly reasoned and innocuous. Are there any psychologists that really believe masturbating to a lot of porn is a healthy life style? Surely, there are better examples of Peterson saying something that offends certain people.

This is one of those things on a social media thread that takes on a life of its own. I don't think mandrill would ever say "maybe that wasn't the best example". And Frank? Frank piles on to any progressive pile.

So can we get off this masturbation thing?

I suspect most psychiatrists wouldn't think too much masturbation was an issue. Or if so, it was part of a larger issue with focus or self confidence.

Squee posted a bio of JP which contains a number of more disturbing things about him. Post #152.

 

[alwilm]

I just realized how ridiculous we are... a bunch of Johns debating whether Peterson's actions are ethical or unethical, whether his professional college should be pursuing him or not?

What's that saying? "Those who live in glass houses..."

I'm glad were not pushing the boundaries of contemporary ethics and morality...

 

[The Oracle]

''There's a very large swath of the public who would be perfectly happy to see anybody who doesn't share their political views punished harshly for their audacity and I think that's particularly true of radical leftists in anything that is centrist or conservative.''

 

[mandrill]

''There's a very large swath of the public who would be perfectly happy to see anybody who doesn't share their political views punished harshly for their audacity and I think that's particularly true of radical leftists in anything that is centrist or conservative.''

But again, you have to argue that the CPO elected board - which represents a reputable profession - are "radical leftists".

In fact, they're middle of the road, eminent professionals who have been chosen as leaders of their specific profession. They ARE the centrists.

I realize that you cannot emotionally accept what I just wrote without having your world-view disintegrate. But it's clear to most of the rest of us.