Jordan Peterson and his misunderstanding of Leftist Politics:
Professor Jordan Peterson, he of the great internet fame, darling of people he despises has posed a very interesting question to those on the left. In a recent talk he gave as well as a YouTube video for the Big Think he talked about how left and right-wing movements turn toxic, hostile and murderous. He made an interesting claim though: the idea that, definitionally, it is very easy to parse the parts of right wing ideology that are toxic and murderous, and that they, fundamentally, usually come down to racial superiority doctrines. In other the words the conception of and defense of the creation of ethno-states. The idea that one tribal group is genetically superior to the other. However, he has stated that what ideas and ideologies on the left produce murderous results is less clear. How there is not one thing that you can point to in leftist doctrine determines how “bloody minded” a particular leftist movement is. He also said that it is incumbent upon those in leftist circles to...