Thinks that being one extreme or another is bad

>thinks that being one extreme or another is bad
>thinks that he is objectively right and seeks absolute truth yet lacks the awareness to realize that people on either "extreme" also believe they are in absolute truth
>goes on to call people on either side "genocidal maniacs" like he has some sort of authority on that
>implies that because we, as a species have become less and less tribal (really only true for developed nations and races and even then it's mostly just "white people" who have always been less tribal/kinship bound (in terms of the source of authority and leadership) and more meritocratic anyway) that that is inevitable and that in order for mankind to succeed we must defy our biology and see ourselves as "all just people" and seek absolute truth but only a particular spectrum of absolute truth of the proper "Centrist" who only exists on the merits of his juxtaposition to either extreme.
Why are centrists so fucking retarded? I mean, I get it that Jordan Peterson is cool and all for his refusal to use made up bullshit pronouns but the fact that he doesn't see the irony in his train of thought is hilarious.

youtu.be/04wyGK6k6HE

>thinks that being one extreme or another is bad
It is though.
You should read up on virtue ethics.

He's just entertainment, always was.
Anyone who thought otherwise can't into hilarity.
If I was him I'd be cool with using someone's preferred pronouns, mainly because I'd be using them sarcastically for the giggles.

>what is the middle path

>a fucking leaf
The worth or value of an ideology isn't predicated upon how extreme you are, only a centrist would think like that.

No man has ever achieved greatness, no empire glory by being tame and taking the path more traveled and which sees the least change. There will always be extremes and people who set them, to think that you're safe and unaffected somewhere in the middle is ridiculous.

Every ideology requires moderation, otherwise it turns into chaos.
Self-control. That's all centrism really is.

Literally meaningless

>to think that you're safe and unaffected
Petersons' whole point is that you aren't safe, specifically because of others' inability to recognize their irrationality which leads them to extremism which leads them to commit evil. Part of what leaves people open to this extremism is a lack of appreciation for the moral under-pinnings of their cultures. He believes that this is part of the reason that some of the bloodiest dictators in history have been atheists. Lacking the belief that life is sacred, these tyrants had nothing to stop them from exterminating millions of people.

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Praise kek. You're still delusional though

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Centrists aren't always fucking retarded.

It's only retarded when, rather than seeking the truth (regardless of where it lies) they seek to maintain order by appeasing both sides (even if one is incorrect).

huh?

The truth isn't situated in the middle

Centrists usually are extremely retarded though, for a very simple reason. They assume that there are only two variables.

When in reality there are an untold amounts of.

For politics, there isnt even a real left or right spectrum. There exist far more different ideologies than left or right which also used to work.

You could try to be a faget and think that things like monarchy must be right, but you would be just that, a faget.

those are some disgustingly healthy digits

>thinks that being one extreme or another is bad

It his, but ya know in reality there are no "two" sides.
Hitler copied Mussolini fascism for his national socialism (SOCIALISM) and guess what?Mussolini before invent the fascism was a...socialist (SOCIALISM).

So you have the socialism at one end and the communism at the other.

Our prophet Peterson is right: both socialism and communism are bad.
PRAISE KEK!

>>thinks that being one extreme or another is bad
Why do you think he thinks that?

>>thinks that he is objectively right and seeks absolute truth yet lacks the awareness to realize that people on either "extreme" also believe they are in absolute truth
When did he ever say that he's objectively right? All he advocates for is battling your own self-deceptions and trying to speak the truth as best you can. You KNOW when you are lying or when you are not 100% knowledgeable about what you're talking about.
Yes he has empathy for extreme people and he's expressed that several times. Nobody can deny the hatred and pure conviction that Elliot Rodger felt when he went on a killing spree, but that doesn't mean you have to agree with him

>>goes on to call people on either side "genocidal maniacs" like he has some sort of authority on that
What the hell does this even mean? Do you have any authority on it? He's expressing his informed opinion based on research on where extremity of any kind can take you.

When did he imply that last strawman green arrow? If he's said anything it's that you should listen to your biology, and not try to suppress it with ideological falsehoods. He's never said that you have to agree with him on everything he says, all he says is that you should never lie to yourself, because that can lead you to harm others aswell as yourself. Every time a contradicting thought appears in your head, you have to reconcile with it and let the false idea die off. This is something you can't do with pure thinking alone, you have to educate yourself to be able to develop a solid understanding of the world.

>They assume that there are only two variables.

That is a pathological oversimplification. Centrism is not explained through such a fucking ridiculous notion.

Oh but it is so by nature, to be a centrist is to be in the middle of two variables. If a third one comes along, that is nothing like the first two, then he cannot become a centrist anymore.

>lets all fuck kiddies
>no fucking kiddies is bad
>I know, lets turn them into cyborg androids and then send them to mars.