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Jordan Peterson and the Real “Dark Tetrad”mises.org/mises-wire/jordan-peterson-and-real-dark-tetrad
104 sats \ 6 comments \ @Undisciplined 13 May Politics_And_Law
By Liam McCollum
Peterson implies the “dark tetrad” is emerging on the non-interventionist right, cloaking their real intentions with conservative rhetoric. Interestingly, however, a historical parallel exists in neoconservatism, whose intellectual roots are deeply rooted in Machiavellianism.
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26 sats \ 4 replies \ @hybridbits 13 May
What do you expect from someone that asks for genocide?
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64 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 13 May
Unfortunately, I've come to expect very little from him.
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58 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 13 May
I think we project onto people the values we hope they will hold. Peterson is not a conservative let alone an anarchist. He's a neo-liberal or maybe a classical liberal at best. He comes from the left really. He's come a long way but still believes in the system far more than many of his fans.
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48 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 13 May
I think he's very susceptible to the conservative lens of civilization vs barbarism, though. When it comes to Israel/Palestine, that seems to be what he's falling for.
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26 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 13 May
For sure. I really tire of both sides when they act like it is so clear who is in the wrong. Its easy to be wrong on this topic especially when you are in a bubble. Its a complex issue with a lot bad actors on both sides.
I think the government is in the wrong here but I get why that's not clear to most people that support Israel.
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42 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 13 May
I’m not sure but all of these neoconservatives seem to have some factors in common, besides liking the idea of wars. To me, anyway, it looks like they are playing a fine game of Let’s you and him fight from the book The Games People Play. They are getting other people to kill each other over whatever they are looking to control without having to get their hands dirty. I noticed that not one of them ever volunteered to pick up an M16 and go out and actuate their own desires, they always had someone else’s children doing it. Dark Tetrad, indeed.
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