2017/01/22: Pt 2/3: Freedom Of Speech/Political Correctness: Dr. Jordan B Peterson
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This is Part 2 of a 3-part posting from The Speakers Action Group (www.speakersact..., who hosted Dr. Norman Doidge, author of the bestselling The Brain that Changes Itself and The Brain's Way of Healing (www.normandoidge.com/) and Dr. Jordan B Peterson Sunday, January 22, 2017 to speak on freedom of speech and political correctness. Dr. Peterson speaks about his experiences over the last few months and, more generally, about the consequences of the joint postmodern, neo-Marxist rejection of Western enlightenment and deeper, archetypal ideals.
Dr. Doidge speaks first in this 3-part series ( • Video ).
Dr. Peterson speaks in part 2 (this video)
Part 3, a Q & A, follows this discussion ( • Video )
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I cannot put into words how much I admire and respect this man.
He is a great man indeed. He represents a fight that we are all fighting right now, whether we know it or not.
You're right, we are. And what is shocking is that most people just don't get it. They don't. There's no sense of alarm or emergency, just frenzied nonsensical outrage and discriminatory bias. I'm thankful every day that Jordan exists, and I know that sounds corny but it's true lol. I feel safer in the world and most certainly have more hope in the present and future because of the work that Jordan and others are doing.
me too
48:56
"you wanna have a meaningful life?..."
Ian Hamlett He's like a pusher, but instead of dealings drugs he deals values and good life choices.
In 80 or 100 years, Peterson will be one of the great thinkers that teachers in the future will want their students to know.
future A.I. will have the "Peterson"-subroutine installed. It will keep them from wanting to wipe out all life on earth.
If we make it out of the century alive.
Well thats on us, and the only way forward is to straighten yourself out, which is no easy task.
He deserves to be in the textbooks.
@@shahranmahmood3366 ??? for which idea that is new?
I come from a Marxist, Post-Structuralist background. I studied this stuff for 7 years in higher education, and then personally as my life. Slowly but surely it tore me apart. Over the last few years I've managed to cleanse myself and finally attain some joy in life, innocence perhaps, value - certainly. Jordan Peterson has helped me along the way and for that I will be eternally grateful. Having the courage to be who you are and speak what you think is rare, to do it with such obvious compassion and in the face of strong, institutional and professional opposition demonstrates a desire for truth, a profound kindness, and a necessity of someone who wants to care. Just as the identity politics farce has led to a series of surprising and unfortunate situations, so it has led to some surprising and fortunate heroes, of which Jordan is one. There aren't many, and these times require them, so be sure to understand the value of this man and his work. Pass it on, it's a gift.
Dangerfield yeah, I come from a punk rock background that was based on deconstruction and post modernist ideas. JP has really helped me see how much bitterness and disappointment in society left me not wanting to compete or participate in life. This did not work out well. Marx's critique really made me feel justified and deconstructing every value system reinforced my apathy as I dropped out of every social construct.
I've always known I was just being a pussy. JP really puts his boot in a guys ass!
Dangerfield, bravo!!
I agree. He is a gift to mankind
Dangerfield kudos
Amazing story. I would strongly encourage you to use your experience to help and teach others. You have an opportunity to transform a horrible personal experience into the very meaning and purpose for your life. What a beautiful gift that would be to emerge from that nightmare.
Mr. Peterson,
You brought me to tears with this speech. I was driving and I pulled over and cried. It was as though I was poking around in a dark cave and I saw light for the first time in years.
You are the hero you describe. You may be the savior of the west. I'm quite certain your name will go down in history though we cannot know how that history will unfold.
appreciate the comment, i experienced the same and was quite shocked at myself so thanks
There is a massive army just waiting to mobilize if he would but lead us to righteous glory.
He will never be forgotten, I say that as middle Eastern immigrant. He is real hero
I found god thru his teachings. Amd inner peace. From holland
Holy shit! A Middle Eastern immigrant, a Dutch from pan-atheistic Europe and grown men brought to tears!
A touch of the the INFINITE brought along by JBP.
I was sitting front row for this immaculate speech. It legitimately brought me to tears near the end. I also noticed around me people seemed to be completely enamoured and deeply gripped as their expressions all showed a type of vulnerability I've never witnessed before. Indescribably powerful.
That must have been an amazing experience. This speech seems to be changing my life, and I wasn't even there. Jealous!
This is my second time hearing that last bit. The last twelve minutes, after he says, "I'm going to take five more minutes because we're running out of time," he gets so empassioned and fired up, it's like he knows he is going to die in the wilderness and those are the final words to those trying to get into the promised land. It's like hot pursuit and he knows he's about to be massacred by the Gestapo. The urgency is euphoric and awe-inspiring and deeply religious.
Those words he says here are immortal. They span time and generations.
I found this video Googling "the lights are on Jordan Peterson" cause that's what I remember most about it from the first time. We are so privileged here in the west, and I don't know if JP would call himself a chauvinist, but he definitely seems to recognize how well we have it figured out here in the west. And those in the Universities are studying on the backs of the working class.
But these are my favorite words from him. I think this speech here is essentially captures his ideas about living. It's so regretful that he isn't american, because he could run alongside Ben Shapiro and probably change this nation permanently for the better. Like, Abraham Lincoln level change.
But anyway, the first time I saw this video, it was the tail end, reposted by some other youtuber, philosophy insights or bite-sized philosophy, I don't remember. And I think it changed my life, and it was something I always knew but never had words for, and it was something I always wanted to express but never could.
Dr. Peterson really is a legend.
TheVanessalala you are a lucky human being.
It's because he speaks from the heart. You can see how much he cares just from his tone and expressions.
I was thinking how amazing it must have been to see this live. Thanks for posting your experience
Never thought i would be so entertained and enlightened by lectures like this when i used to dread them back in college. We have to stand behind Prof Jordan Perterson for the sake of Canada and US.
Pick up your damned suffering, and bear it!!! And try to be a good person so you don't make it worse - Dr. J. Peterson
I wish this message could be telegraphed to every person on the planet. Maybe it'd fix every problem we have.
It is, it is written thousands of years ago:
"if anyone wants to come after me, deny thyself, pick up thine cross, and follow me"
And it doesn't need to be dressed up in religious dogma, if you suppose that the one who said that was Nietzche's uberschmen (is my spelling right? The super-man) or Buddha's the enlightened man, the message should resonate with you, regardless of your religious beliefs and/or affiliation.
But I get your point or st least where you are coming from and we are essentially in agreement.
*Übermensch
Let's make his quips bumper stickers to spread the message? I sorta explained to some fam and friends one night (during Iraq war time) that the way to get people off oil is to make oil so uncool. You get the mainstream to buy the obvious reasons to be in favor of going green (before that term came along), and it'd put social pressure on those who didn't follow. But that's true of every movement. So-- yeah, bumper stickers, at least. For starters.
I think that is the return of Jesus to the earth, the day we all put our houses in order, the day we fight the existencial horror together
Us: "Someone needs to step up and stop all this madness"
Jordan Peterson: "Hold my beer"
😂 love it
Also JP: "Damn right! YES! EXACTLY!!"
Cook my steak,I’ll be back
Yes yes yes!!!!!
and he hasn't picked the beer back up since
Last 15 min was difficult to watch. One thing that really manifested itself in your talk was the humility that you constantly had in approaching such a complex topic. Bravo to you Dr. Peterson.
one man really can change the world
He has changed mine!
He’s changed the word because he spent 40 years changing himself. He spent more than half of his life “cleaning his room” before he stuck his nose outside
I grew up under communism in Viet Nam and also read the book he mentioned years before this. I think more people who do not know about communism should listen to him.
Every man can change the world. Maybe thats the problem?
Thank you Dr. Peterson. You are helping one nihilistic bloody millennial who's world has been up lifted by your very powerful speech.
That’s so nice
This is my favorite Peterson lecture. You can almost tangibly *feel* the man's passion as he speaks.
The passion he displays especially in the last 10 minutes or so of this talk is really intense and inspiring. Peterson is a tour de force when he's on fire like that.
This honestly makes me tear up. I share his pain and frustration.
It's an epic speech. One of his best.
It really is. I've watched hundreds of hours of his videos and this one still blew me away! He spoke with such conviction.
Epic is a word I usually avoid, but here it is very fitting.
the very end made me tear up as well.
+Longhornzrock96 you know Jordan is a very special man. Makes me happy he is among us lot in canada
As an atheist (or struggling atheist at this point), I think that I just experienced some sort of religious awe in the last 10 minutes of this lecture.
I have been watching tens of hours of the Professor's lectures but, the passion in this one, stroked the right cord...
ArsenieLoca That's something that I find that militant atheists don't understand, or have even come into contact with. I dont believe in any particular God, but I am spiritual and am open to the core concepts of religion. Peterson said once that the religion that Dawkens refutes is what a 13 year old can refute. That's just the glossy surface of religion. There's a depth, or I guess a spiritual essence in say Christianity that goes beyond made up stories in the Bible. The stories are ultimate truths, not scientific truths but mythological truths that are embedded in our pschy. It's the same with Harry Potter or Star Wars, they represent the same type of story that has been told for thousands of years. There's a deep reason why we're drawn to those stories. Thought that might flesh out your questioning.
Try watching his video on psychology of redemption in christianity... Very interesting to watch too if his ideas on religion appeal to you.
I've been what some would call a "militant atheist" for over a decade, I totally agree with you. Peterson basically turns secular preacher. It's very, very good. I think it's something most non-believers totally miss. The foundational morality of humanity and the lessons of enlightenment. The more I learn from Peterson, the more I see that most atheists are these post-modernist types...religious patriarchy and all that. Morality isn't bad dish water to be tossed out with the baby.
ArsenieLoca If you are interested, I suggest viewing the videos of Dave Rubin interviewing Bishop Robert Barron on the Rubin Report.
crownstupid Spot on!
I added a transcript for Dutch. Free speech needs to cross language barriers. Keep up the good work.
Dank voor dit, mijn waardering is groots!
Thanks pik
Bedankt! Het maakte het een stuk makkelijker het geheel te volgen :)
I don't understand dutch so I don't care.
But this makes me happy, good work sir.
@@nabilyassin1742 he got us in the first half ngl 😳
This should be broadcast on every channel... on every possible outlet. The absolute brutal truth at last.
This is what people have been starving for... not to be babied, but to be confronted with brutal honesty, so as to identify a problem. This is how we over come.
The most important message I took from this speech is, that I can't make the world a better place. All I can do is make myself a better person, and that in turn will help make the world a little better.
Exactly!
YES!!
Dear Dr. Peterson,
I am a natural science student at a Canadian university in third year and I wanted to let you know that you and your lectures on youtube are filling this educational void within my life. I have always had a basic logical and philosophical foundation based on my experiences and upbringing to which I view the world and act in it. Your work has directly impacted me. It has allowed me to grow as a person, to grow in a direction a desperately needed. As other comments have said, you are a hero to people, and that goes for me as well. You have such a powerful impact and I believe have become so popular because you speak the truth. The truth is what I need and what we as a society need. I want you to know that you have my sincerest gratitude for speaking truth and making a difference felt far and wide. Thank you for standing up when society is telling my generation to sit down. Thank you for what you do and know you will have my continued support.
Sincerely,
Young Canadian Man
“Think again sunshine!!!!” Passion!! Pure passion, and I can’t get enough of it! Thank you JDP!!!!
'and look, the lights are on!' absolutely brilliant.
I always feel so driven, after I watch one of your videos. They inspire me to actually struggle, and to fix the issues in my life. So, thank you. And I truly mean it - thank you.
I will never forget this lecture, at least not the last 10 minutes.
Absolutely remarkable.
i have been looking for the full version of this speech since forever, thank you for posting it
Me too! However i this is only part 2/3 - and I haven't been able to find neither the first or third part. Have you by any chance?
Thank you.
I've been sorting myself out for 2 days now.
Been doing the things that need to be done, that beckon me to do them. Been arguing with myself in my mind a lot, like another person telling me that what I'm doing is no good and I know it.
I'm feeling slightly weak and my mind tells me to drift away at times, I'm feeling some sort of structural change inside of me, but at the same time there's this stability right in the center, the glowing castle in the distance. I know the way and its treacherous yearnings for rest, respite and ultimately apathy. But I will walk this path from now on.
Scooby dooderino Jared?
How's the journey been so far?
requesting updates :) I can really relate to what you said
Jordan Peterson is like a mentor that I desperately needed for twenty years and couldn't find.
I don't think anything has ever inspired me more than the closing statements of this presentation.
God bless you, Doctor Peterson, and thank you.
Watching Peterson while cleaning my room. 👍
I keep repeating this video once a week from 40:45 till the end... Thanks JP. The world certainly could use more from you and more of you!!
This is the video which first sparked my interest in Dr. Peterson’s ideas. I recall watching a clip of the last 15 minutes of it on a laptop back in 2017. I have read both of his books and watched countless hours of lectures and I believe very deeply that in years to come this man’s work will be looked back on and the wisdom and profound insights he gave to the West will only be truly recognised when he is gone. He is an incredibly passionate speaker. God bless him.
Same
Same
2017 will always be the year I found Jordan Peterson
Chelsea Reid me too!
I'm so grateful for those post-modernists and SJW who attacked Prof. Peterson and had thrown Prof. Peterson on the media. So I had known him, as well so many other people and we are able to listen to such amazing ideas and speeches.
Thanks SJW. Thanks Prof. Peterson
they tried to shut his message but all they did is made it even more popular. Thanks indeed :)
I learned more about history from this hour of video than I did from 4 years of High School.
Thank you.
There are no words to describe the beauty of this.
Thanks for being out there and pushing me to think more.
"Think again sunshine!"
sort yourself out
And that's that!
The Yellow Tub what do you do about it?
this must become a MEME
makeameme.org/meme/are-you-a-4e7330
It's quite interesting that the conscience voice in my head is a voice of Dr.Peterson: "Clean your damn room!"," you gotta be bloody sure that what you are doing now is right"
Thanks for another nice video though
"& look the lights are on - its a bloody miracle!" I love this man so much. I feel so grateful for him and the bloody lights.
He has saved my life. Im still fixing it. I hope I get through it.
The whole part about how "Life is suffering" just rings so true with me. I really needed this.
That last bit by Peterson.. whew. Thats the kinda stuff that can change your heart.
My god, i learned something today. Something that hurts deep inside. I do sincerely thank you, even though it means nothing. The whole 2 videos today have been nothing but absolutely awesome, but the last 10 minutes of this one kicked the mental shit out of me. I think i needed that. Again, thank you.
Dr. Peterson, I spend as many hours as I can on my weekends on watching your videos. I am truly convinced that the more people watch these videos and think about the issues discussed in them, particularly our young people, the better it is for our society as a whole. Your courage to stand up for something that is of fundamental importance deserves the highest honor our society could give, I would not hesitate to compare you with the soldiers who gave their lives in the name of defending our values.
Got my PB&J, listening to my JBP, life's good :3
Ry P in your pj's?
#PB&J&JBP
Ry P :D!
Rebecca Wood :D
oh okay then lots of people!!!
I so much hope and pray to God that my comment crosses the eyes of Jordan Peterson. All I want to say is that he is a true inspiration to so many people around the world and that he is a great great human being. It is the loss of all those who misunderstand or not understand anything that he explains so well. Thank you so much sir for all your work.
I actually tear up listening to the passion in his voice. We are at a fork in the road as a civilization. Billions of lives depend on the choices we collectively make over the next few years. And I can feel it in my gut as Peterson desperately screams at us to choose wisely.
This is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long time. Thank you, professor.
Person who had the bizarre desire to pound through 500 hours of lectures, right here. Keep em coming.
i feel bad for not taking more notes
Every time I listen to Dr. Peterson, I find myself inescapably with my jaw dropping at his grasp of the heart of man as well as the mind. He is the wisest and most brilliant man alive today. I have never heard anyone with his grasp of language. Or ideas. And that includes recordings of those who have left us. Don't stop talking, Dr. Peterson. I'm listening. I've cleaned my room.
Jordan B Peterson - I am not even in your class, not even in the same country, and you have changed my life
This is one of the greatest speeches I've ever seen. Thank you very much Professor Peterson.
This is powerful man, there's nothing like a Jordan Peterson rant. Post modernism, and in its slipstream leftism and political correctness, is aimed at the end of sound logic and traditional morality, and when that happens, hell really breaks loose. Mr. Peterson sees this train collision happening, and is all out trying to prevent it. I hope enough people will take this red pill in time to realize what is actually going on.
Dr. Peterson was absolutely fired up in this and perhaps a little loose. But, the peak of the crescendo at 44:35 is worth every second of viewing before and after that moment. For me, that's when, after becoming more and more familiar with his ideas since October, everything came together. The bow on the gift... or something like that. Incredible.
It was amazing to be there and see this man speak.
can you talk about what it was like for you? would love to hear how the room changed as he got emotional.
Saving this so I can use it to introduce people to Dr. Peterson's thought. It's an excellent summary of his views, especially the last ~15 minutes.
I started crying during this speech. Twice. I never cry.
45:00. That. That dredged up a lot of hurt and made me reflect on how often I turn to distance, isolation and apathy. I turned over some stones and reflected on how much, the more I learn, the size of problems seem and how that has a tendency to make me throw up my arms in frustration for lack of a feeling I could ever fix anything.
Well, that's not working out so well...
Thanks, Doc, for the reminders. I really mean that.
I have listed to that last 5min of this talk many times during the last one year. Man, every time makes me cry. That message touches the soul
I don't want to bore, so this will be brief and succinct as others have expressed many of my other thoughts in the most perfect of ways in explaining why you are someone of import at this particular time and place in history. I have been a functioning addict for years, and having stopped it all except for twice a week use of crystal methamphetamine. But I am finding the courage and last week there was an extra day without. And this week it was only once. and that's a change, a big change bucko. It's not that watching you is saving me, it's that you're facilitating my understanding of how I can save myself. It's opening an awareness that it may be less scary to take on all my potential and responsibility than to end up the loser I had self-sabotaged myself into being. Because of my choices, my will, my responsibility to be meaningful or lack thereof. And I'm going to put the albatross around my neck and get back to the open sea because drowning on dirt just doesn't bloody well make any goddamn sense now does it?
Thank you
This man and the fact that his message is getting out, restores my faith in humanity.
Thank You Dr Peterson. You are a gift.
I've seen many talks, interviews and speeches from Peterson, but I think this is hands down the most comprehensive talk I've seen so far. If anyone doesn't understand Peterson's views and motivations, show them this!
This is one of your greatest speeches yet, Dr. Peterson. Absolutely incisive.
This man is an absolute gift to Canadians and the world. Nice to see so many people listening. I pray the young folks are listening... they are the last hope for society. Thank you Jordan - we all love you and support you. Thanks for being brave enough to speak the truth.
You know, Monty Python kind of said all this in the Life of Brian.
Brian: "You don't need to follow me! You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to work it out for yourselves! You're all individuals!"
The Mob: "We're all individuals! Tell us more!"
Brian: "No, that's the point! Don't let anyone tell you what to do!"
I'm not.
Shh!
Hahah "WERE INDIVIDUALS, EXACTLY ! WHAT ELSE ARE WE ?"
The thing I most admire about you Dr. Peterson is your ability to remain level-headed despite direct insults towards you. You always try to bring the conversation back to a form in which communication remains free of spite so that it can truly be constructive. I've never once heard you say something to belittle someone directly, perhaps berating ideologies and acts, but you're never insulting. I can't think of a better intermediary necessary to establish a dialogue between the right and left so that we can mobilize our society in the most efficient and effective way possible. Also, your curiosity and disposition are contagious and engrossing.
One wants to thank the Ontario Human rights Commission for bringing forth Professor Peterson
One of the best intellectuals in the world and we've only just found him.
Dr. Peterson I would just like to thank you for making your knowledge and perspective open source. I have much gratitude for people like you that encourage people to think differently. You are a legend and I thank you.
Prof. Peterson is a gift to mankind. May God bless him manifold for the services he has rendered to people across the globe and to his students through his messages and teachings.
This is god damn incredible.
To hear someone talk so passionately about these issues is so reassuring. Thank you
This is the best speech he has ever given.
You can tell just how powerful the speech is just from his shaking. The resonance with his words are so strong, he can literally feel it in his bones. He knew how important this was and it is very important.
Beacon of hope...Truth shines through him
Jordan is a modern day prophet and amazing gift to our western society, academia and politics. For real. Warning us of the danger here and the worst of it coming in our society. Thank you for doing what is right in spite of the opposition and sleepless nights.
Does anybody else well up in tears while listening to Peterson? Like a sad movie, a moving homily, and a symphony. And then I'm laughing. OBVIOUSLY!
Though his last statement is wrong. The postmodernists *have no clue* what they are doing, and also believe 100% they are alleviating suffering.
The greatest philosopher of our time IMO.
I almost wasnt going to watch this because it started off boring but his speech was brilliant. Well worth the watch.
I love how every talk he had, it turned out to be somewhat inspirational.
If prophets still walk among us, Jordan Peterson is certainly one of them. So as long as you live Dr. JP, don't let anyone/anything shut you. Your voice is a bulwark against a rising tyranny that seeks to strip us of our conscience and liberties.
+Jordan B Peterson You are truly a gem, and an extraordinary gift to me and humanity. You and your words have helped me so much in understanding myself, life, and the world. Thank you so much! I aspire to be just as great as you! And I will teach my children everything I've learned from you!
The only thing missing was a mic drop at the end.
mics are expensive! but youre right so we need fake mics to drop in such moments.
Your passion is as strong as your brilliance. Thank you for standing up for what you believe, and for what we believe.
After spending time in Canadian universities. He is right on his analysis. We need to take heed.
I have to thank you Dr. Peterson sincerely with every bit of me, You,ve helped me grow as a person more than either of my parents and also educated me along the way. You are truly one of a kind and I've never admired someone as much as I admire you.
I like his Canadian "eh"
That's aboot right.
eh, bucko? Think again, sunshine!
Pelon 003 how do you spell Canada? c A n A d A
We have a similar 'hé' in Dutch put after a sentence to emphasize the listener especially has to pay attention to those spoken words. It may have unfluenced Canadian English in the colonies.
No Ceará nos temos o "né?" e o "ein?"
I think this is the greatest speeches Jordan has ever given. The end is beautiful.
This is probably the most important video one could ever watch
One of the things that stikes me about you, Dr.P is your humility. I hear you say phrases like "By my estimation " or "As far as I can tell". As informed as you are on the topics you speak about, you don't claim to know all there is to know. On the contrary, people who know very little speak as if they know it all.
I could hear prof Peterson speak all day! Fantastic, brilliant person! 👏🏻
Every high school student should be asked to watch this on last week of school
Nailed it at 38:15. Ephesians 6:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
I could listen to Professor Jordan Peterson speaking for hours. You're so on point, and passionate, and logical, and sound, and likeable. I'm watching this from my room and I feel like applauding along with the crowd. JP, you're freaking awesome...
At this point Professor Peterson could say that I'm a piece of crap, and I'll still LIKE the video, and leave a thank you comment. Thanks Professor.
I've been following him for about 18 months but I've only just discovered this talk and it's one of his very best. Absolutely inspirational and delivered with astonishing sincerity and passion.
I'm reading Maps of Meaning, it gives every single one of his talks a new depth. A fascinating book, I never thought I would be this hooked to psychology, symbolism and mythologies. I love the correlations he points out between politics and these topics.
I think about this talk once a week.
@36:15 How can you not love this guy?
we are so insurmountably fortunate to have this man as a contemporary.
two post-modernists disliked this video using the technology of the patriarch.
Since so many people here are paying homage to Dr. Peterson, might as well share my opinion. Dr. Peterson, along with other researchers in comparative mythology and religion (Campbell, Jung, Prozac, Guenon among others, not to mention whole religious and mythological traditions) have realized one of the most significant developments in human history (and solved the fundamental problem that drove my intellect for most of my life, until now): a rational justification for the humanities, arts, mythology and religion. We've all known implicitly that these are important disciplines since the dawn of our species. We unfortunately lost it with the gain of rational science in the Enlightenment. In Dr. Peterson's words (paraphrased), we can now say there are two kinds of truth: scientific and religious (which in my mind also encompasses the disciplines I've stated above) with highly tenable philosophical grounds. Apparently it was this age old divide between faith and reason that drove Dr. Peterson: I think he has achieved it or at least done most of the work.