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The Thought Police Have Come for Jordan Peterson, We are Next
Peterson must toe the line and choose between a mandatory "social media communication re-education training" or his license as a clinical psychologist.
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When Mikhaila Peterson (Fuller) published an Instagram video on Wednesday revealing that her father, Dr. Jordan Peterson, is being forced to undergo mandatory social media “re-education” training by the Ontario College of Psychologists (OCP) or lose his license over a few Tweets, I was alarmed.
On the one hand, I’m not the least bit surprised. After COVID-19 ripped the pants off the World Economic Forum, fact-checkers slapped “misinformation labels” on truth, and the Twitter files revealed outright collusion between the FBI, CIA, and Twitter to manipulate us — I’m awake. At the same time, I can’t believe how far we’ve regressed as a society and how hard we have to fight back against this nonsensical nonsense.
OCP has demanded Peterson submit to mandatory social media communication retraining with their experts for, among other crimes, retweeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s political opponent and criticizing Trudeau and his political allies.
If Peterson doesn’t take the course and produce reports documenting his progress, he faces an “in-person tribunal and suspension” of his right to operate as a licensed clinical psychologist. If you’re wondering if this looks a lot like “brainwashing,” it most certainly does.
For those who may not know, Peterson is a brilliant man — whether you align with his personal philosophies or not. He’s a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto and a former associate professor of psychology at Harvard. With his students and colleagues, Dr. Peterson has published over a hundred scientific papers advancing the modern understanding of alcoholism, antisocial behavior, play, emotion, creativity, competence, and personality and has written numerous books.
For those who may not know, Justin Trudeau is part of the World Economic Forum and is directly involved in a global elitist agenda none of us want to be a part of. The claim is that Peterson’s public cynicism is “harming people,” yet none of the complaints received have come from present or past clients.
For example, in January 2022, Peterson tweeted that the world could handle a larger population if handled correctly. (How dare he!) Roger Palgree, who describes himself as a scientist and educator, said he disagreed and claimed the world is already overpopulated.
Another complaint was filed against Peterson by a non-client in February 2022 when he questioned Ottawa’s interim police chief, Steve Bell, after he suggested removing children from the Freedom Convoy protest site in Ottawa. Peterson tweeted a video of the statement and said, “‘Children removed’ how, exactly? Why, exactly? By whom, exactly? Sent to where exactly? And for how long, exactly? Think this through, Canadians. This is a bad decision.”
In May 2022, a complaint was filed after Peterson retweeted a New York Post article about Yummi Nue, an overweight model featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit edition and hailed as an embodiment of good health.
“Sorry. Not beautiful. And no amount of authoritarian tolerance is going to change that,” Peterson tweeted.
Further allegations against Peterson allegedly include criticisms of climate change models and denouncing gender surgery on minors. None of these things have anything to do with the practice of psychology.
According to the National Post, anyone anywhere in the world can make a complaint to professional regulatory bodies for any reason, regardless of whether the complainant has had direct contact with the professional in question. The respective colleges have a responsibility to decide whether each complaint is credible enough to warrant further investigation. Frivlous complaints can be dispensed with. If the regulating body decides to move forward, it is a serious move akin to a lawsuit.
Peterson is pushing back against the CPO and has applied for judicial review with the Ontario Divisional Court. Peterson said the politicization of the Colleges regulating professions in Ontario and across Canada puts the care and legal advice people receive at risk because professionals will be too intimidated to give their best advice.
Former President Hebert Hoover once said:
“It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on obtaining power, each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.”
Don’t think that this can’t happen in America. It already is. We’ve seen it with COVID-19 and how it’s playing out on social media. If we don’t stand up and protect our right to speak freely, what’s happening with Jordan Peterson can happen to anyone.
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