Jordan B. Peterson Interview in Hungarian Conservative
May 26, 2023 10:39:45 GMT 8
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Post by NFA on May 26, 2023 10:39:45 GMT 8
[ C.L. posted the reference at “If we want things to be better we have to be better people” which is a Peterson quote from the article ]
[ It is a 2 cup read but well worth your time ]
Do you think that the majority of the society still sees things in the ‘normal’ way?
They are not very articulate. The part of the reason people pay attention to what I’m doing is that I can say the things they know to be true in ways they cannot articulate. If you say to a typical person: ‘justify marriage!’, they have no idea how to answer. ‘Well, I thought that went without saying’ or ‘I thought we already agreed on that’—and that is the right response.
People put up Christmas trees, they don’t know why. We have lots of customs we can’t understand, things that hold our society together, and marriage is definitely one of them. Why do people get married? You want a way for stabilizing the environment for kids on the long run. Why monogamous, two-parent, heterosexual, long-term married couples? Because it’s better for kids. But why does that matter? You are an idiot if you ask that question. If you can’t figure out why kids matter, you are far beyond the pale. As it goes: there are none so blind as those who will not see.
They are not very articulate. The part of the reason people pay attention to what I’m doing is that I can say the things they know to be true in ways they cannot articulate. If you say to a typical person: ‘justify marriage!’, they have no idea how to answer. ‘Well, I thought that went without saying’ or ‘I thought we already agreed on that’—and that is the right response.
People put up Christmas trees, they don’t know why. We have lots of customs we can’t understand, things that hold our society together, and marriage is definitely one of them. Why do people get married? You want a way for stabilizing the environment for kids on the long run. Why monogamous, two-parent, heterosexual, long-term married couples? Because it’s better for kids. But why does that matter? You are an idiot if you ask that question. If you can’t figure out why kids matter, you are far beyond the pale. As it goes: there are none so blind as those who will not see.