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Peterson's 12 Rules For Life, have you heard of this?
RE: Peterson's 12 Rules For Life, have you heard of this?
(August 15, 2018 at 12:16 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Oh, I'm pretty comfortable with it, and I'll say it straight out-- he's speaking my language.  I'd say if anything, I'm probably a little more extreme in my views than he is, or at least than he is willing to put forward publicly.
Good, then stop rehabilitating him.  
Quote:When I have to pretend that Caitlyn Jenner is a pretty pretty princess, and people seriously suggest that I should use "ze" and "zir," then I'm brought to the realization-- there's no fucking end to the insanity; there's no amount of compromise that will bring a light at the end of the tunnel, no amount of restitution or sympathy that will make it fine for me just to wake up in the morning and be what I am.
You don't have to pretend that Jenner is a pretty princess anymore than Peterson was going to get gulaged for being a bigoted asshole who thinks marxists are hiding under every bed.  That's your anxiety talking.  

Quote:But in the end, I can choose whether to be complicit in all that.  None of these special snowflakes actually HAS anything on me.  I have a wife who puts up with me, children who are clearly turning out mostly okay, and I run my own business.  I have actual abilities upon which I can rely, and enough personal discipline to gradually improve my position in life over time.
...................okay...........

Quote:And therein lies the rub.  Real power isn't found in legislation, or in witty memes in online forums.  It's found in creating things, real things in the real world, through ambition and an aggressive pursuit of goals.  The noisy college kids and angry feminists can squawk all they want, but in the end, they're going to have to shower and shave, sit in an office much like mine, and explain how they intend to contribute something more to the word than organic, gluten-free farts.
Some people think that bringing about a less bigoted and more egalitarian world is an immense contribution to humanity....and alot of those people also have jobs. I really don't know where you intend to go with this other than to express how your own internal anxiety becomes hateful and ignorant as you project it out onto the world.
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RE: Peterson's 12 Rules For Life, have you heard of this? - by The Grand Nudger - August 15, 2018 at 1:26 pm

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