“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.”
You will likely balk at thinking of the avuncular, mild-mannered, milquetoast self-help guru Jordan Peterson as a ravening wolf. But after you read this in-depth analysis of Peterson’s work by Vox Day, who has analyzed Peterson’s books and major reports and thought through the implications of his philosophy, you may well change your mind. Most likely you will not do so all at once, nor easily nor even quickly. But if you are able to approach this would-be secular savior with fresh eyes, objectively and rationally, based on the copious evidence and analysis Day brings to bear, you will come to understand how false, invidious and – yes – evil Peterson’s philosophy is.
The first few chapters of Jordanetics walk us through how Peterson came to the author’s attention, why he decided to dive more deeply into his work, and his process of seeing through Peterson’s extremely nebulous and murky writing and speaking style to expose the false and dangerous philosophy that lie beneath Peterson’s “word salad” and murky “bafflegarble”. The early chapters also present the reactions of Peterson fans to Vox’s extensive series of videos and blog posts critiquing Peterson.
Day caught out Peterson in a number of small but meaningful lies, or at least incorrect assertions. These assertions pointed to someone who was either intellectually lazy, overly reliant on outdated and specious sources, or fundamentally dishonest. “Whoever is dishonest in small matters will be dishonest in large ones.” The deeper Vox dug, the clearer it became that Peterson is all of these things, and ultimately, something worse: He is a false prophet who presents himself as a mentor and savior to young men, when in fact his philosophy serves to neuter them and lead them down a false and impotent path in the service of globalism and atomized individualism. As Vox Day succinctly states: “The 12 Rules for Life is a murder mystery disguised as a self-help book and the intended victim is you.”
Vox then shows how Peterson’s convoluted, meandering and obfuscating style both reveals and hides important aspects of Peterson’s mind and his intentions: It reveals that Peterson the man is mentally unbalanced, chaotic, and psychically – even spiritually – unwell. Equally important, Peterson’s esoteric and mystifying style of writing and speaking allows Peterson to hide the true face of his project: Peterson’s philosophy is a type of gnostic, radically materialistic individualism in the vein of Aleister Crowley, whose effect – intended effect – is to further the globalist New World Order and to neuter any opposition rooted in traditionalism, true religion and healthy organic group identity
Most important, Peterson views himself as a Messiah figure who will unite and lead the way in his deluded salvation project for “world peace”. Vox sums it up thus: “He is a mentally ill occultist who seeks to save the world from nuclear destruction by uniting the nations of Man under a single global government through a collective devotion to his esoteric religious philosophy.”
Peterson offers a Goldilocks’ version of religion and morality wherein to much evil is bad, but too much good is likewise bad. For many modern people, already awash in moral relativism and non-judgementalism, this “Middle Way” is alluring, but ultimately corrupting to those who need moral guidance and purpose. “[Peterson] offers salvation without sacrifice, redemption without remorse.”
Some defenders of Peterson may say that Day is putting the worst possible spin on Peterson’s words: cherry-picking and taking things out of context, needling through long texts in order to find contradictory “gotcha” passages. To this, I would say that Vox has penetrated the pretense and the mind-numbing labyrinth of Peterson’s writings, he has thought through Peterson’s ambivalent, contradictory style, to the ultimate conclusions and implications of what Peterson is saying, and he exposes the invidious but unavoidable conclusions that must be drawn from Peterson’s philosophy. Vox Day is shining a light where most people would simply see a muddled grayness and read into it the image they wish to see.
The chapters that tackle Peterson’s 12 Rules reveal a consistent pattern: Peterson presents a superficially straightforward rule and then proceeds to write a chapter than has _nothing_ to do with that rule in any outward, directly connected way. With the analysis and exegesis Day provides, the true implications and conclusions of Peterson’s rambling explications of his “rules” become clear. “It isn’t until you study the written meanings of the rules that you can begin to make sense of the coded rule titles.” The actual meaning and implications of Peterson’s recommendations on how to live are deceptive, disturbing and destructive. “Anyone who sincerely follows what passes for his practical advice here is almost certain to develop self-destructive habits, if not outright neuroses.”
Vox takes each of the 12 rules and exposes the actual underlying principle. To give two examples: Peterson’s superficial level Rule 6: “Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world” is exposed in Vox’s analysis to be the occult “Inaction is always preferable to action.” Peterson’s Rule 8 “Tell the Truth—Or At Least, Don’t Lie” is exposed as “You can speak a new world into existence through your lies.”
Vox achieves several other important ends through his analysis: 1. He sheds light on Peterson’s overall character, and demolishes the idea that such a man is a worthy mentor and guide for young men seeking meaning. We learn of Peterson’s cowardice, depression and mental illness, propensity to lie, his inability to prevent bullying of his daughter, his truly disturbing dreams and visions, his aggrandized view of himself as a political and spiritual savior figure. 2. Vox shows the close affinity of Peterson’s work with occult figures and charlatans that should give pause to any would-be Peterson follower. For example, Peterson’s high regard for and reliance on the work of Carl Jung is well known. But it is not really Jung’s theory of archetypes that draws in Peterson. Rather, it was Jung’s intended creation of a messianic cult with Jung himself in the exalted seat of the enlightened prophet and savior that is Peterson’s real model and goal.
“His insidious campaign against group identity, against nationalism, and against Western civilization is rooted in a literally Satanic desire to raise up a single global government that will rule over all of humanity. And what Jordan Peterson is attempting to bring about through Jordanetics is the single global religion that will provide the spiritual bulwark for that massive totalitarian edifice, a religion in which he will serve the tripartite role of Messiah, Savior, and Pope.”
Some people will find these claims exaggerated and hyperbolic. “Evil? Satanic? False prophet? Surely, this kind of hyperbolic name-calling and scare-mongering makes more of this than need be, and even drives people away who might otherwise be open to hearing criticism of him. Peterson may be wrong-headed, sappy and kind of confusing. But don’t hurt your own case by referring to a harmless if misguided crank as a wicked and corrupting false messiah.”
It ultimately comes down to whether one sees the world through the lens of true religion. We are in the midst of a spiritual battle of immense proportions that is only going to get more stark, and whose outcome in this world is unknown. You will have to choose sides. If you can begin to comprehend that battle, you will understand what Vox Day is saying about the nature and import of Peterson and his work. However, if you see the world in largely secular and materialist terms (or through a pseudo-spiritual/religious outlook), you will likely turn a tolerant and indifferent eye towards this seemingly helpful and, surely, at worst harmless public intellectual. And that is exactly what Peterson, and the Prince of this world, fully expect and hope you will do.
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“I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed’. How long shall this be in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart; which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. .… Behold, I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies.” – Jeremiah, 23:25-27, 32
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Systematic breakdown of Peterson's core ideas and assessment of his character
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
Notice how the 1-star reviewers are claiming jealousy on Vox Day's part in order to dismiss his systematic breakdown of Peterson, instead of pointing out any factual errors. They behave exactly like the very SJWs they criticize, who bring emotional accusations to logical conversations.If you pay attention, reviews by verified purchases are almost unanimously 5-star, while the vast majority of bad reviews are by people who haven't bought Jordanetics, much less read it. You can't review something you've never read, because that's not what the word 'review' means. But Peterson himself could very well argue, "Well, it depends on what you mean by review, eh". So maybe this is the Petersonian tactic of redefining commonly used words to make a ludicrous position seem reasonable, which Vox Day exposes beautifully in Jordanetics.Vox Day's critiques of Peterson in Jordanetics are extremely methodical and clear, and peppered with a healthy dose of humor. He uses Peterson's own words as the basis of his attack, analyzes the very sources that Peterson himself cites as the foundation for his claims, then shows you step-by-step how Peterson has twisted the original meaning of his sources to fit narratives that are wildly inconsistent with the sources themselves. And that's just scratching the surface of what Vox Day breaks down throughout the book. Anyone who says Vox is making anything other than a clear, logic-based attack on Peterson, doesn't see the obvious irony that Vox's language and method is far more clear and concise than Peterson's ambiguous and foggy ramblings.Then again, should Peterson's followers be expected to recognize such irony when they follow a man who claims to tell the truth, while arguing there is no such thing as objective truth? Who says Europeans should abandon basic in-group preference while defending the extremist in-group preference of another group? Who acts like a champion of free speech while de-platforming speakers like Faith Goldy? Who speaks against Communism while covering every wall in his house with realist paintings of Bolsheviks? Who says you should never cave to a Leftist mob, then at a critical moment in our Republic, says Kavanaugh should cave to a Leftist mob because of feelings? Who practices psychology while consuming psychotropic drugs for decades?Well, it depends on what you mean by irony, bucko.
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2019
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