Jordan Peterson plans to broadcast court-ordered social media training: 'Let the public decide for themselves'
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Above: Jordan Peterson addresses students at The Cambridge Union in 2018. Image copyright: Chris Williamson/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Spin
Left narrative
The College and the courts have done the right thing in holding Peterson accountable for his inflammatory comments. For too long, Peterson has hid behind his credentials as a psychologist when spewing untrue and disparaging rhetoric about marginalized groups and his ideological opponents. His fame should not shield him from standards of professionalism.
Right narrative
The Supreme Court has ruled that an ideologically captured regulatory body has veto power over the speech rights of its members — even if the members' comments have nothing to do with their occupation — and, in addition Peterson, must undergo reeducation to correct wrongthink. This is an Orwellian encroachment on freedom that everyone should oppose.