Professional associations and institutions are being taken over by activists who demand that only certain political views are the new normal
But before we shake our heads and wonder how the psychologists could make such a huge public relations blunder, let’s consider that this is only partly about the famous intellectual who our educated classes love to hate. The attack on Jordan Peterson is also aimed at the rest of us.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.
The college claims it’s upholding professional public standards. Yet any reasonably intelligent person can see the subjective bias they are using to make that claim.Article content In my own field, the Canadian Historical Association publicly announced that there was one correct interpretation on the question of whether Canada’s treatment of Indigenous peoples can be termed genocide. No matter that 60 prominent scholars published an open-letter condemning how such a statement threatened academic freedom.
It’s easy to see this as a power grab, and it is. But it’s also likely that the psychologists and other professionals genuinely believe what they’re doing.
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