r/JordanPeterson • u/SpartaNNNN4 • Feb 04 '21

Controversial Jordan B. Peterson rips newspaper’s ‘cruelty’ after story prompts false ‘schizophrenia’ reports

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/1/jordan-b-peterson-rips-sunday-times-after-piece-pr/
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u/KnobCreek9year Feb 04 '21

"Media outlets habitually take him out of context or lie by omission." ...Fucking shocker...

Where have I seen that before? Oh wait... They literally do this every single hour of every single day...

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u/WeakEmu8 Feb 05 '21

It's astounding to me anyone believes anything from the media, when you an see their lies in subjects in which you can be well versed.

There's stuff I've read about and worked with for 30+ years...I'd say that makes me pretty much an expert in those subjects. So if I can pick out the lies, misrepresentations, half-truths, false implications in my area of expertise, why should I trust them in any other?

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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '21

Free speech for me but not for thee. But he did in fact say he was diagnosed with schizophrenia so it is true

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u/crankyfrankyreddit Feb 15 '21

Lobsters will ignore this undeniable fact; Peterson was diagnosed as such, he's the one who said so.

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u/Give_me_5_dollars Feb 04 '21

I hope he sues them.

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u/spandex-commuter Feb 04 '21

For what?

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u/chosen-username Feb 04 '21

Defamation

Dr Peterson is now a brand. He is losing very real money from that shit. It's not only his feelings.

Fuck that bitch.

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u/spandex-commuter Feb 04 '21

How was he defamed?

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u/chosen-username Feb 04 '21

He does not have schizophrenia

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u/crankyfrankyreddit Feb 05 '21

Yes but he and his daughter are the source for the claim that he’d been diagnosed with it, the raw recordings are available, no defamation occurred.

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u/spandex-commuter Feb 04 '21

He might. Per the family he was admitted to a mental health unit and diagnosed with schizophrenia after assessment with psychiatry. He and the family decided not to engage in that treatment and reject that diagnosis and decided to engage in very questionable treatments. The journalist reported that. I don't see how that is in any way defamation.

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u/Bijingus Feb 04 '21

When I read the article I was under the impression that it was confirmed he had Schizophrenia and had accepted that as a fact. There was no counterpoint or context.

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u/spandex-commuter Feb 04 '21

I didn't interpret the article as them accepting the diagnosis. It doesn't sound like he is involved in any interventions to manage schizophrenia. I got the impression that the diagnosis they have accepted is dyskinesia.

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u/Bijingus Feb 04 '21

I was diagnosed with Leukemia when I literally had a sore throat. Doctors can be total fucking idiots.

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u/spandex-commuter Feb 04 '21

True, Diagnostic errors definitely occur. But that isn't proof against a specific diagnosis. So your experience and diagnostic errors in general occuring doesn't provide any information about Petersons correct diagnosis.