What happens when your agenda overcomes your journalistic role and you end up failing miserably.
I am sure many of you have already watched or at least are aware of the interview that Dr Jordan Peterson had at Channel 4 in the UK. I personally watched it twice entirely and watched many analysis videos from various Youtubers as well. I believe many people must watch the interview as there is a lot to learn from it. Here's the link:
What really stroke me about this video was the way it was conducted by Cathy Newman. It was nothing but a battle between ideology and science. A battle between bias and facts.
When I first saw that Dr Peterson was interviewed by a mainstream UK media outlet I knew they would give him a hard time knowing the leftist bias that these outlets are currently driven by. But I never imagined that it would be like this.
I didn't think I would see an interview conducted so unprofessionally by an experienced TV presenter who for 30 minutes has literally switched herself from being a journalist to a leftist political activist. As a result she did not pay attention to what he was saying, misinterpreted his words, she interrupted him many times and tried to put words into his mouth. Apart from that, she didn't have data or studies to back up her opinions. Only attitudes and the constant search of proving her moral superiority. Big mistake.
All this time, Dr Peterson remained calm, answered every question and clarified what his position was regarding the issues discussed. He was very well prepared with case studies, data and statistics.
I read people's comments on social media and the vast majority of them claimed that Jordan Peterson won the debate, or even that he mopped the floor with Cathy. I personally do not agree with this view because to me it didn't look like a debate in the first place. Jordan Peterson didn't look like someone who went there to debate. He went there to answer questions and explain his position on various issues that he wrote about in his book. But Cathy Newman on the other hand was at war. The nevereding war between men and women that mainly happens in crazy feminists' minds. She let her emotions and agenda drive the conversation and managed to turn it into an interrogatory and that made her fail miserably. It was a catastrophe for her!
SHE mopped the floor with...herself! She tried to set a trap for him, but fell into it deliberately.
Not only she did so badly, but she exposed the absurdities behind the whole feminist ideology. Although nobody denies that prejudice is one of the reasons for the legendary "gender wage gap", it is absurd to claim that it is THE ONLY reason for this issue, especially given the fundamental differences between men and women that make them choose different career paths.
Anyway, please watch the video and let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Until next time,
Audaces fortuna iuvat!
Mihai