Leading Messiah Candidate....Jordan Peterson

  The "pod cast age" is in full bloom.  Joe, Sam, Dave, and countless thousands daily offer instant wisdom to a shakey culture.  Like all things performative, each plays to a shifting nitch audience.  Commonly, their respective target audiences are easily identified with a ten minute listen.  Some, however, are more nuanced and wide reaching than others.  Judging by the likes, perhaps none more so than Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology academic, who prolifically offers conservative values packaged in rigorous academic verbiage. Adding  to Peterson's enormous popularity, he is, counter intuitive for an academic, strong masculine, family oriented, widely read, and moderately combative.  If this isn't enough, he presents as recovering from life threatening physical issues and often looks weary and pale. 

    It isn't clear whether Peterson found the "alt-right/evangelical/Q'anon" following or whether they found Peterson.  Regardless, his legitimate intellectual pedigree coupled with his strident support for "spirit", has pushed his lectures and conversations into a whole new league.  For example, the following comments from the literally thousands of devotees who follow and amplify his like-ability.:

   

       Buckaroo Bonsaitree

  2 weeks ago

  Seeing the change in Jordan’s life in real time as he spills his guts and shares his innermost   feelings knowing they will alienate some, has been quite an experience. I’m glad Jesus is working   in him. Shalom

      Michele Broyles

  I'm so worried about him. This man, is a gift to us all.  And he is wasting away in front of us. 

 

     It seems obvious to me that the huge segment of Americans who navigate their conscious experience with three parts emotion and one part reason, have found a believable and defendable hero.  This is a very good trend.  Although...

      Perhaps if they listen a little more closely to what Peterson actually says and swooned a little less over how  "modern righteous" he presents, well maybe we might move the cultural needle in the direction of.....

                "Can't, we all just get along"