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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
I don't disagree that certain groups have latched onto some of what he has to say and twist it to justify their pre-existing opinions and prejudices... I just don't think that his views do in their raw form actually support those groups, and I know for a fact that they haven't been a major factor in their formation. "Incel" groups and things like TheRedPill (sadly) were around long... LONG... before Jordan Petersen became high profile. They just had less of a spotlight on them, and were hidden away in the darker corners of the internet.
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I didn't suggest he spawned them I said he was feeding them... coaxing them out of their dark corners.
If his views don't support that thinking then why is it chiming so resonantly with that movement?