“He concluded that the tweed-wearing, armchair-philosophizing, victim-identifying, pity-and-contempt-dispensing social-reformer types frequently did not like the poor, as they claimed. Instead, they just hated the rich. They disguised their resentment and jealousy with piety, sanctimony and self-righteousness. Things in the unconscious—or on the social justice–dispensing leftist front—haven’t changed much, today. It is because of Freud, Jung, Nietzsche—and Orwell—that I always wonder, “What, then, do you stand against?†whenever I hear someone say, too loudly, “I stand for this!†The question seems particularly relevant if the same someone is complaining, criticizing, or trying to change someone else’s behaviour. I believe it was Jung who developed the most surgically wicked of psychoanalytic dicta: if you cannot understand why someone did something, look at the consequences—and infer the motivation. Peterson, Jordan B.. 12 Rules for Life (pp. 284-285). Random House of Canada. Kindle Edition. Peterson, Jordan B.. 12 Rules for Life (p. 284). Random House of Canada. Kindle Edition. ”
