The latest victim of a Jordan Peterson attack is none other than Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Canadian psychologist and influencer is known for criticizing celebrities and heads of state on X, formerly Twitter, and is this time mocking the VP’s “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms Tour.”
“That’s what you’ve got, Kamala? God help us,” Peterson wrote and tagged the VP on a post of her he had reshared to his own X account.
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Harris had posted the livestream of the San Jose, California, stop of the tour which was created “to continue fighting back against extreme attacks throughout America,” according to the White House.
The first event was held in Wisconsin on January 22 to mark the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which made access to abortion a federal issue.
“Extremists across our country continue to wage a full-on attack against hard-won, hard-fought freedoms as they push their radical policies—from banning abortion in all 50 states and criminalizing doctors, to forcing women to travel out of state in order to get the care they need,” said Harris in a statement when the tour was announced.
“I will continue to fight for our fundamental freedoms while bringing together those throughout America who agree that every woman should have the right to make decisions about her own body—not the government.”
The tour will see Harris hosting events that “highlight the harm caused by these abortion bans while sharing stories of those who have been impacted,” and during the events she “will also hold extremists accountable for proposing a national abortion ban, call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe, and outline steps the Administration is taking to protect access to health care.”
“Additionally, she will urge attendees to use their voices and stay engaged in the fight for fundamental freedoms,” the White House said.
Peterson previously shared his views on abortion during a 2018 interview with Faytene Grasseschi.
“I certainly believe that abortion is morally wrong,” he said. “I think it’s something you do after you’ve done a bunch of other things that you shouldn’t have done, and I don’t see any way out of that argument. You find yourself in the position of needing abortion when you’ve made a lot of very serious moral errors already.”
He added that politicians should address abortion by looking at more nuanced topics in the wider debate such banning late-term abortion or sex-selective abortion.
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