He also talks about the nasty far-right elements in society being unnecessarily provoked by such leftist legislation. It’s hard to be polite on this point, when Peterson has been so slow and weak in disavowing the multitude of nasty people that the shoddy aspects of his reasoning have emboldened. And why should leftism be held to account for the reactions it provokes in conservatives and fascists, but traditional culture not be held to account for the reactions it has provoked in the form of radical leftism? Peterson sees C-16 as being on a slippery slope to totalitarianism, but it seems more pressing — to put it mildly — to recognise the slippery slope that appeasement of actual fascist elements in society constitutes.5