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Beyond Highbrow
http://robertlindsay.wordpress.com/
Independent Left journalist in California. Trustafarian in a shackteau, slumming it up in the barrio. Revolutionary, patriotic Leftist, Christian, liberation theology, replacement theology.
Notorious provocateur and iconoclast, smashes all party lines.
Presently channeling Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, Lenny Bruce, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, H.L. Mencken, Kinky Friedman, Hunter S. Thompson and Wally Gator. Shoot first.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 5041 )
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John Lennon “Crippled Inside”
You can shine your shoes and wear a suit You can comb your hair and look quite cute You can hide your face behind a smile One thing you can’t hide Is when you’r... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
If You Blind Yourself to Your Problems, Are They Still Your Problems?
Nice little philosophical conundrum like, “If a tree falls in the woods and no one hears it, does it still make a sound?”I think I am doing something like this. Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Just Flew to Turkey Last Night
Last night I went to Turkey for a Linguistics Conference! It was only a dream, but so what! I tell you what, I definitely saved on the airfare flying there in... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Talking Heads, “Wild Life”
More great music from this all-time great band. Not sure if they kept getting better and better as that was not even really possible looking at Fear of Music,... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Talking Heads, “Road to Nowhere”
From the 1985 album Little Creatures, which I am not familiar with. This is as good as Fear of Music (1979).Great music! When they came on board, they bridged... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Cherchez La Femme!
Comment of the day:You are so damn spot on. You give women a little and I mean a little bit of freedom and power they think they are GOD!! Tell you what... Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Beware the Conqueror Worm!
Wow.Oh gross!I had worms once. A gastroenterologist doc thought maybe I had parasites and he gave me an anti-parasite medication. Well, what do you know? Read more
Posted on 20 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The Problem with Gay Men Is Not That They Are Gay; The Problem Is That They Are...
Perfectpanicky writes: “Gay men always do this, never take no for an answer, and this is why I generally refuse to deal with them anymore.” A lot of people... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
How the White Working Class/Middle Class Thinks
Here is a list of some comments I lifted from White working class people on articles about Trump. It exemplifies very well the way that these people think.... Read more
Posted on 18 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Men Can Get Pregnant and Have Babies Now (No Really I Am Serious)!
The old, boring, lame straight way versus the new, cool, groovy gay way. Be cool! Be groovy! Turn gay or bi or pan or sapio or whatever! Turn into the opposite... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Teach Your Children Well
It is important for even very young children to be exposed to a wide range of sexual diversity. This young child is learning about the fascinating, normal,... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sticky: How to Access the Newest Posts on the Site
To access the latest posts on the site, please scroll pasts the first two sticky posts. The first two posts on the site, including this one, are sticky. Read more
Posted on 09 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Sticky: Christmas Fund Drive for Beyond Highbrow
Scroll down past this post to see the newest posts on the site.Sorry I have not been writing recently, but I had a setback and I have been very down over it. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Review of Quora: Two Thumbs Down
Just posted this review on the Web.Curiously it is very similar to another terrible review given by a woman who hates Quora for all the same reasons I do. And... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why Do All of My Friends Call This Website ‘Queera’? Is There Any Reason for...
Answered on Quora.Because Quora is known for having one of the most passionately, wildly, over the top, fanatically pro-gay userbases on the Net. It’s not even... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Response to Do Intelligent People Realize That They Are Smarter Than Anyone...
Here is an unpleasant but typical response to my answer from Quora. This is such a typical response or answer that it could nearly be cookie-cutter. Read more
Posted on 08 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Why is Domestic Violence Almost Twice as Common Among Lesbian Couples and Male...
Link to the study.Answered on Queera. I am really starting to hate homosexuals, especially gay men, and I have been an ally for decades. They keep reporting me... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Know Your Nazis!
Photo from March 1941. Identify the following leading Nazis in this photo (these are the only ones I can identify: Rudolf Hess, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Do Intelligent People Realize That They Are Smarter Than Anyone Else...
Answered on Quora. Quora is neat because there is an IQ section and there are frequent questions about IQ, often directed at high or very high IQ people. Read more
Posted on 07 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
An Excellent Explanation of Class and Politics in the US White Working Class
Here.Absolutely immaculate. I have been observing these things all of my life. It also shows why the White working class or WWC (which really overlaps with... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2018 POLITICS, SOCIETY