Absolute Equality, a mural in Galveston, Texas commemorating Juneteenth.
Absolute Equality, a mural in Galveston, Texas commemorating Juneteenth.
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Translated by F. Roger Devlin
In 1977 I published a thick book called Viewed from the Right which received the Grand Prix de l’Essai from the French Academy the following year and has since been reprinted a number of times. (more…)
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It’s an old meme based on a comedy sketch that gave me my introduction to this question. But it raises a perfectly serious, important point. Namely, it gets right to the heart of why the supposed ideal of “equality” is nothing but a misdirection and a myth. If men and women are equal, then how come women have never successfully oppressed an entire gender? (more…)
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“Black lives matter, Blue Lives Matter, All lives matter” — Bang! Bang! Bang! Splatter splatter splatter!”
Right now, the media — both the old desiccated mainstream version and the snarky shitposty memey new version, powered by the autistic and lonely — has a glint in its eye, a bounce in its step, and a tremulous quaver in its voice. In other words it has something to bang on about — a bit like the sniper(s) and other assorted thugs in Dallas, (more…)
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“Seven Ideas You Can Never Discuss on Television”
Takimag.com, April 3, 2011
In 1972 comedian George Carlin famously delineated the “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television.” (more…)