Monthly Archives: November 2010

A Remembrance Day roundup

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I’ve already pretty much given my own take as to what this day means to me, so I’m gonna shut up about me and just point you to some others’ thoughts instead…TorontoEmerg has a nurse’s take on another nurse’s letter … Continue reading →

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I did not want to write this tonight…

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Sabina Becker

…but something forced my hand.There is simply no defence for selling something like this, and yet Amazon.com is doing just that.There is simply no way that this book could be construed as “mere literature”. This is not Lolita. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Sick Frickin' Bastards, Teh Ghey | 2 Comments

What delegitimizes Israel?

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Well, for starters, Bibi Netanyahu is doing a terrific job of it. As are his Likudnik supporters:Democratic tolerance for dissent: Ur doin it rong.UPDATE: Mondoweiss has more on the chokehold part of that incident.

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic? | 2 Comments

This is what cowardice looks like

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey, Mike: I see what you did there. Perhaps you’d like the Indiana Attorney General’s office to see it, too? That could certainly be arranged. What you did qualifies as cyberstalking under US law, just so you know: The United … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Isn't That Illegal?, Just Pissed Off, Law-Law Land, Uppity Wimmin, Wankers of the Week | 5 Comments

Quotable: John Steinbeck on toxic culture

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“It has always seemed strange to me…The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness, honesty, understanding and feeling, are the concomitants of failure in our system. And those traits we detest, sharpness, greed, acquisitiveness, meanness, egotism and self-interest, … Continue reading →

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Another Argentine dictator bites the dust

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A vile murderer has died…unpunished, but unforgiven: An ex-dictator of Argentina, Emilio Eduardo Massera, died today, aged 85, of a cardio-respiratory failure in the Naval Hospital of Buenos Aires, according to local media.Massera died at 4 pm local time (7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas | 7 Comments

Music for a Sunday: No birds, no bees, no butterflies, no bugs…

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

November!

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Wankers of the Week: The murky month of No

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

November has got to be my least favorite month. Maybe because it starts with No. As in: No leaves on the trees, no green on the grass, no real daylight hours left. And no warmth in your bones. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging: Who’s on top again?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Sabina Becker

As you’re probably aware, the presidents of Colombia and Venezuela decided to kiss and make up after several months of tension and suspension of relations. Who do you suppose got the upper hand in the deal they signed on Wednesday?Check … Continue reading →

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Rednecks: We haz them.

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Is this a scene from the US South, fifty years ago? Nope. Try Southern Ontario, less than a week ago: Two men, one dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe, hood and Confederate flag, and the other, face painted black … Continue reading →

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