Category Archives: Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind

Milton Nascimento: Song of America

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Sabina Becker

The students of Virginia Tech have resumed classes. It seems to be the only thinkable thing to do after last week; there are educations to complete and lives to get on with. The mourning, however, doesn’t end with the memorial … Continue reading →

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What do mass killers have in common with Rush Limbaugh?

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Sabina Becker

Funny you should ask:I’ve already blogged on this correlation, but this video puts it more graphically.

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And now, a few words about school shootings

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Sabina Becker

As the Boomtown Rats once sang, the lesson today is how to die. Call it Death by Second Amendment. Or Death by Insanity. Either way, it works out to about the same thing. Isn’t the practical definition of insanity a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Joan Baez (and Bob Dylan) on holy wars

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Sabina Becker

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God Bless You, Mr. Funnyguts

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From the wires, a sad but not unexpected item about one of my favorite all-time writers: American literary idol Kurt Vonnegut, best known for such classic novels as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” died on Tuesday night in Manhattan at age … Continue reading →

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Whoever wrote this deserves a medal

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Sabina Becker

I don’t believe she’ll get one, though. Which is a damned shame. Truth-telling has become so rare these days that it deserves something other than some asshole on Craig’s List flagging it so it gets pulled. I’m having the worst … Continue reading →

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A most disturbing video

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Sabina Becker

From a link sent to me by my friend Corey.Who made this video I don’t know, but apparently they are Iraqi. The speaker is very eloquent, and a lot of the statements he makes ring true. He decries the false, … Continue reading →