Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Spike Lee does the Wrong Thing

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Oh, lordy, lordy, good Gordie. What is it with all these Yankee Doodle Dumbasses flying down to Venezuela to pontificate–unimpeded and, strangely, unarrested–about how there’s no free speech in that country? Or that free speech is under attack there? Or … Continue reading →

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One more reason to despise Microsoft

Posted on May 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…as if we all needed one. Microsoft, the informatic giant founded by Bill Gates, has decided suddenly to cancel its Messenger service to those countries against which the United States maintains a commercial embargo.Among those affected are Cuba, Iran and … Continue reading →

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An open letter to the US State Department

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Hello, humorless suits…A little birdie told me today that you’ve been reading this site–specifically, this entry. I’m not sure exactly what about it intrigued you enough that you took the time, but hey…thanks for taking the time. It’s not every … Continue reading →

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Cops Behaving Badly: Provocs at the G-20, suspected

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

No…REALLY? Well, duh. Remember, kiddies…protests are always peaceful as long as it’s only protesters protesting. It’s never a riot until the cops show up! Liberal Democrat Tom Brake says he saw what he believed to be two plain-clothes police officers … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: Infinitely crankable

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

For what you are about to receive…well, I really can’t put it better than one of the commenters at YouTube did: Let me explain to anyone under the age of 40 that stops by here: this is rock from the … Continue reading →

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Music for a Sunday: The Ballad of Hugo Chávez

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

How did this escape my notice so long? There’s this group up here in Canada (hailing from Hamilton, Ontario) called Arkells, and guess who they dedicated a (very cool) song to? Yep, him:“The Night of the Sun”. Crank your speakers!

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The indigenous people’s holocaust

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

AMERICAN INDIAN HolocaustHow did Hitler learn genocide and eliminationism? By taking his cues from what happened in North America. This concerns mainly what happened in the US, but in Canada it was not much better. Up here, we didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Antifascist beatdown? You got it!

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Yes, we have racism too up here…but we have a lot more anti-racists to beat back against it. Get a load of this: Violence erupted Saturday afternoon as about 30 members of a white supremacist group and hundreds of anti-racism … Continue reading →

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Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Preacher Man from Down Under

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I feel for Australia right now. Not only do they have dozens of bushfires and nearly 200 gruesome deaths to deal with, they also have fundamentalist fools who insist on twisting the tragedy to their own ends. Case in point: … Continue reading →

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It’s 22 degrees below freezing tonight…

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…with a windchill in the minus-30s. Do you know where your music is?Here’s a little something by Bruce Cockburn, for all my fellow deep-freeze-bound North Americans. Stay warm, y’all.

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