Category Archives: Confessions of a Bad German

In which a persistent hasbara troll gets pwned…again.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Hey! Remember how a few weeks ago, a wanker calling himself Jamie, and using a spoofed hotmail address, outed himself here? Well, he’s ba-ack…and seeing as he’s apparently also a masochist, I think I’ll play with him a bit before … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, The Hardcore Stupid | 3 Comments

Surveillance society tug-of-war in Berlin: a small but significant victory

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Sabina Becker

If you need any evidence of how far Germany has come since the end of World War II, and how far by comparison Canada has sunk, look no further than this interesting little report in the Berliner Tagesspiegel (“Daily Mirror”): … Continue reading →

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Evo targeted again, this time by a German?

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Uh oh. I’m not liking the look of these. Those are some seriously narrrrrsty weapons, and they come from the home of a seriously sinister man: Bolivian police detained a German citizen on Thursday after finding large-calibre weapons and military … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Confessions of a Bad German, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 3 Comments

G-20: the New Normal

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Suddenly it’s repression, moratorium on rights–What did they think the politics of panic would invite?Person on the street shrugs–‘Security comes first!’But the trouble with normal is IT ALWAYS GETS WORSE!”–Bruce Cockburn, “The Trouble With Normal” Greetings, citizens, and welcome to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 1 Comment

We are all Greeks now, or soon will be

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Arrival of Lord Byron at Missolonghi”, by Theodoros P. Vryzakis, 1861. National Gallery of Athens, Greece. The English Romantic poet sailed with his own fleet of ships as an aid agent of the London Committee in December of 1823, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Greek Salad, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Under the Name of Spain | 1 Comment

Oh, rats!

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A rat gets stuck in a hole it gnawed in a compost bin. Fortunately, the Germans were there to lend a hand…So much for the myth that rats can squeeze through any hole, no matter how small. Not when they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Environmentally Ill, She Blinded Me With Science, The WTF? Files | Comments Off

Fascism gets funky

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here’s a little something to mess with your heads:Ah, if only ol’ Adolf had been a disco singer, instead of a genocidal meth-head. I might even have wished him a happy birthday for realz today…I hereby wish everyone have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, The WTF? Files | 8 Comments

Cruelty, the uncoolest cut of all

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

First, a little music to set the mood……because I’m really going to try for rationality and detachment here. It’s not gonna be easy, because everything about this just triggers the old blue blaze of rage and pain that I felt … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fine Young Cannibals, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Just Pissed Off, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, Schadenfreude, Teh Heterostoopid, The Hardcore Stupid, Uppity Wimmin | 14 Comments

How do these “diplomats” manage to keep their jobs?

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Diplomats from the European Union in Cuba: Volker Pellet, of the German embassy, and Frantisek Fleisman, of the Czech embassy. Odd that they would fraternize with one another on the streets of Havana like that; one expects rather more discretion … Continue reading →