Category Archives: Confessions of a Bad German

The latest poop for the manger scene

Posted on December 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

For those whose god was born in a barn–or anyone with a scatological sense of whimsy–I proudly present the latest Catalan caganers (found here):Caganer Angela Merkel…Caganer Cristina Kirchner…Caganer Barack Obama…Caganer Evo…And last, but certainly not least, Caganer Chavecito! “The caganer … Continue reading →

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The wide, wacky world of sports fashion

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

German “Bundesliga” soccer fashions of the 1970s. The designer explains how he wants to make our colorful world even more so. Looks like he succeeded. (BTW, can someone please explain to me why the models are dancing samba? And why … Continue reading →

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The Harper Dictatorship

Posted on December 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Also known as Harpo Marxism.

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Mmmmmmm, I LOVE the smell of fascism in the morning…

Posted on October 25, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…preferably when it’s caught fire and no one is lifting a pisser to put it out. Burn, baby, burn…And really, what the hell else would you call this strange little Kaffeeklatsch that recently convened in Panama? Sure smells like fascism … Continue reading →

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Festive Left Friday Blogging Too: Marxism–it’s a par-tay!

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Peace, dude. From Aporrea, an innnnnnteresting sign of the times–and times to come? Could be: Whether Karl Marx’s books are in fashion, or whether this is a response to the financial crisis is unknown, but what is certain is that … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Stanley Milgram on bad Germans

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

“There is always some element of bad form in objecting to the destructive course of events, or indeed, in making it a topic of conversation. Thus, in Nazi Germany, even among those most closely identified with the ‘final solution’, it … Continue reading →

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Historical revisionism at Der Spiegel

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Verdammt noch mal. You’d think a German newsmagazine could, in the interests of journalistic integrity, at least get its own country’s history right. But Der Spiegel is now so far up the ass of neo-con Washington, it’s even rewriting that…and … Continue reading →

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The man Dr. Death could not kill

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

He’s a Spanish anarchist, he’s alive, he’s the last of his kind, and he’s in Bolivia. He survived over 100 attempts on his life. He helped hold Franco off when the latter marched on Madrid, then went on to spend … Continue reading →

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Dr. Death alive in Chile?

Posted on July 8, 2008 by Sabina Becker

What do you bet this sick sonofabitch was used by the Pinochet regime, too? The Simon Wiesenthal Centre believes Aribert Heim is in Patagonia, where his daughter is known to live. The centre has sent representatives to the region to … Continue reading →

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Why the EU wants to punish economic migrants

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

From Deutsche Welle, the German satellite TV channel, an interesting passage buried well down in the piece: The Return Directive raises hackles not only because of possible human rights infringements, but because the remittances sent home by illegal workers to … Continue reading →