Category Archives: Confessions of a Bad German

Against the “leftist” case for a certain right-wing president-elect

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“The end of the world as we know it” — Der Spiegel, not exactly a socialist Chicken Little, callin’ it like it really is. Of all the lame arguments I’ve ever heard, none is a bigger non-starter than “the enemy … Continue reading →

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German job centre questionnaire: intrusive, offensive and illegal

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A job centre in Germany had single mothers fill out the above sheet before it helped them with any kind of public assistance. The questionnaire asks who the father is, presumably so that he can be hit up for child … Continue reading →

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Lügenfresse!

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Well, this is disturbing. Apparently the so-called “alt-right” (never mind that they’re not an actual alternative to anything, they’re just the same old chickenshit fascists who don’t like to be called that) has revived an old Nazi term for noncompliant … Continue reading →

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The normalized sexual violence of Oktoberfest

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Don’t drink the Kool-Aid. Or in this case, the Löwenbräu. I have a terrible confession to make: I’ve never been to Oktoberfest. Not just because I never happened to be in Germany when Oktoberfest is on (because every time I … Continue reading →

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Gang of foreigners sexually assaults German woman at Oktoberfest

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A few representative pictures of what goes on at Oktoberfest besides eating, drinking and being merry. The hill in these shots is locally known as “Der Kotzhügel” — literally, “Barf Hill”. You can guess why. I knew it, I knew … Continue reading →

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All you need to know about last night’s US presidential debate…

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Sabina Becker

…in about a minute and a half: Isn’t this kind of ironic, coming from someone who claims that Mexican and other Latin American immigrants bring in drugs? No, really. It IS ironic, considering who he used to hang with, but … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: A big fail from the Daily Mail

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Sabina Becker

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a Headline Howler (so many to choose from, LE SIGH), but today, I saw this future classic on Remi Kanazi’s Facebook page: Dear Daily Fail: I am a timid gardener. … Continue reading →

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Happy Walpurgisnacht!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Just a note to all you “folkish” pagan types trying to winkle right-wing beliefs into the Old Religions out there: If you want to know what the Old Gods REALLY thought of making fascist nationalism a kind of religion, as … Continue reading →

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Germany: Quote satire, get arrested?

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

If you’re the chief of the Pirate Party of Berlin, and the satire mocks the very thin-skinned president of Turkey, the answer is apparently yes: And of course, this has NOTHING to do with Europe’s attempt to get Turkey to … Continue reading →

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When rape culture calls itself Justice, and the papers defend it as such

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Many years ago, when I was a j-school student, I got interviewed by the Globe and Mail, for an internship I didn’t get. At the time, it was cause for some chagrin: a plum big-city reporting job, missed! What made … Continue reading →