Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

WTF is (still) wrong with Chile?

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Your humble scribe is down right now with yet another of her myriad gut bugs, but know what makes her feel even more sick? Try something like this:Yup, you saw what you think you saw–a bunch of cowpokes roping a … Continue reading →

The persistent racist menace in the United States

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A documentary in two parts by Russia Today, called “Race Supremacy: Revealing Hatred”:Did you know that Warren G. Harding, who was president of the US during the 1920s, was actually sworn into the Ku Klux Klan while in office–using the … Continue reading →

Honduras coup redux: Bananas in pajamas, part 2

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Sabina Becker

So who says history never repeats? First the robber barons of corporate media oust a legitimately elected president of Honduras, and now they threaten to do the same with a more dubious one who still follows in his predecessor’s footsteps … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Not Hiding in Honduras | 3 Comments

Why so afraid of a “Ground Zero mosque” that isn’t?

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Israeli cartoonist Shlomo Cohen neatly illustrates the phantom nature of the “victory mosque at Ground Zero”. It’s not a “victory” mosque, it’s not even an actual mosque, and it’s not actually at Ground Zero. I’m pretty sure, though, given his … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 7 Comments

Stay classy, haters.

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This is what passes for discourse on the right, concerning the Cordoba community centre at Park 51, Lower Manhattan:Thanks to a little birdie on the tweeter who spotted this.And no, I’m not going to conceal any of those names. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Fine Young Cannibals, Isn't That Illegal?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, The Hardcore Stupid | 47 Comments

What really lies behind those trapped Chilean miners

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A little insight, courtesy of Telesur reporter Alejandro Kirk:The culprit, say miners and the family members of the trapped men, is the greed of Big Copper industrialists in Chile. Working conditions have always been atrocious for that very reason in … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile Sin Queso, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 3 Comments

The Bush Crime Family’s tentacles in Cuba

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Thought you’d seen the last of Dubya when His Barackness kicked him oh-so-politely out of the White House, and hustled him and his minions onto that chopper to take him back to Crawford where he belonged? Think again. As long … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, BushCo Death Watch, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Obamarama!, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 1 Comment

I wouldn’t call it unpredictable

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I would, in fact, call this simply shameful: Canada’s position on human rights issues is becoming harder and harder to predict, says Amnesty International’s newly appointed boss.Salil Shetty said Monday that Canada is now taking drastically different positions in areas … Continue reading →

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The true face of the IDF

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Here you go, people…this is what the Middle East’s One True Beacon of Democracy™ really looks like:Meet Eden Abergil, the Lynndie England of Israel. She’s a piece of work, but she’s far from alone in her nastitude; apparently it’s commonplace … Continue reading →

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Bet this never happened to the REAL Judy Garland

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

This should happen more often, though…because it shows the wingnuts in their true colors: A few months ago, right wing firebrand Ann Coulter reacted to words of advice from a Canadian University official with stringent claims that she was being … Continue reading →