Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Half-Moon Madness: Not just some Bolivian thing, apparently

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Don’t come ’round tonight,‘Cause it’s bound to take your life–There’s a bad moon on the rise… –John Fogerty, “Bad Moon Rising” Just when you thought it was safe to go out walking in the moonlight, there’s a whole new band … Continue reading →

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Bad pennies have a habit of coming back…

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…in Spain:Yes, that’s an actual fascist salute. This was taken at an anti-immigrant rally. Apparently Bolivian migrant workers in Spain are facing unprecedented amounts of racist abuse as the economy falters and the nativists blame the migrants. Nothing has changed … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan journalists attacked by government goons!

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Sabina Becker

This happened yesterday morning. Where’s the IAPA? Where are Reporters Without Borders? Why are none of the Free Speechers denouncing this? Oh wait…the assaulted journos are from a community station that’s not out to unseat a legitimate government. And the … Continue reading →

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Ah, the good old days…

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…when Venezuela was “democratic”. Here’s a snippet of a speech by Rómulo Betancourt, the “father” of Venezuela’s Fourth Republic and its so-called democracy:If he sounds like Hitler with a Spanish accent, that’s because he pretty much was. He’s talking about … Continue reading →

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Conquest of the East

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A study in “soft” imperialism. A French documentary with subtitles in Spanish:Presented on VTV by journalist Erika Ortega Sanoja, with commentary and discussion by US/Venezuelan author-attorney Eva Golinger, and French sociologist Romain Mingus.This doc is particularly relevant for Venezuelans right … Continue reading →

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The best the Venezuelan opposition can do

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…is pretty much summed up by this video:They can’t answer even a basic question. So they stick to their painfully thin script: “No is No!” And other hysterical yelling.Of course, if they chose to answer questions rationally, they’d have to … Continue reading →

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Privatized Cities

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Sabina Becker

An Al-Jazeera English report by Canada’s own Avi Lewis (spouse of Naomi Klein, who wrote The Shock Doctrine, in which the Sandy Springs story also figures).Want to see Completely Fucking Clueless in action? Get a load of that Republican dude. … Continue reading →

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Extraordinary rendition: what really happens to the victims

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A half-hour documentary featuring the stories of two victims: Khaled el-Masri, a Lebanese-German kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan; and Binyam Mohamed, a British Muslim still languishing at Gitmo.

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The Little Injun That Could

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Heeeere’s Evo……thanking the people of Bolivia for a rockum-sockum victory of 61.96% Yes on their new constitution, which goes into effect immediately. Naturally, the English-language media have all gone gaga over this, interpreting it as either a loss of ground … Continue reading →

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Chavecito kick-ass, Venezuelan oppos lame-ass

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A little video that says a lot, eh…Chavecito and his “Yes” campaign for the constitutional amendment abolishing term limits. Get a load of the reception he gets, and the size of the audience for his speech in the second video. … Continue reading →

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