Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Brazil: Pious MP busted for pedophilia, caught red-handed

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Sabina Becker

A military policeman tries to bribe one of his civil counterparts after the latter caught him red-handed with a naked child in his car in a parking lot. Story, via El País: On Saturday, military police reserve colonel Pedro Chavarry … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Noam Chomsky on “anti-Americans”

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“You might take a look at that word ‘Americanism.’ It’s an unusual term, it’s the kind of term that you only find in totalitarian societies as far as I know. So like in the Soviet Union and anti-Sovietism was considered … Continue reading →

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Bare breasts and burkinis: The hypocrisies of Manuel Valls and France

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Liberty Guiding the People”, by Eugène Delacroix, 1830. This image has been often conflated with that of Marianne, an allegorical figure representing the French Republic, who is typically not shown with bare breasts. And she has also been misused recently … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Another major coup attempt thwarted

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Madurito addressing a huge rally in Caracas. He’s comparing the latest putsch attempt to April 11 (2002), the infamous date when the opposition managed to kidnap his good friend and predecessor, Chavecito. And that’s not all he’s doing: Venezuelan president … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Noam Chomsky on the Brazilian coup d’état

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Dilma Rousseff is maybe the one politician who hasn’t — leading politician who hasn’t stolen in order to benefit herself. She’s being charged with manipulations in the budget, which are pretty standard in many countries, taking from one pocket and … Continue reading →

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Yon-Yon gets detained!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Diosdado Cabello, lighting it up at a PSUV rally in Barinas with a truth-bomb. Well, well. What have we here? Oh, nothing…just another “peaceful” Venezuelan oppo, doing what peaceful protesters do: The vice-president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela … Continue reading →

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Of burkinis and bans

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Sabina Becker

“Hypocrisy on the beach: ‘We’re looking for ostentatious religious signs…’ ‘Have you seen any burkinis or veiled Muslim women?’” Not wanting to be one of those suffocatingly silent white feminists who have no opinion (or worse, a veiled bigoted opinion) … Continue reading →

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Venezuelan asylum seekers tricked by immigration officials, imprisoned in Florida

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Evil, wicked Venezuela is bleeding citizens, we’re told. Refugees keep washing up in Florida, claiming political persecution as grounds for asylum. It’s the fault of the evil Chavistas, driving honest working folk out of the land! It’s nothing but a … Continue reading →

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Venezuela: Bolivarian leader’s son assaulted by paramilitaries trained in Colombia

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Sabina Becker

When the president of Venezuela gets up on national TV to denounce a gun crime, you know it’s not just any old gun crime. And sure enough, the recent assault on the son of one of his colleagues turns out … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart, where ya been?

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Sabina Becker

Ah…balm for everyone’s frayed nerves from last night, eh? Watch Jon as he takes on Drumpf, the Baby Jesus (whom he calls “Lumpy”) and the hypocrisy of right-wing media. Oh, and Stephen Colbert is in there too, cleaning out an … Continue reading →

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