Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Disgusted Cubans leaving Spain

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Irony bites hard when you’re a “dissident” with ambitions of getting rich from capitalism, as some Cubans formerly living in Spain are now finding out, to their great chagrin: The crisis of capitalism wasn’t on their agendas. The dream became … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Calling the copper kettle black in Uruguay

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Courtesy of my friend Anthony, this landed in my mailbox today. I think you’ll agree it’s equal parts hilarious and grotesque: The deputy chief of police of Soriano, Inspector Major Ernesto Carreras, was relieved of his duties and a disciplinary … Continue reading →

Posted in Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 2 Comments

O Loon of Alabama…

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Show me the way to the next whisky bar. Oh, don’t ask why. Oh, don’t ask why… Residents in Guin, Alabama became outraged earlier this week after they noticed flyers posted around the town that read, “Annual Pastors Conference All … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx paws at Paraguay

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meow! Ms. Manx is back after a longish hiatus, and she and her stumpy tail have, as usual, been up to no good. Comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable, as anarcho-socialist cyberkitties are wont to do, the Manx has … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Paraguay, Uruguay, Short 'n' Stubby, Spooks | Comments Off

I’m Miss Paraguay, somebody kill me!*

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Sabina Becker

“I want to thank the US government and Monsanto. Without them, none of this would have been possible. Come and put all the military bases you want here. Our resources are your resources. Also, all the land-owners who sell out … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't That Illegal?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 1 Comment

“Constitutional” coup d’état in Paraguay. Film at 11.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, folks, no Festive Left Friday entry this week. Your Aunt Bina is feeling more restive than festive tonight, because the shit has officially hit the fan in a certain landlocked South American country, famous for its maté and its … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Brazil is the Bomb!, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, Spooks, The WTF? Files | 3 Comments

Google gets evil in Cuba

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, well, well. What have we here? Someone trying to turn Cuba into a closed society…and it ain’t Fidel Castro! Cuba on Tuesday accused Google of “outrageous censorship” after the US internet giant blocked access to a web traffic analysis … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 1 Comment

Fascism in Québec: What the major media won’t tell you

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Fortunately, ordinary citizens are stepping up to do what our lovely lamestream media can’t. Namely, report what is going on with some sense of honesty, and zero crapaganda: Incidentally, this fascism is failing. BADLY.

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Cops Behaving Badly: Montréal, Chicago…have I missed a spot?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Photo by C.S. Muncy, taken at Occupy Chicago’s anti-NATO demo. More here. Good morning, Chicago! How are you liking life in your police state this fine May day? Not at all? Don’t worry, Montréal knows exactly how you feel: “People … Continue reading →

Posted in Brazil is the Bomb!, Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

Ontario ready to fire the pope; Québec student strike more popular than you knew

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Couple of quick education-related items for ya. First, one from my own province, one that spells bad news for institutionalized bigotry: Ontarians favour the right of students to form gay-straight alliance clubs in Catholic schools by a margin of almost … Continue reading →