Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Dramatic turnaround in an Argentine adoption case

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Marcela and Felipe Noble Herrera arrive to submit DNA samples in compliance with a judicial order. After 10 years of delays and legal wrangling, there will finally be an answer to the question: Are they children of the disappeared? The … Continue reading →

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Prison mafias: The newest plot to destabilize Venezuela

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sabina Becker

From Patria Grande, another interesting look at the self-styled forces of “democratic civil society” in Venezuela, and what they’re doing to steer the country away from the “disastrous”, “Castro-communist” rule of Hugo Chávez Frías: The editor of the weekly “Sixth … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 2 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx attacks the Vancouver Riots

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What’s that I feel pawing at my legs? What’s that meowing I hear? Oh, it’s our calico Stumpie friend, with a whole new batch of links. Whatcha got for us, Ms. Manx? The Vancouver riots, you say? Okay… First off, … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Newspeak is Nospeak, Short 'n' Stubby | 2 Comments

Le Snog

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

An enigmatic image from last night’s post-hockey riots apparently has CBC in a twit-storm: Actually, I like this image a lot better than the ones of rioters jumping on cop-cars. It’s a much truer reflection of what Vancouverites (and Canadians … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Fascism Without Swastikas, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Rivers in Egypt, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The WTF? Files | 6 Comments

“Don’t keep looking for your brother, they threw him from a helicopter”

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Pura Soto Rojas points to a headline: “SHOT”. It refers to the deaths, by secret firing squad, of leftist guerrillas during the “democratic” years of the Fourth Republic. Years which were not so democratic in fact, as the tragic story … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Cops Behaving Badly, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Fascism Without Swastikas, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Paraguay, Uruguay, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Why the poor vote against themselves in Canada

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

What makes people vote against their own best interests? The Toronto Star’s Carol Goar has some answers. I’ll intersperse them with my own comments: People in low-income neighbourhoods are the biggest victims of the drug dealers and violent young offenders … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid | 2 Comments

The latest round in the Egyptian Revolution

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Sharif Abdel Kouddous, of Democracy Now, returns to Cairo to report on the religious tensions rising in Imbaba, and the across-the-board outrage against the military trials of protesters: What’s heartening for me about this situation, dire as it may seem, … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Osamarama

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Hey, everybody…Ms. Manx is meowing, and you know what that means: She’s found us some stuff! And sure enough, she’s found plenty about the death of Osama. Lead on, O Stump-Tailed One… First off, the Manx is confused by all … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Short 'n' Stubby, Spooks, The 'Stans, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 4 Comments

Four dead in Ohio…

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Kent State Massacre — the logical outgrowth of a militarized society, addicted to imperial wars, that could not brook protests against bad public policy. As Simón Bolívar said: “Cursed is the soldier who fires upon his own people.” Forgetting … Continue reading →

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Oh Canaduh…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I only heard this for the first time tonight, and DAMN, does it fit: Yeah, hi, it’s me, just sticking my head in to announce that we screwed ourselves but good. Canadians haz Teh Stoopid, AGAIN. And this time, we … Continue reading →