Category Archives: Fascism Without Swastikas

Mario Vargas Llosa, concern troll

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Ye Gods. Just when you thought he couldn’t get more repugnant, crabby, fuddy-duddy or racist, Peru’s most tragic export to the First World has piped up again…and surpassed himself in a show of sheer subhuman backwardness that makes me want … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Chile Sin Queso, Crapagandarati, Don't Cry For Argentina, Ecuadorable As Can Be, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Kittehs, Under the Name of Spain | 2 Comments

Honduran coup benefits Mexican drug gangs

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Honduran people? Not so much… Surprise! Fascism is great for crooks, lousy for law enforcement. It’s not just democracy that suffers.

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guatemala, Guatebuena, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not Hiding in Honduras, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Salvador Option(s) | Comments Off

The Bay of Pigs–fiasco or triumph?

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Sabina Becker

The Bay of Pigs invasion happened 50 years ago this week. What was the nature of the beast? It really depends on which side you sat. If you were on the US side, it was a fiasco; if Cuba’s, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Teh Russkies, The United States of Amnesia | 1 Comment

Why this is an ad-free blog

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been getting a huge uptick in traffic lately. Good thing, right? I thought so, until my brother asked if I had ads on my blog. “You could make money off it”, was his rationalization. But here’s my problem: I … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Economics for Dummies, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Just Pissed Off, Madvertising, Technical Notes, Writer Lady Sings the Blues | 4 Comments

Quotable: Ursula K. Le Guin on hegemony in science fiction

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Sabina Becker

“Finally, one of the major historical themes of the modern world, the destruction and assimilation by western industrialism of every culture it comes in contact with, has been represented in science fiction for a long time. In the pulps it … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Quotable Notables, The United States of Amnesia, Uppity Wimmin | 4 Comments

Atlas Sucked: A review of a review

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Yesterday, this movie review crossed my sights. At least, that’s what I think it’s trying to be, although it comes across as…well, see for yourself: Who is John Galt? He’s the Han Solo of the most important movie flop of … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Fine Young Cannibals, Free Trade, My Ass!, Headline Howlers, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Teh Russkies, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia | 6 Comments

Ignorance and prejudice and fear…

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Sabina Becker

First up, a little mood music from the maestros: And now, today’s dose of mother-fucking outrage: The Big News Network website reports today (April 4, 2011) that extremist US pastor Terry Jones has announced he will lead an anti-Islam rally … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Sick Frickin' Bastards, Spooks, The 'Stans, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 6 Comments

Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx senses a theme developing…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Being the astute kitty she is, Ms. Manx noticed something while she was looking for more stuff on Libya over the past week. Here’s her round-up…can you tell what the theme is? Wired has a shocker about how the Libyan … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Environmentally Ill, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Newspeak is Nospeak, Rivers in Egypt, Short 'n' Stubby, Spooks, The United States of Amnesia, The War on Terra | 7 Comments

Harpo’s first social media campaign fail

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Sabina Becker

It was up on Craigslist for a few short moments today. And boy, is it a thing of beauty. Behold: It reads as follows; spelling and punctuation errors as in original: Writers needed to post Right-wing Comments to social media … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Isn't That Illegal?, The Hardcore Stupid, The WTF? Files | 2 Comments

Dear Miami Herald: Learn how to spell TERRORIST!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Sabina Becker

Luis Posada Carriles hasn’t been in Cuba for at least five decades now, and that’s not the only thing the Miami Whore–sorry, Herald–gets wrong about him. I’ll excerpt a few passages from one of their latest reports on him. It’s … Continue reading →