Category Archives: Isn’t It Ironic?

Economics for Dummies: Why Bank of America fired a good employee

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Listen to this young woman, and you will learn a lot. First off, you will learn what integrity really is; secondly, you will learn just why there is a credit crisis. (Yes, IS. Not WAS–IS. It’s still there, and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Do As I Say..., Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Good to Know, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

Short ‘n’ Stubby: A little bit of this, a little bit of that…

Posted on November 28, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Some small odds ‘n’ ends I couldn’t go longer about:Craig Murray, former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan, heartily sympathizes with Richard Colvin, the Canadian diplomat who found Afghanistan to be no better. He also demolishes all pro-torture arguments very nicely. Thanks … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Ecuadorable As Can Be, El NarcoPresidente, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not Hiding in Honduras, Short 'n' Stubby, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 3 Comments

Crazy warmonger Chávez proved wrong again…

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…by a Catholic priest from Nicaragua, no less…Story by Aporrea: “President Chávez is right with his idea that we have to prepare ourselves for war,” affirmed the ex-president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, El NarcoPresidente, Fascism Without Swastikas, Free Trade, My Ass!, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Obamarama! | 2 Comments

More fun with Wikileaks: David Irving gets popped

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Looks like the best tool in the anti-fascist arsenal just might be the Internets, after all. Look who’s the latest to get leaked on Wikileaks: Attached is an email message database for the controversial holocaust historian David Irving. The email … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Schadenfreude | 2 Comments

Berlin Wall/German reunification: Still believe in the myth of the “freedom-hating” communist East?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Prepare for another big shocker, then. This landed in my mailbox yesterday: Washington, D.C., November 8, 2009 – Just before the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago, even the hardline Czechoslovak Communist leaders called for the opening of … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Crapagandarati, Czech This Out, Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Newspeak is Nospeak, Who Forgot Poland? | 5 Comments

Berlin Wall/German reunification: Still believe in the myth of the “freedom-loving” capitalist west?

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A short history of the Berlin Wall. The very fitting song is “Wind of Change”, by the Scorpions–a German band. Who the hell needs those fucking U2 poseurs and their new, CAPITALIST wall of shame?Sometimes, it pays to be on … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Do As I Say..., Isn't It Ironic?, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, Teh Russkies, The "Well, DUH!" Files, Who Forgot Poland? | 2 Comments

Isn’t it romantic?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

The bells are ringing for Uncle Sam and his gal, Colombia. But guess who objects to this unholy matrimony: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Colombia became a “colony” when it granted the U.S. permission to expand its military presence in … Continue reading →

Posted in El NarcoPresidente, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Venezuela, Peru: Compare and contrast…

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…the way they treat their indigenous:This 24-minute documentary (in Spanish) concerns an incident among the Yukpa in the Sierra de Perijá. You can read an English account about it here, in Venezuelanalysis. What struck me about this video is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Good to Know, Huguito Chavecito, Inca Dink-a-Doo, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land | 4 Comments

Uruguay: Pepe Mujica wins, but…

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…something still smells like the same old, same old all over again: The candidate for the Broad Front, who won 47% of the votes yesterday but could not become president and must now fight a second round, criticized the elections … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Paraguay, Uruguay | 12 Comments

OMG, they really think Michael Moore was serious!

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Teh Stoopid! It BURNS!!!Well, this is par for the course at El Luniversal, since they never fact-check a goddamned thing they write anyway (and neither does the AP, which inhabits the same building.) They also have no sense of humor, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs | 8 Comments