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Fear doesn't travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next. --Arthur Miller, "Why I Wrote 'The Crucible'", The New Yorker, October 21, 1996
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Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism
Father of the Year can’t open bean can, turns out to be a Nazi
Film at 11…or whenever you’re watching this: Happy New Year, by the way. I missed you, too. Now, back to our irregularly scheduled rant: HOW DAMN HARD IS IT (she yelled, sorry) FOR A GROWN-ASS MAN TO JUST OPEN A … Continue reading
Posted in Bullies, Crapagandarati, Fascism WITH Swastikas, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Racist?, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Schadenfreude, Teh Heterostoopid, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, The WTF? Files
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Christine Jessop’s murder has finally been solved
It was a murder that mystified Ontarians (and Canada as a whole) for over three decades. How could a little girl just vanish seemingly without a trace, and several weeks later turn up dead and partially decomposed in a remote … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Cops Behaving Badly, Human Rights FAIL, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Teh Injunz
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Donnie’s goons get stopped…this time.
And thank heaven for small mercies, the cops actually did their fucking JOB for once: Brett’s snark here is, sadly, no joke. But very much on point. Here’s the story: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District … Continue reading
Posted in Cops Behaving Better, Crapagandarati, Der Drumpf, Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Racist?, Isn't That Terrorism?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia
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Buhbye, Kellyanne.
Well, look who finally exited stage right. Ms. Alternative Facts herself: And of course, she’ll be “focusing more on family”, as they all say they’re going to do when they finally rotate out of that ol’ revolving door in politics … Continue reading
Posted in Crapagandarati, Der Drumpf, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Bold and the Badass, The United States of Amnesia
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Music for a Sunday: An inevitable tune for the times
It’s kind of catchy, wouldn’t you say? Hey, I’d even call it contagious. (And yes, I’m back after a long absence. Pute was in for repairs. Don’t be a klutz like your Aunt Bina, kiddies…and if you’re drinking iced tea, … Continue reading
Posted in Epidumbics, Isn't It Ironic?, Music for a Sunday, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia
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The biggest covidiot yet?
Ladies and gents (and nonbinary folx too), please give a big round of applause to Ethel Merman — sorry, uh, this wack-ass Drumpfnik woman here…
Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Der Drumpf, Epidumbics, Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia
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US citizens protest against re-opening too soon
The Grim Reaper is a really nice touch: Reminds me of that part in Mother Night (by Kurt Vonnegut, a must-read) in which a character chants, almost melodiously, the German phrase: “Leichenträger zur Wache!” (“Corpse-carriers to the guardhouse!”) He’s remembering … Continue reading
Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Der Drumpf, Economics for Dummies, Epidumbics, Fascism WITH Swastikas, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Human Rights FAIL, Isn't It Ironic?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia, Who Forgot Poland?
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Not-so shocker: Drumpf and cronies are behind the COVID protests!
And what’s more, they have the nerve to brag about it: AND Donnie thinks THESE are “very fine people”: Yeah. Donnie is now openly supporting armed fascist thugs. AGAIN. Because remember Charlottesville? Yeah, this is that all over again…and this … Continue reading
Posted in Crapagandarati, Der Drumpf, Epidumbics, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Guns, Guns, Guns, Human Rights FAIL, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Isn't That Terrorism?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, She Blinded Me With Science, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia
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Are WE the virus?
I dunno. What do YOU say, Ash Sarkar? Ah. Aha. For all the dark jokes I may make about COVID-19 and all the stupid people who go out of their way to court it, this much is serious: No, this … Continue reading
Posted in Der Drumpf, Environmentally Ill, Epidumbics, Fascism WITH Swastikas, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Human Rights FAIL, If You REALLY Care, Isn't That Racist?, Isn't That Terrorism?, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The United States of Amnesia
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COVID-19: An opportunity for the Shock Doctrine — or its opponents?
Naomi Klein expands, briefly, on ideas from a book she wrote several years ago: I especially love how she takes a quote from far-right economist Milton Friedman (the author of the original Shock Doctrine, which Klein critically examined in her … Continue reading
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