Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism

The indigenous people’s holocaust

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

AMERICAN INDIAN HolocaustHow did Hitler learn genocide and eliminationism? By taking his cues from what happened in North America. This concerns mainly what happened in the US, but in Canada it was not much better. Up here, we didn’t have … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Fascism Without Swastikas, If You REALLY Care, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism | 2 Comments

Ashy thoughts for a Wednesday morn…

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’m not Catholic, so this whole penitential post-carnival thing is kind of opaque to me. Rather than atone for sins (actual or imaginary), I prefer to do the right thing in the first place, if I can. Which means I … Continue reading →

Posted in All About Evo, Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Environmentally Ill, Found in Translation, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off | Comments Off

Men Who Just Don’t Get It: The Preacher Man from Down Under

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I feel for Australia right now. Not only do they have dozens of bushfires and nearly 200 gruesome deaths to deal with, they also have fundamentalist fools who insist on twisting the tragedy to their own ends. Case in point: … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Men Who Just Don't Get It, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Oceania, Pissing Jesus Off, She Blinded Me With Science, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The Hardcore Stupid, Uppity Wimmin | 3 Comments

Privatized Cities

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Sabina Becker

An Al-Jazeera English report by Canada’s own Avi Lewis (spouse of Naomi Klein, who wrote The Shock Doctrine, in which the Sandy Springs story also figures).Want to see Completely Fucking Clueless in action? Get a load of that Republican dude. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics for Dummies, Fascism Without Swastikas, Filthy Stinking Rich, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Quotable: Michael Zuckerman on neo-cons

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“In French slang, the word con means jackass or imbecilic wuss. So when the néo-cons–the néo-cons as the French read the term–went ahead with the ill-considered invasion and imperialist occupation of Iraq, the French thought that this was just the … Continue reading →

Posted in Morticia! You Spoke French!, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Quotable Notables, The War on Terra, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | Comments Off

An early holiday gift for the antifascist in all of us

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Paul Weyrich has, at last, gone back to Satan his lord. At his death, Weyrich was chairman and CEO of the Free Congress Foundation, a conservative think tank. His latest commentary, posted on the foundation’s Web site with Thursday’s date, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fascism Without Swastikas, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Obits and 'bobs, Pissing Jesus Off | 3 Comments

Don’t they know it’s Christmastime at all?

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Remember when Boy George still had hair? (Okay, EXTENSIONS?) Or when Simon Le Bon was still cute, and George Michael was still in the closet? Sure you do:Happy holidays, bankers. Don’t all throw yourselves off the ledges at once, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Filthy Stinking Rich, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 1 Comment

How to turn a fascist into a cuddly teddy bear

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Why, how else? Open a museum dedicated to “humanizing” a monster: Visitors to the museum can see the late general’s office, desk, uniforms, medals – even his large collection of toy soldiers, representing all the divisions of the Chilean army … Continue reading →