Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

File this away for future reference…

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…because kiddies, you’re gonna be laughing at all this about six months from now. David Blair of the arch-conservative UK Telegraph is putting all his wishful thinking out there right now for you to mistake for Serious Political Analysis. At … Continue reading →

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John McCain is…

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…one of these: Oh, you think I’m being too harsh? Here:

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Huguito Chavecito, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The Hardcore Stupid | Comments Off

And another one’s gone, and another one’s gone…

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Another one bites the dust! Damn, how many more myths does Chavecito plan on busting this week? The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, directed a message to the new chief of the FARC, Alfonso Cano, on Sunday, in which he … Continue reading →

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While Angela Merkel criticizes Hugo Chavez…

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…maybe she should clean this plank out of her own eye before criticizing the dustmotes she imagines she sees in his. New details continue to emerge on the spying scandal that has hit German telecommunication giant Deutsche Telekom. In addition … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Huguito Chavecito, Isn't That Illegal?, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

I wrote Mike Malloy another letter…

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…in response to a guy named Ed, from Miami, who tootled all the lines we know only too well from the loco anti-Chavez contingent, plus one new one: “Bush is a populist.” WTF??? Well, I couldn’t let that stand, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Huguito Chavecito, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files, The WTF? Files | 4 Comments

A green-eyed view of Havana

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Sabina Becker

A BBC report on the organic-garden revolution in Cuba:The obvious order and beauty of the gardens belies all the anti-Cuban propaganda from those who would starve this island nation out of its sovereignty and into the arms of capitalism. It … Continue reading →

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One, two, three, four…

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

…let’s have a CLASS WAR! On second thought, says the National Pest, maybe not. Too bad for them that Linda McQuaig, Conrad Black’s pet hate and Terence Corcoran’s nemesis, is on the case. And, unlike Corcoran, she doesn’t like to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Filthy Stinking Rich, Free Trade, My Ass!, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | Comments Off

Santa Cruzin’ for a bruisin’

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Sabina Becker

You did, Tweety…you DID tee a coup d’etat!Roto-Reuters UK and the Washington Whore Post are both cheerleading quite blatantly for Evo’s opponents, undoubtedly to soften up us gullible anglophones for the “inevitable”, undemocratic outcome of a deeply antidemocratic, unilateral (not … Continue reading →

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Mexico’s cement overshoes

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Ever have one of those days when everything you hear and see just somehow seems…off? Well, I must be having one of those days. Because look what I found that’s just so skewy and screwy: Mexico yesterday condemned Venezuela’s planned … Continue reading →

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Cuba: Canary in the global coalmine

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Sabina Becker

Cuban permaculturist Roberto Perez tells how his country adapted to economic and ecologic necessity thanks to the big US embargo aimed at starving the revolution out: To outsiders, the Cuban system is frequently presented in the media as a failure; … Continue reading →