Category Archives: Socialism is Good for Capitalism!

Compare and Contrast: Spain vs. Venezuela

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Sabina Becker

My translation: More than 400,000 families have been thrown out of their homes in Spain since 2008. VENEZUELA: Misión Vivienda (Mission Housing) has benefited 223,374 families since 2011. Didn’t you say that the communists were coming to take away your … Continue reading →

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Headline Howler: It’s always opposite day at The Economist

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ugh, how disgraceful. Don’t you people hire fact-checkers anymore? It’s not like you don’t have the cash…although at this rate, you may soon lose so much readership that you end up in serious financial trouble. Here, let me fix that … Continue reading →

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Chilean copper miners go on 24-hour strike

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Remember how, a few years ago, Sebastián Piñera was hailed by a gullible world media as a hero for the rescue of a group of miners who were, in fact, rescued by their own resourceful comrades? Well, today we see … Continue reading →

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Milk Snatcher is history

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Ding, dong. Seriously, though, it’s not nice to call that horrid old beast a witch. We Witches find that horribly insulting, since it’s not us who threw Britain into its current state of decline, oppression, and police brutality. We’re not … Continue reading →

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The unmitigated gall of a Paraguayan dictator

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Can you believe the nerve of this guy? The president of Paraguay, Federico Franco, called the death of Hugo Chávez a “miracle” today during a speech at a forum in Madrid. “It’s a miracle that Mr. Chávez disappeared off the … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Evo Morales on the crisis of capitalism

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“Europe and the US are in a crisis because now they’re not robbing us anymore.”

Posted in All About Evo, Economics for Dummies, EuroPeons, Quotable Notables, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The United States of Amnesia | Comments Off

The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 2

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

“I’m not a copycat — Maduro didn’t invent the mustache!” Maybe not, Majunche, but he also doesn’t look stupid wearing one. You, on the other hand… Good afternoon! And welcome to today’s edition of VenOpIronía. Today, we have more Majunche … Continue reading →

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The ironies of the Venezuelan opposition, part 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Sabina Becker

Well, hi there, Majunche Capriles Radonsky! So nice to see you looking so perky. Bet you think you’ve got an easy victory ahead of you now that your true rival is in his coffin. And you’re no doubt grinning because … Continue reading →

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Economics for Dummies: Why higher wages are GOOD for the economy

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Sabina Becker

In a nutshell, this is it: Of course, you can never overestimate the power of Stoopid in capitalist economies. That’s why you’ll find people working not two, but three or even four jobs and still being unable to make ends … Continue reading →