Category Archives: Who Forgot Poland?

US citizens protest against re-opening too soon

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Sabina Becker

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 →

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Not a good look, to say the least.

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Sorry, Trudizzle, but this is bad. And the Rational National breaks it all down: Once is a lapse; twice is suspicious; thrice is a pattern. Any which way, this is not a good look. Especially not when you consider his … Continue reading →

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Poland forgets…AGAIN.

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Stickers being distributed by the Gazeta Polska for businesses to stick in their windows to declare the premises an “LGBT+-free zone”. Or, more correctly, as a business catering to Nazis…and those who have forgotten their history lessons: A magazine in … Continue reading →

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Geddy Lee’s Holocaust survival story

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Sabina Becker

Actually, it’s his parents’ story. And, warning — it will make you cry: And they’re both survivors — of THREE camps, in all. In fact, it’s how they met, as pre-teens. And his mother’s mother is the reason the whole … Continue reading →

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In which an ugly racist forgets Poland

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Ah, Stevie Moulinex Food-Processor. How many ways IS your shiny pate a dim bulb? Let us now enumerate them: 1. Your anecdotal “evidence” of Poland being crime- and trouble-free is painfully thin. 2. Especially since your basis for all your … Continue reading →

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How fascism gets normalized in Ukraine and Wisconsin

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Here’s a broad hint: Yup, it’s cult indoctrination. And it starts at a young age. In Germany, it started with the Hitlerjugend, that “youth club” that you had to join, or else. My late dad went with “or else”, because … Continue reading →

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Lest we forget…the fascists forgot.

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Via the Out and Abouter, an image that’s less satirical than a sad sign of the times. Happy Remembrance Day! And hooray, happy 100th anniversary of the great armistice of 1918. In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow…apparently, a lot of … Continue reading →

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Who is sponsoring Ukraine’s neo-Nazis?

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Max Blumenthal explains the “mysterious” rise of the Azov “battalion” (really, neo-fascist thug gang) in the wake of the Maidan uprising and the breakaway of the Donbass region. It’s absolutely amazing how many foreign elements are at work in this … Continue reading →

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It’s Holocaust Memorial Day. Do you know where YOUR Nazis are?

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Sabina Becker

In case you needed reminding, this is what they’re trying to deny, and hoping you’ve forgotten. Alain Resnais, however, made this ten years after the liberation of the death camps, and it puts the boot to all denials. And to … Continue reading →

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Fire and Fury: The unsexy but still shocking revelations

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Sabina Becker

Host Gregory Wilpert and guest Doug Henwood discuss some of the more surprising (though less headline-making) aspects of Michael Wolff’s book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. The big take-away here? The sheer extent to which Ol’ Donnie’s … Continue reading →