Category Archives: Hypocrisy

Merkel on Trump

Posted on November 10, 2016 by tokugawa98

Angela Merkel has called on Trump to respect “democratic values”: “She stressed that “the partnership with the USA is and will remain the foundation of German foreign policy so that we can meet the great challenges of our times”. These … Continue reading →

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ISIS and cancer: We’ll never get anywhere if we only focus on the symptoms

Posted on November 16, 2015 by tokugawa98

As was to be expected, the usual suspects are already trying to use the deaths in Paris for their own political agenda. But even the ones that are not openly xenophobic seem to mainly think of calling the attackers “barbarians”, … Continue reading →

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It’s the two-facedness that’s really pissing me off

Posted on October 15, 2015 by tokugawa98

EU officials have “warned” the Russian government w.r.t. the air strikes their forces are flying: EU foreign ministers meeting on October 12 warned Moscow to focus its military actions in Syria on Islamic State extremists and not target moderate opposition … Continue reading →

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NFL: reflecting barbaric mores

Posted on July 31, 2014 by tokugawa98

As Shutdown Corner points out, the NFL has upped their abysmal handling of the Rice situation (my emphasis): The NFL is still being criticized for giving Ray Rice a light, two-game suspension, as well it should. The league did a … Continue reading →

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The powerless get disciplined, the powerful not so much

Posted on July 16, 2014 by tokugawa98

BNP Paribas has just paid a rather large fine for circumventing US sanctions, HSBC paid a (significantly smaller) fine for laundering money of criminal organizations, yet in both of these cases the decision makers have been untouched – undermining any … Continue reading →

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Coda to the MC discussion on feministe.us

Posted on September 25, 2013 by tokugawa98

It looks as if the comment thread of the MC post on feministe.us is permanently closed, so I’ll use this roundabout way to clarify my point once more. A user named macavitykitsune replied to me: You know what, it’s possible … Continue reading →

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When the Nazis took the Communists…

Posted on July 25, 2013 by tokugawa98

A friend set me off when he linked to a post discussing the inane opinion of Lindsey Graham, Republican from South Carolina, who’s “glad” about the PRISM program. Here’s what I wrote: On to the question: I’ve just watched a … Continue reading →

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Steubenville, “those poor boys”, and feeling sad for the consequences of actions

Posted on March 19, 2013 by tokugawa98

So, the rapist football players of Steubenville have been sentenced to not very harsh sentences (because they’re juvenile delinquents), and CNN went and illustrated everyday rape culture perfectly: Incredibly difficult, even for an outsider like me, to watch what happened … Continue reading →

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The superdome construction couldn’t wait 90 days when the average Katrina victim waited months to years

Posted on January 22, 2013 by tokugawa98

Yahoo Sports has an article on how Robert Goodell did so much good for New Orleans’ American Football and should not be vilified for cracking down on the Saints for the “bounty” program. It’s just plain disgusting. To wit: Thornton … Continue reading →

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