All In One Boat

Neo-Nazis Mobilizing Against G-8 Summit

By Gunther Latsch

Germany’s Neo-Nazis are using anti-capitalist rhetoric and are mobilizing to protest against the upcoming G-8 meeting in June. Police fear that there could be clashes between the extreme-right NPD and radical far-left groups also gathering to protest against the summit.

Nazis Against Globalization

Scarecrow, over at FireDogLake, picks up the Authoritarian theme we posted with Glen Greenwald’s piece the other day. He adds notes from Brzezinski’s Op-Ed piece, which we’ve also commented on, and ties it into a Digby analysis: after we notice the thugs at the top we have to ask the supporters of the column on which they are perched — Republican David Iglesias, now fired, among them — What were you thinking?

What’s Left of the Republican Party?

It may not be apparent to many of you yet, if you don’t spend time in the dregs of the Right Wing, but the trope being tried out for the upcoming campaigns is that of OUR Masculinity against THEIR (your) effeminacy. Gay baiting is only the leading edge of the assault.

The Wall Street Journal’s James Taranto is mocking John Edward’s womanly charms… Rush Limbaugh is calling Edwards “the Breck Girl,” and has a photo shopped image of Edwards as just that.

Glen Greenwald has a summary, and a call to pay attention.

While it might be personally satisfying to declare that you will remain above such matters (as commenters often do here whenever these issues are raised), ignoring such things only allows the filth purveyors to succeed unchallenged, as I’m certain John Kerry would be happy to explain to anyone willing to listen.

Greenwald on Filth