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Jake Stern

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4. She had no problem going abroad for treatment

Reply to ProudLib72 (Original post)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 09:12 PM

Jun 2018

While her patients suffered.

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Mother Teresa was a vile, horrible woman basing her work on white privilege [View all] ProudLib72 Jun 2018 OP

Agreed! NurseJackie Jun 2018 #1

She believed suffering made people closer to god... cynatnite Jun 2018 #2

Yet she is now canonized! A real saint! ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #3

Sure, as long as it was other people who were doing the suffering. Mariana Jun 2018 #11

No. She made her charges suffer when she had the means to relieve their suffering. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #15

She had no problem going abroad for treatment Jake Stern Jun 2018 #4

Well, of course no one is a saint to their critics. But ffs, to Wwcd Jun 2018 #5

You are referring to the "Complicated Women" article, right? ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #6

I don't criticize her at all considering the way women were viewed back then. Wwcd Jun 2018 #8

there is a direct and blatant connection from the American Eugenics movement directly to Hitler Exotica Jun 2018 #20

This is a very tricky subject ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #23

The American eugenics movement was incredibly damaging to the lives thucythucy Jun 2018 #27

I wasn't commenting on Sanger specifically, moreso the overall American Exotica Jun 2018 #29

Eh Loki Liesmith Jun 2018 #7

When she visited Puerto Rico IluvPitties Jun 2018 #9

I don't doubt it for a second ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #10

She enjoyed watching poor people suffer. Mariana Jun 2018 #12

Until it came time for her to suffer. Then suddenly her opinion changed. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #16

She didn't believe in contraception. Rhythm method or NFP bitterross Jun 2018 #13

She was just a fucking idiot and a cruel person. smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #17

She and her fellow nuns were questioned seriously about finances... Archae Jun 2018 #14

No it didn't. The money went to the Holy See. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2018 #26

She's dead. She's been dead twenty years. struggle4progress Jun 2018 #18

And Einstein and Walt Whitman... ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #19

but Einstein and Whitman actually did something positive JI7 Jun 2018 #21

That's somewhat subjective ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #24

What's up with Whitman? thucythucy Jun 2018 #28

Here you go ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #31

Yikes! thucythucy Jun 2018 #32

Hi ProudLib syringis Jun 2018 #22

Hi Syringis! ProudLib72 Jun 2018 #25

I followed Mother Theresa fir years. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2018 #30

I agree with you, she went where no else would go and worked with what she had, and braddy Jun 2018 #33