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oldhippie

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8. Who would argue that?

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Sun Aug 25, 2013, 10:57 AM

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"You don't have to be Mother Theresa to avoid being an asshole." [View all] babylonsister Aug 2013 OP

Their lack of compassion may be a way of masking their fear that it will happen to them one day. freshwest Aug 2013 #1

off topic but love the cat GIF lol !!!! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #3

Please use it yourself! Google doesn't mind. freshwest Aug 2013 #6

Fuck this thing in particular... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #46

How do you copy a gif animation on iPhone? Hissyspit Aug 2013 #42

LOL Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #52

And yet BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #54

^^ THIS ^^ and.... OneGrassRoot Aug 2013 #65

That's pretty much it treestar Aug 2013 #66

Me too - love that cat and his Cattitude! Marie Marie Aug 2013 #82

Hi, Marie Marie! Love the Cattitude and your Attitude in the sig! All good. freshwest Aug 2013 #83

But you DO have to avoid acting COLGATE4 Aug 2013 #2

Even if they're nice in public, they prove their assholery in the voting booth in private. freshwest Aug 2013 #4

They're so disconnected from reality now that precious COLGATE4 Aug 2013 #7

Some would argue that Mother Theresa was a bit of an asshole herself. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #5

Who would argue that? oldhippie Aug 2013 #8

Well, Christopher Hitchens, for one. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #12

I learn something new every day here. oldhippie Aug 2013 #69

Anyone who actually knew what a terrible person she really was. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #53

I think she was the true definition of a defacto7 Aug 2013 #85

Mother Theresa was a bit of an asshole? oberliner Aug 2013 #10

Mother Theresa sasquuatch55 Aug 2013 #14

Christopher Hitchens?! oberliner Aug 2013 #16

I agree with him on this Scootaloo Aug 2013 #32

Hitch was a strange bird in that his track record was all over the map. But no one would argue he Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #93

He's not the only one... progressoid Aug 2013 #40

Pot. Kettle. rug Aug 2013 #35

No, I think Fact. Fact. defacto7 Aug 2013 #86

Yes, she was actually. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #15

Shameful comment oberliner Aug 2013 #17

Ignorant rebuttal. chollybocker Aug 2013 #19

+1 truebluegreen Aug 2013 #24

shameful stupidity--->seriously just sayin... hue Aug 2013 #31

I think what people are saying here noamnety Aug 2013 #34

Hell's Angel snooper2 Aug 2013 #75

Not shameful. Truthful. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #98

Criticism of Mother Theresa Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #20

Mother Fkr Teresa was a big a-hole hue Aug 2013 #25

"....cites the journalist Christopher Hitchens." oberliner Aug 2013 #41

"sorrow, suffering is but a kiss of Jesus - a sign that you have come so close to Him..." progressoid Aug 2013 #77

Sadist. defacto7 Aug 2013 #87

Not a bit of one, a total one. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #55

She had good PR, I'll grant her that. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #92

Yep. n/t progressoid Aug 2013 #26

I can't believe it took til post 5 before Union Scribe Aug 2013 #48

Yeah, I was kinda bummed that mine wasn't the Number 1 post. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #57

You're right, it should have taken less. She deserves every bit of it. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #58

And Hitchens deserves a hell of a lot more for his war drumming and misogyny. rug Aug 2013 #71

Hitchens realised his mistakes Lordquinton Aug 2013 #90

Reveled? Surely you have a link to that. rug Aug 2013 #100

Surely you can read some of the links posted in this thread. Lordquinton Aug 2013 #101

Not a word about reveling. rug Aug 2013 #102

So the rest you accept as true? Lordquinton Aug 2013 #103

No, I don't. She did lots to criticize but also lots to admire. rug Aug 2013 #105

Hell's Angel? More than an asshole REP Aug 2013 #104

The stupidity of saying "get a job" is this Heather MC Aug 2013 #9

I'm sorry but Mother Teresa papa3times Aug 2013 #11

Thanks for the recommendation. noamnety Aug 2013 #21

"Go and YouTube Christopher Hitchens ..." oberliner Aug 2013 #29

You seem determined to remain in the dark about the actual philosophy of Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #33

"The actual philosophy" oberliner Aug 2013 #43

It's amazing to me that you're bringing MLK into the conversation. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #56

I kinda disagree with the ignorance or separation from reality as an excuse. Alkene Aug 2013 #13

you completely nailed it. spot on. evemac Aug 2013 #84

babylonsister great post thank you Tippy Aug 2013 #18

"I'm tired of conservatives telling everybody to get a job and stop looking for help".....or the old a kennedy Aug 2013 #22

To the Hungry Masses: Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #23

Indeed I'm soo sick of this also!! hue Aug 2013 #28

The impasse Repukes have towards empathy lies in the core of their personality. hue Aug 2013 #27

Cannot believe the Mother Theresa bashing on this thread oberliner Aug 2013 #30

She earned the bashing. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2013 #36

Uncounted millions were given to her order with which to serve the poor. LeftyMom Aug 2013 #37

It's not the MFT bashing making You sick--it's believing in a baseless myth/fantasy that's kills U. hue Aug 2013 #38

Which myth/fantasy would that be? oberliner Aug 2013 #44

Her fetishization of suffering in the name of God was shameful. Brickbat Aug 2013 #39

Whatever oberliner Aug 2013 #45

Teresa harmed the poor, sick & dying. She & the Vatican USED them to greatly enrich themselves. hue Aug 2013 #49

I would suggest you look at it from the opposite perspective. noamnety Aug 2013 #50

Great argument, bro. Brickbat Aug 2013 #64

Can I tweak your post a bit? noamnety Aug 2013 #67

She committed the ultimate sin against a segment of DU: Union Scribe Aug 2013 #51

You're missing a key element here. noamnety Aug 2013 #60

We have no need to "trash" her. We know her by her works and her own words. hue Aug 2013 #62

Recced War Horse Aug 2013 #47

More info hue Aug 2013 #59

part 3 hue Aug 2013 #63

Great post, thanks. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #61

Cruelty and intolerance Enthusiast Aug 2013 #68

All you people bashing Mother Theresa have NOTHING to say about conservatives and babylonsister Aug 2013 #70

Eh, I think all it says about us noamnety Aug 2013 #72

Stating facts about her actually being a terrible person is not bashing. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #73

This post is about conservatives, not Mother Theresa. babylonsister Aug 2013 #76

The post used a true asshole as someone to emulate. cleanhippie Aug 2013 #79

I think everyone got what your post was about. noamnety Aug 2013 #81

MTeresa is the paradigm/prime example of a Repub/RW'er personality. hue Aug 2013 #94

The flawed premise is more interesting than the trite conclusion. LeftyMom Aug 2013 #80

I for one criticize all of them. NYC Liberal Aug 2013 #99

The gops act like they have weekly seminars on how to Cha Aug 2013 #74

Can't argue with that. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #78

k&r n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #88

That's interesting because Mother Theresa was definitely an asshole. Gravitycollapse Aug 2013 #89

I hear ya. But, do they have a point? Festivito Aug 2013 #91

My Lord. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #95

"You don't have to be Mother Theresa to avoid being an asshole." Fumesucker Aug 2013 #96

I'm shocked to learn The Wizard Aug 2013 #97