CW: SA

On this day in 1980, four Catholic missionaries from the United States working in El Salvador were raped and murdered by five members of the El Salvador National Guard.

Their names were Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, Ursuline Dorothy Kazel, and Jean Donovan. Although they were ostensibly missionaries, the nuns were also political radicals, with Maura Clarke having supported the anti-capitalist Sandinistas in Nicaragua.

Although thousands of native Salvadorans had already been murdered by death squads there, the killing of these missionaries prompted international outrage and criticism of President Carter's support for the government in El Salvador. Although Carter initially suspended aid to the regime, he later reinstated it, and President Reagan continued this support.

After the release of declassified documents in the 1990s, New Jersey congressman Robert Torricelli stated that it was "now clear that while the Reagan Administration was certifying human rights progress in El Salvador they knew the terrible truth that the Salvadoran military was engaged in a widespread campaign of terror and torture".

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  • President_Obama [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    My skin looks GREAT and my FIT looks GREAT and I was the ONLY ONE in class and INSTEAD OF CANCELLING the teacher spoke with me for 10 minutes about the course before I ASKED HOW SHE WAS DOING and she was NOT DOING WELL and I was STUCK THERE for FORTY MINUTES emotionally supporting someone who, again, HAS AN ACADEMIC POSITION OF AUTHORITY.

    Now I'M HOME. And my CAT's wintercoat makes him look FAT

    • Sandinband [any, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Omfg one time in college u was the only one in class too and the professor still taught the lesson it was so awkward :scared:

      • President_Obama [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        But did they just teach the lesson as if the class was full, or did they direct it toward you? The former is def worse

        • Sandinband [any, comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          Kinda both, the lecture was as if the class was full and toward the end when we were done the PowerPoint she started asking if I had any questions about anything for the course and we started talking about mushrooms and foraging

    • President_Obama [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      I'm gonna have a lot of HUMMUS for LUNCH

      (Also seems like that teacher is going to read Mark Fisher now so it was somewhat productive ig?)