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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  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I think all the Kanye posting has crowded out all the "I hate Christmas" posting we get this time of year.

    For the record I do kinda hate Christmas. Just not enough to make a post about it.

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      war on christmas proceeds :iron-soviet:, we are in fact using the cover for a surprise offensive

    • Asa_the_Red [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I hate the christmas season, I hate christmas music and decorations, and I really really hate Christianity; but even after all that I still love christmas day. Its fun to be with my family and give/get a bunch of random crap.

      I do gotta give it to Christmas trees though, those are pretty nice. Tbf I just like all trees already anyway, but getting to put a tree inside my house? Thats even better.