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John Allen Chau - American missionary who prepared for his meeting with the Sentinelese by training in a mock village populated by staff pretending to be hostile natives wielding fake spears (en.wikipedia.org)
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[โ€“] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Am I the only one who thinks the real asshole here is "All Nations", the evangelical organization that indoctrinated and trained Chau, who was obviously a very naive and easy to manipulate young man?

[โ€“] Algaroth@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

No. They are totally the assholes here. A lot of missionaries are.