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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 96 points 11 months ago

That idiot could have killed everyone on the island by introducing new pathogens, and he came there with the intent of destroying their culture on top of it. I'm glad they killed him.

[-] Froyn@kbin.social 39 points 11 months ago

They didn't kill him, his God let him die.

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I like how you think.

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

First thing God's done right in millennia

[-] TheWilliamist@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago

What a monumental asshole.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 51 points 11 months ago

How is this creepy?

This is the definition of Fuck Around and Find out.

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 40 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's creepy to the indigenous people. A religious nutjob who is willing to knowingly infect you with unknown pathogens like a Typhoid Mary and potentially commit genocide because he wants to be God's messenger.

True sociopath.

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago

It takes literally no effort to leave these people alone. What a dumbass.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 29 points 11 months ago

when he tried to hand over fish and gifts, a boy shot a metal-headed arrow that pierced the Bible he was holding in front of his chest

they may be primitive, but their grasp of symbolism is pure Hollywood.. are we sure they don't have HBO?

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

I mean it could've just been a fluke.

Like the kid was tryna kill him but the bible just happened to be in the way. I could see a Bible potentially stopping an arrow but it's not gonna stop the next dozen

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 10 points 11 months ago

I prefer to think the message was “we’ve had fun, dipshit, but one of our kids can put an arrow through your heart at 100 paces and will do it for real next time. Fuck off with your gifts, we want nothing you can offer us.”

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

It's just such a classic movie trope where like a cop is saved by a bullet hitting their badge or something. If this happened in some christian movie people would groan over the cliche symbolism.

[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago

In November, Chau embarked on a journey to North Sentinel Island, which he thought could be "Satan's last stronghold on Earth",[16]

We'd all be living in paradise if only he had succeeded. 😔

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago

This is like joining a historic reenactment group to train for warfare

[-] omgarm@feddit.nl 14 points 11 months ago

In my mind the staff made sure to go "wow mr. Missionary thanks for telling us about Jesus!" after a day because they were tired of his shit.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

"I'm gonna getcha!! Oh wait, nevermind. I felt the gospel in my soul! Thank you Mr. Missionary!"

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Like using muskets to invade Russia in the winter.

[-] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

He is the reason that "Missionary Position" now means facedown in the dirt with a back full of arrows.

[-] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 19 points 11 months ago

Were any of the people at All Nations who specifically trained and supported him for this ever arrested? Seems like they should have been arrested.

[-] steve_floof@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago

Was on the “all” feed, clicked the link, read the wiki page, came back to see if this community was “c/dumbDeadAssholes”

[-] Nacktmull@lemm.ee 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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?

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Pilkins@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

Lol dumbass

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Things that you do when you're definitely healthy and not in a cult

[-] Voran@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. LOL.

this post was submitted on 22 Nov 2023
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