The DARK SIDE of Good Intentions: HBO's SAVIOR COMPLEX



Childhood Trauma Survivor Reacts to ‘Savior Complex’, the three-part HBO Documentary series examining missionary work in …

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  1. I watched this doc yesterday, and am a bit torn on it. I do think the producer did a good job in allowing the 'Savior' to atleast defend the allegations against her, and even if it was just a blip audio that she claims she did get instructions from doctors on medication to use/dosage/treatments for patients and she did claim that her clinic had a lower death rate than the neighboring hospital average (her 11% to their 14%) (allegedly) so I do think her heart was in the right place and she was trying to really help. Maybe a little karma that the American wht lady that helped form 'no white saviors' also got the boot and thrown under the bus after the movement got big enough to start generating sustainable financial support. No good deed. I do know someone who did a mission trip to help bring clean drinking water around this time this occurred. I also have a good friend who is a white South African and he said race relations is at an all time low there right now. Was it really her way or the highway? Did she consult with local doctors on the standardized treatment for malnourishment? Did the brand new American nursing student graduate with no hands on experience just come in thinking she knew more than everyone else at the clinic, and heads started butting and wrath was unleashed?

  2. Dear Collier. I have always thought of you and how neither of your parents’ families were supportive of you in the midst of the biggest tragedy anyone can imagine for a child. 😢 I always wished I had a son. A son like YOU. Smart, cognizant and caring of what is right and who has empathy for others. I hope you were loved and cherished by the parents who finished raising you. ❤ I hope I can be of service to a child who needs me. I hope we all can.

  3. They are upset that people came and tried to help the children they didnt even care about? Instead of asking why she came look in the mirror and ask why you created a situation so horrible that needs an intervention. If you(general you) dont want outsiders to come in to assist the most needy of your area, take of the situation.

    Look into what the Ottoman dynasty was doing during the crusades. If you love history, its interesting to learn what the other side was doing during that time.

  4. Thank you for sharing what you went through I am in the process of having my mother's homicide case reopened and re-examined I know that my father killed my mother because you have said your mother would of never left you that's what I know too my mother would never leave me she was taken from me . I am an adult you were a child and very brave myself I so afraid but I am going to follow thru to right this wrong that was done to my mother thank you for your courage to make it known may your mother rest in peace may my mother too soon enough thank you sincerely Janet Collier

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