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๐ธ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐‘…๐‘’๐“ƒ๐‘’โ€”๐’ซ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐‘’ โœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 08:55 PM)

An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanaticism among puritans in Salem. It was just people taking advantage of an existing system, mob mentality and fear to get rid of people they didnโ€™t like. Sarah has a happy marriage and more kids than you? Accuse her of being a witch. The prettiest girl in school is getting all the attention ? Accuse her of being a witch. You hate the couple down the street? Accuse them of casting a spell on you. Once a certain amount of people believe it it became impossible to stop the accusations because anyone attempting to defend a witch or disagree with the accusation must also be a witch.
This exact scenario repeated itself multiple times in history with Mccarthyism during the red scare and modern day cancel culture on social media outlets. If a celebrity gets โ€œcancelledโ€ for saying something offensive or inflammatory to a large enough group of people they become too radioactive to defend without risking your own cancellation.
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/topic/52589/an-interesting-thing-about-these-witch-trials-were-that-they-had-little-to-do-with-actual-witchcraft-or-religious-fanatiRSS for NodeSat, 16 May 2026 12:51:22 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:32 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:39 GMT]]>merry christmas โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 03:29 PM)

There really were communist spies in the government though. Maybe McCarthy didn't have the right names but they were nevertheless real.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555943https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555943Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:39 GMT]]>The<>Mechanic โ€” 3 years ago(January 12, 2023 06:31 AM)

Ho Ho Ho

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555942https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555942Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:38 GMT]]>Mileymiley โ€” 3 years ago(January 12, 2023 06:24 AM)

I didnโ€™t even mention witchcraft to him though and didnโ€™t even. Let witchcraft in now Iโ€™m lying here drunk confused and pain

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555941https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555941Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:38 GMT]]>Loki โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 04:32 PM)

To be fair, you go on about being a witch every other week yourselfโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜‰

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555940https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555940Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT]]>Mileymiley โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 12:05 PM)

My ex accused me of me being a witch

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555939https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555939Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT]]>/.โ€‹ โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 10:50 PM)

tl;dr go back 2 gameboys
My password is password

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555938https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555938Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT]]>MovieManCin2 โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 08:58 AM)

You're welcome.
MAGA! FAFO! ๐Ÿ˜Ž Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. ๐Ÿ˜ 

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555937https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555937Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:36 GMT]]>Robgoblin โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 08:56 AM)

True, thanks
Thats it, Iโ€™m going to clown college

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555936https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555936Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:36 GMT]]>MovieManCin2 โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 07:33 AM)

That's actually
"herd"
mentality.
MAGA! FAFO! ๐Ÿ˜Ž Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. ๐Ÿ˜Ž Dumbocraps: evil people who celebrate murder. ๐Ÿ˜ 

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555935https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555935Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:35 GMT]]>๐ธ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐‘…๐‘’๐“ƒ๐‘’โ€”๐’ซ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐‘’ โœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 04:22 AM)

Well said, Rob.
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555934https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555934Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:35 GMT]]>Robgoblin โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 09:24 PM)

Typical human behavior sadly. Herd mentality that will take millennia to outgrow.
Thats it, Iโ€™m going to clown college

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555933https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555933Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:34 GMT]]>Deliciousfeet โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 09:31 PM)

โ˜๏ธ
Fuckin' gets it!

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555932https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555932Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:34 GMT]]>๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ Christina 1986-05-20 ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿป โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 09:21 PM)

It was probably personal and new.
ยฝ S/N Asian (40%+ Chinese) ยฝ Norwegian/Danish-Irish Swiss (Amish/PA) German French Dutch? French+Dutch Celtic-Irish English-Irish? ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น..?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555931https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555931Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:33 GMT]]>/.โ€‹ โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 12:11 PM)

only u dumb ****** woke progressive types worry about that
u lost ur 'influencer' status on some dumb social media platform
boo fukkin hoo
most of thw rest us dont care
its not the same as literally being hung or burned at the stake
for the sake of filmboards go back 2 gameboy and never return
My password is password

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555930https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555930Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:33 GMT]]>frtt wins3 pHd โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 12:11 PM)

But youโ€™re alive.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555929https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555929Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:32 GMT]]>๐ธ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐‘…๐‘’๐“ƒ๐‘’โ€”๐’ซ๐“‡๐’พ๐’ธ๐‘’ โœจ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’ซโœจ โ€” 3 years ago(January 11, 2023 04:21 AM)

Yeah but you lose your job, career and likely become a social pariah.
"You had me at Elk Tartare"
-Erin Wotherspoon

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555928https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555928Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to An interesting thing about these witch trials were that they had little to do with actual witchcraft or religious fanati on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:32 GMT]]>frtt wins3 pHd โ€” 3 years ago(January 10, 2023 09:19 PM)

Except in today's world you don't get hanged or burned at the stake or drowned.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555927https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/555927Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:50:32 GMT