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His theory is that the people we used to call witches in the old days were mostly just unattractive, unwanted women with lots of mutations who looked odd, were disagreeable, and advocated weird ideas and lifestyles that threatened the social order. Such people used to die in plagues and famines. They were shunned and persecuted so their numbers and influence on society was limited.
Such is no longer the case and, alas, "witches" abound.
That would explain that SJW I saw the other day riding on a broomstick. Either it was that or a man a little too happy about the idea of "transitioning" to a female.
Seriously though, I think Dutton is right in theorizing that there have always been "witches" -- odd, troubled women, who have grievances with society and want radical change.
In 1619, such women were treated very harshly in the West. They were shunned, jailed, even executed.
In 2019, such women are put in charge of libraries, museums and schools, made tenured professors at great universities, and editors at prestigious newspapers and publishing houses. Companies do their bidding. Increasingly, they dominate political dialogue. One might well become president of the world's only superpower next year.
I don't think we need to turn the clock all the way back to 1619. But some adjustments are in order.
What a load of BS. Go read about the Salem Witch Trials. It was mass hysteria brought on by a few girls who started the whole thing by accusing three women unjustly of practicing the "Devil's magic." There was no indication any of these women were outcasts in the community. In fact, it stopped when the governor's own wife was accused.
So you think people "could use a lesson" by being unjustly accused and murdered? Wow, that's a pretty abhorrent suggestion.
That said, I love all the Python references in this thread. I admit that was the first thing I thought of when I saw this thread.
The Salem Witch trials were only a small part of the witch phenomenon. The historical record clearly shows, that generally, people who were accused were those women and sometimes men, who did not conform to community standards and mores. They were often considered by the norms of the day to be vindictive, ill-tempered, abrasive in their actions and speech, spiteful and quarrelsome.
So you see, there was a social purpose of condemning witches.
Seriously though, I think Dutton is right in theorizing that there have always been "witches" -- odd, troubled women, who have grievances with society and want radical change.
In 1619, such women were treated very harshly in the West. They were shunned, jailed, even executed.
In 2019, such women are put in charge of libraries, museums and schools, made tenured professors at great universities, and editors at prestigious newspapers and publishing houses. Companies do their bidding. Increasingly, they dominate political dialogue. One might well become president of the world's only superpower next year.
I don't think we need to turn the clock all the way back to 1619. But some adjustments are in order.
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Please elaborate on your adjustments.
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Originally Posted by The Dark Enlightenment
I really don't know what can be done at this point beyond revealing the witches for what they are.
Offering your biased opinion about someone is an "adjustment" to preserve some kind of "order"?
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