I was taught that my 9 great grandmother was condemned as a witch in Salem MA and died in jail before she could be hung. Interesting that the preachers who were in charge of the persecutions lied to the people to get their way as they tried to grab power.
The same structures that burned witches still use it today as a derogatory term for any powerful woman they don’t like. That’s why so many women are embracing it.
Or hung them. Back in the day, neighborhood gossips could accuse the object of their jealousy of witchcraft. The mother of Johannes Kepler comes to mind. She was accused and it cost Kepler the credits due him. The church was judge and jury in those days.
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The answer is patriarchy. 😔
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Kinda like now.
The Scarlet Letter
The Crucible
Fahrenheit 451
1984
And on and on.
They fucking tried.