#witchhunts — Public Fediverse posts
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I'm reading a book about how the witch hunt policies helped give rise to capitalism and one thing strikes me, as do lots of books about the past:
While life in past times is talked about I get little sense of what it would have been like for people living then. You get phrases like Serfdom and Vagabondage and Closing of the Commons, but I don't really get a sense of what those things would mean for ordinary people.
I guess there are authors out there who have written about daily life and whatnot, but lots of books leave me puzzled to how policies of the church and state would influence everyday life for people.
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I'm reading a book about how the witch hunt policies helped give rise to capitalism and one thing strikes me, as do lots of books about the past:
While life in past times is talked about I get little sense of what it would have been like for people living then. You get phrases like Serfdom and Vagabondage and Closing of the Commons, but I don't really get a sense of what those things would mean for ordinary people.
I guess there are authors out there who have written about daily life and whatnot, but lots of books leave me puzzled to how policies of the church and state would influence everyday life for people.
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I'm reading a book about how the witch hunt policies helped give rise to capitalism and one thing strikes me, as do lots of books about the past:
While life in past times is talked about I get little sense of what it would have been like for people living then. You get phrases like Serfdom and Vagabondage and Closing of the Commons, but I don't really get a sense of what those things would mean for ordinary people.
I guess there are authors out there who have written about daily life and whatnot, but lots of books leave me puzzled to how policies of the church and state would influence everyday life for people.
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I'm reading a book about how the witch hunt policies helped give rise to capitalism and one thing strikes me, as do lots of books about the past:
While life in past times is talked about I get little sense of what it would have been like for people living then. You get phrases like Serfdom and Vagabondage and Closing of the Commons, but I don't really get a sense of what those things would mean for ordinary people.
I guess there are authors out there who have written about daily life and whatnot, but lots of books leave me puzzled to how policies of the church and state would influence everyday life for people.
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I'm reading a book about how the witch hunt policies helped give rise to capitalism and one thing strikes me, as do lots of books about the past:
While life in past times is talked about I get little sense of what it would have been like for people living then. You get phrases like Serfdom and Vagabondage and Closing of the Commons, but I don't really get a sense of what those things would mean for ordinary people.
I guess there are authors out there who have written about daily life and whatnot, but lots of books leave me puzzled to how policies of the church and state would influence everyday life for people.
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I learnt from the Witch movie video essay that the church helped to foment the concept of children as human individuals. Before then -- I guess in Europe, at least -- children were seen much like plants or animals and were sort of expendable.
Because of the witch hunts and the notion of witches harming children, the idea that harm to children was wrong was strongly asserted.
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I learnt from the Witch movie video essay that the church helped to foment the concept of children as human individuals. Before then -- I guess in Europe, at least -- children were seen much like plants or animals and were sort of expendable.
Because of the witch hunts and the notion of witches harming children, the idea that harm to children was wrong was strongly asserted.
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I learnt from the Witch movie video essay that the church helped to foment the concept of children as human individuals. Before then -- I guess in Europe, at least -- children were seen much like plants or animals and were sort of expendable.
Because of the witch hunts and the notion of witches harming children, the idea that harm to children was wrong was strongly asserted.
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I learnt from the Witch movie video essay that the church helped to foment the concept of children as human individuals. Before then -- I guess in Europe, at least -- children were seen much like plants or animals and were sort of expendable.
Because of the witch hunts and the notion of witches harming children, the idea that harm to children was wrong was strongly asserted.
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I learnt from the Witch movie video essay that the church helped to foment the concept of children as human individuals. Before then -- I guess in Europe, at least -- children were seen much like plants or animals and were sort of expendable.
Because of the witch hunts and the notion of witches harming children, the idea that harm to children was wrong was strongly asserted.
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'Difficult' women
"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."
Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomenImage: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight -
'Difficult' women
"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."
Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomenImage: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight -
'Difficult' women
"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."
Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomenImage: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight -
'Difficult' women
"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."
Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomenImage: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight -
'Difficult' women
"Grace Tame reacts to PM's comment labelling her 'difficult'."
Tame: "'Difficult' is the misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply. History tends to call her 'courageous'.''
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-26/federal-politics-live-blog-chalmers-inflation/106388618
#Misogyny #WitchHunts #GenderedViolence #resistanceMovement #Socialcohesion #leaders #bystanders #Australia #DifficultWomenImage: Francisco Goya, Witches' Flight, 1798
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches%27_Flight -
'The accumulation of capital required the devaluation of care.'
I've reviewed Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch for the Library. It's a brutal, necessary audit of how the transition to capitalism required a war on women. If we want a new economy, we can't just seize the factories. We have to liberate the home.
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'The accumulation of capital required the devaluation of care.'
I've reviewed Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch for the Library. It's a brutal, necessary audit of how the transition to capitalism required a war on women. If we want a new economy, we can't just seize the factories. We have to liberate the home.
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'The accumulation of capital required the devaluation of care.'
I've reviewed Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch for the Library. It's a brutal, necessary audit of how the transition to capitalism required a war on women. If we want a new economy, we can't just seize the factories. We have to liberate the home.
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'The accumulation of capital required the devaluation of care.'
I've reviewed Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch for the Library. It's a brutal, necessary audit of how the transition to capitalism required a war on women. If we want a new economy, we can't just seize the factories. We have to liberate the home.
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'The accumulation of capital required the devaluation of care.'
I've reviewed Silvia Federici's Caliban and the Witch for the Library. It's a brutal, necessary audit of how the transition to capitalism required a war on women. If we want a new economy, we can't just seize the factories. We have to liberate the home.
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They were burned as witches. Feared as cursed.Now, redheads are rewriting the story.
#RedheadHistory👩🦰 #GingerStereotypes #WitchHunts🧙♀️ #HistoricalMyths #SmartReels 🔥#InclusiveHistory #RedheadPower #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/redheads-0018432 -
They were burned as witches. Feared as cursed.Now, redheads are rewriting the story.
#RedheadHistory👩🦰 #GingerStereotypes #WitchHunts🧙♀️ #HistoricalMyths #SmartReels 🔥#InclusiveHistory #RedheadPower #Storytelling #DidYouKnow #HistoryFacts #DocumentaryShort #WeirdHistory
Read more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/weird-facts/redheads-0018432 -
Does anyone know a good book about the #WitchHunts in Europe? Something from a #feminist angle.
And ideally nothing too heavyweight.
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Does anyone know a good book about the #WitchHunts in Europe? Something from a #feminist angle.
And ideally nothing too heavyweight.
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Does anyone know a good book about the #WitchHunts in Europe? Something from a #feminist angle.
And ideally nothing too heavyweight.
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Does anyone know a good book about the #WitchHunts in Europe? Something from a #feminist angle.
And ideally nothing too heavyweight.
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Does anyone know a good book about the #WitchHunts in Europe? Something from a #feminist angle.
And ideally nothing too heavyweight.
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When the real #WitchHunts begin, remember... Anyone the #ChristianRight doesn't like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You're a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You're a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You're a witch!
Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in #Pickens, #SouthCarolina
By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025
Excerpt: "On February 18, a YouTube video titled 'Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn' was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.
"Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.
"Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to 'chase the wolves out', a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and #AbortionRights supporters.
"Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls 'God’s law.'" [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]
https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html
#witches #witchcraft #witch #Pagans #FarRight #BurningTimes #ChristianRight #ChristoFascists #ResistFascism -
When the real #WitchHunts begin, remember... Anyone the #ChristianRight doesn't like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You're a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You're a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You're a witch!
Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in #Pickens, #SouthCarolina
By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025
Excerpt: "On February 18, a YouTube video titled 'Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn' was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.
"Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.
"Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to 'chase the wolves out', a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and #AbortionRights supporters.
"Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls 'God’s law.'" [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]
https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html
#witches #witchcraft #witch #Pagans #FarRight #BurningTimes #ChristianRight #ChristoFascists #ResistFascism -
When the real #WitchHunts begin, remember... Anyone the #ChristianRight doesn't like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You're a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You're a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You're a witch!
Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in #Pickens, #SouthCarolina
By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025
Excerpt: "On February 18, a YouTube video titled 'Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn' was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.
"Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.
"Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to 'chase the wolves out', a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and #AbortionRights supporters.
"Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls 'God’s law.'" [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]
https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html
#witches #witchcraft #witch #Pagans #FarRight #BurningTimes #ChristianRight #ChristoFascists #ResistFascism -
When the real #WitchHunts begin, remember... Anyone the #ChristianRight doesn't like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You're a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You're a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You're a witch!
Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in #Pickens, #SouthCarolina
By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025
Excerpt: "On February 18, a YouTube video titled 'Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn' was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.
"Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.
"Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to 'chase the wolves out', a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and #AbortionRights supporters.
"Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls 'God’s law.'" [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]
https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html
#witches #witchcraft #witch #Pagans #FarRight #BurningTimes #ChristianRight #ChristoFascists #ResistFascism -
When the real #WitchHunts begin, remember... Anyone the #ChristianRight doesn't like is considered a witch! Just like in the 1600s! Piss off the proctor? You're a witch! Have more land than Goodie Smith? You're a witch! Are you a man with a husband? You're a witch!
Concerns Over Targeting of Pagan Community in #Pickens, #SouthCarolina
By Manny Moreno | February 25, 2025
Excerpt: "On February 18, a YouTube video titled 'Witches Be Crazy with Pastor Barry Vaughn' was released by Kevin Harden of Gaining Ground Ministries. The video opens with Harden quoting Deuteronomy 18:9-12, which warns against practices like divination, sorcery, and necromancy.
"Pastor Barry Vaughn and Harden discuss a recent witchcraft festival in Pickens and their efforts to evangelize at the event. Vaughn confirms his presence and states that he and others initially protested outside the venue, later entering the facility before being told to leave.
"Following the backlash, Stillwater Christian Fellowship escalated its response through sermons, podcasts, and videos. Members called on pastors to 'chase the wolves out', a phrase that critics argue refers to witches, #LGBTQIA+ individuals, and #AbortionRights supporters.
"Vaughn later clarified in a video that he does not promote violence but supports the enforcement of what he calls 'God’s law.'" [What about eating shellfish? Or mixing threads together? HYPOCRITES!]
https://wildhunt.org/2025/02/concerns-over-targeting-of-pagan-community-in-pickens-sc.html
#witches #witchcraft #witch #Pagans #FarRight #BurningTimes #ChristianRight #ChristoFascists #ResistFascism -
"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
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"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
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"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
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"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
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"These #partisan #witchhunts and #firings need to stop. Congress creates independent agencies and insulates #civilservants from partisan firings for a reason.
If this week’s actions become the new normal—and #partisanship becomes the only criteria for holding a position in a #federalagency—then our financial markets will be more volatile, our consumer products more hazardous, our skies more dangerous, and our civil liberties and constitutional rights less secure."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/trump-oversight-board-firing-security
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End Witch hunts in Commonwealth Countries
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/end-witch-hunts-in-commonwealth-countries-afaw-urges/
"There have been widespread reports of attacks, trial by ordeal, banishment, bloodletting and murder of suspected witches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and other Commonwealth nations. In Tanzania, for example, an estimated 3,000 people were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft between 2005 and 2011, and about 60,000 accused witches were murdered between 1960 and 2000"
#witchhunts -
End Witch hunts in Commonwealth Countries
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/end-witch-hunts-in-commonwealth-countries-afaw-urges/
"There have been widespread reports of attacks, trial by ordeal, banishment, bloodletting and murder of suspected witches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and other Commonwealth nations. In Tanzania, for example, an estimated 3,000 people were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft between 2005 and 2011, and about 60,000 accused witches were murdered between 1960 and 2000"
#witchhunts -
End Witch hunts in Commonwealth Countries
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/end-witch-hunts-in-commonwealth-countries-afaw-urges/
"There have been widespread reports of attacks, trial by ordeal, banishment, bloodletting and murder of suspected witches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and other Commonwealth nations. In Tanzania, for example, an estimated 3,000 people were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft between 2005 and 2011, and about 60,000 accused witches were murdered between 1960 and 2000"
#witchhunts -
End Witch hunts in Commonwealth Countries
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/end-witch-hunts-in-commonwealth-countries-afaw-urges/
"There have been widespread reports of attacks, trial by ordeal, banishment, bloodletting and murder of suspected witches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and other Commonwealth nations. In Tanzania, for example, an estimated 3,000 people were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft between 2005 and 2011, and about 60,000 accused witches were murdered between 1960 and 2000"
#witchhunts -
End Witch hunts in Commonwealth Countries
https://www.opinionnigeria.com/end-witch-hunts-in-commonwealth-countries-afaw-urges/
"There have been widespread reports of attacks, trial by ordeal, banishment, bloodletting and murder of suspected witches in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and other Commonwealth nations. In Tanzania, for example, an estimated 3,000 people were killed for allegedly practicing witchcraft between 2005 and 2011, and about 60,000 accused witches were murdered between 1960 and 2000"
#witchhunts -
Fake news has origins in Europe’s witch hunts – we must learn from history | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fake-news-invention-witch-hunt-history-for-tomorrow-book-roman-krznaric/?utm_source=Newsletter%3A%20oD%20daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fake%20news%20was%20invented%20500%20years%20ago&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLexvP_ylT3QHPER5MFvOQqxUks80d5eeQosUxA8e_RtM.YjCYwm#FakeNews
#Disinformation
#Europe
#WitchHunts
#Printing
#Democracy -
Fake news has origins in Europe’s witch hunts – we must learn from history | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fake-news-invention-witch-hunt-history-for-tomorrow-book-roman-krznaric/?utm_source=Newsletter%3A%20oD%20daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fake%20news%20was%20invented%20500%20years%20ago&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLexvP_ylT3QHPER5MFvOQqxUks80d5eeQosUxA8e_RtM.YjCYwm#FakeNews
#Disinformation
#Europe
#WitchHunts
#Printing
#Democracy -
Fake news has origins in Europe’s witch hunts – we must learn from history | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fake-news-invention-witch-hunt-history-for-tomorrow-book-roman-krznaric/?utm_source=Newsletter%3A%20oD%20daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fake%20news%20was%20invented%20500%20years%20ago&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLexvP_ylT3QHPER5MFvOQqxUks80d5eeQosUxA8e_RtM.YjCYwm#FakeNews
#Disinformation
#Europe
#WitchHunts
#Printing
#Democracy -
Fake news has origins in Europe’s witch hunts – we must learn from history | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fake-news-invention-witch-hunt-history-for-tomorrow-book-roman-krznaric/?utm_source=Newsletter%3A%20oD%20daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fake%20news%20was%20invented%20500%20years%20ago&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLexvP_ylT3QHPER5MFvOQqxUks80d5eeQosUxA8e_RtM.YjCYwm#FakeNews
#Disinformation
#Europe
#WitchHunts
#Printing
#Democracy -
Fake news has origins in Europe’s witch hunts – we must learn from history | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/fake-news-invention-witch-hunt-history-for-tomorrow-book-roman-krznaric/?utm_source=Newsletter%3A%20oD%20daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Fake%20news%20was%20invented%20500%20years%20ago&_kx=Xku3CuTVfvJvWrKmPGcGLexvP_ylT3QHPER5MFvOQqxUks80d5eeQosUxA8e_RtM.YjCYwm#FakeNews
#Disinformation
#Europe
#WitchHunts
#Printing
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I visited Semlin recently and i was suprised about the statue in the village center: a memorial against the witch hunts - a sandstone sculpture that commemorates Anna Rahns from #Semlin, who was interrogated and burned as a “butter witch” in #Rathenow in 1672. It was the last witch burning in the town. There were controversial discussions beforehand - including with the Protestant church.
The reconstructed story of Anna Rahns began before Easter 1672: Anna set off for Ferchesar to sell half a pound of butter. The buyer of the butter, the linen weaver Andreass Dielaß, sold it the next day to his friend, the day laborer Hans Schönemann. He noticed that the butter was full of dirt and hair and brought it back to his friend Andreas Dielaß. The dirty butter was then shown around in Ferchesar and the suspicion quickly arose that it was witch butter.
The matter heated up and the authorities got involved and asked the Schöppenstuhl in #Brandenburg if they can eliminate these evils and whether they would be allowed to resort to the painful procedure of torture.
No evidence was found in the archives that proves that the accused were later painful interrogated and convicted. It is highly likely that Anna Rahns was spared torture and thus a forced confession. By the time the story of the contaminated butter took place, in 1672, the peak of the #witchhunts in Havelland had already passed.
Regardless of whether she was spared or not, in my eyes the statue is still a relevant statement against ignorance and superstition and i like that there is still remembrance to this topic.
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Of course, the 1500s and 1600s were also the heyday of #WitchHunts, as European Christians (both Protestant and Catholic) abandoned the earlier ecclesiastical skepticism regarding accusations of witchcraft, and executed tens of thousands of victims, mostly older women, by various means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Of course, the 1500s and 1600s were also the heyday of #WitchHunts, as European Christians (both Protestant and Catholic) abandoned the earlier ecclesiastical skepticism regarding accusations of witchcraft, and executed tens of thousands of victims, mostly older women, by various means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
#WomensHistoryMonth
48/? -
Of course, the 1500s and 1600s were also the heyday of #WitchHunts, as European Christians (both Protestant and Catholic) abandoned the earlier ecclesiastical skepticism regarding accusations of witchcraft, and executed tens of thousands of victims, mostly older women, by various means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Of course, the 1500s and 1600s were also the heyday of #WitchHunts, as European Christians (both Protestant and Catholic) abandoned the earlier ecclesiastical skepticism regarding accusations of witchcraft, and executed tens of thousands of victims, mostly older women, by various means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Of course, the 1500s and 1600s were also the heyday of #WitchHunts, as European Christians (both Protestant and Catholic) abandoned the earlier ecclesiastical skepticism regarding accusations of witchcraft, and executed tens of thousands of victims, mostly older women, by various means.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt
#WomensHistoryMonth
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Interesting how it has nothing to do with #WitchHunts as claimed in that #CreativeNonfiction book ( #CalibanandtheWitch ) which wasn’t peer review nor published in an academic press.
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Atlantic Slavery and the Rise of the Capitalist Global Economy
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I wish some of these #WitchHunts against #JackassTrump ended in the traditional burning at the stake.
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I wish some of these #WitchHunts against #JackassTrump ended in the traditional burning at the stake.
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I wish some of these #WitchHunts against #JackassTrump ended in the traditional burning at the stake.
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I wish some of these #WitchHunts against #JackassTrump ended in the traditional burning at the stake.
