Surprised by the parallels between the Salem Witch Trials and events that occurred in recent years, and others that still occur.

So many parallels in fact that I don't have the energy to list and define them all. One thing I am sure of though, the Trials hold valuable answers and lessons for our struggles today.

I do not imply that witchcraft does not exist, or that viruses do not exist (that's a different issue), but the abuse of things that cause fear to exert ruthless and lethal social control.

The parallels don't stop with the orchestrated Covid pandemic but even extend to the loli question, which now and then comes up in this part of the internet.

Did you know that none of the people who actually confessed to have practiced witchcraft received any sentence or punishment, but only those who defended their innocence? Did you know that those who accused others of witchcraft actually did dabble in witchcraft?

The Trials provide huge parallels to today's Cancel culture and equally important lessons.

The lessons extend to Puritan thinking, which made the entire colony susceptible to such manipulation in the first place. A topic worthy of multiple books. The people did not know about theater. Contrast this with medieval Japan where culture flourished. Where theater reached such refined and noble heights that troupes offered performances as gifts to the gods.

Anyone who thinks events from the 17th century cannot offer insight and guidance to today's issue has not looked around him properly, has not understood his current situation and reality. The insanity once limited to the colony of Massachusetts, leading to the death of the infamous village, has now global reach, wielded like a weapon by those who understand its inner workings and effects.