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Ask anyone what they think happened in Salem Mass. In 1692 and they are likely to say something to the effect that some unsophisticated settlers, given to religious fervor and superstition during a harsh winter and desolate conditions, became obsessed with evil and targeted those who they saw as a threat. Ask those same people if such a thing could happen today, and they are likely to say “of course not!”
However, I submit to you that it is in fact happening again, only this time gays-not witches are the target. Consider:
In Salem witches were viewed as being possessed by evil that must be exorcised. The religious right of today see gays has being sick and in need of a cure.
The members of the Bay Colony saw witches as a threat to their Christian beliefs and even a threat to the continued existence of Christianity. Today, the religious right speaks passionately about their religious freedom being violated by gay rights and the criminalization of Christianity.
The settlers were driven by ignorance and fear of the unknown, and the need for a scapegoat to blame their problems on witches-which included a small pox outbreak and the perception of religious persecution. Today, we can see these same forces at work among the virulently religious right who have blamed gays for everything from natural disasters, and disease to the risen of liberal secularism.
Yes, the colonists were beset by real and present dangers- Native American’s , pirates, economic difficulties and political tensions with England which added to the stress which in turn contributed to the hysteria and the need to blame someone. We see the same dynamic playing out today with the fear of Islam and ISIS, uncertainty about the economy and the fact that there are people in power who do not reflect their values.
The settlers were so threatened by those who they deemed witches that they imprisoned and murdered them. Today, most on the right do not advocate imprisonment, burning at the stake, or drowning. However, there are those who do lament the decriminalization of homosexuality and some who have in fact advocated the imprisonment and execution of gays.
As in 1692, there is an identifiable triggering condition now. Then, it was a difficult winter living in isolation. Now, it is the rapid rise of the acceptance of gay people, and the speed at which they have gained legal rights culminating in marriage equality
If anyone wishes to question the voracity of this analogy, I invite you to first review a brief history of the Salem witch trials:
Now, let’s have a closer look at what is happening today. Enter Mike Huckabee:
Clearly, he is demonizing and scapegoating gays. Here is more from a supporter of another presidential contender who apparently has no problem with her extreme and bizarre views
Now let’s talk about the World Congress of Families which met recently in Salt Lake City….
More Salem style vilification and scapegoating. And the myths born of ignorance and fear, and the lies that speak to the deep seated animosity towards gays continues. Numbers 3, 4, 6, and 9 are especially egregious and represent the type of rhetoric that can lead to physical violence:
And then there is the endless drum beat of fear mongering about how gay rights is antithetical to Christianity and that it will destroy the freedom of religion, and religion itself:
The American Family Association is one of the most divisive and virulent organizations that is exploiting Christianity in there anti-gay crusade:
This is an extremely disconcerting development and represents a new low for those working against equality. As a last resort, the anti-equality forces have claimed victimhood and are, in fact blaming the victims. It is born of fear, prejudice and an increasing sense of desperation, and is attempting to hijack Christianity to stem the tide of progress in the area of human rights and evolving standards of decency. They purport to speak for the entire Christian faith, but in reality, represent a small, paranoid and reactionary fringe.
It is also disturbing to realize the depth of the divisiveness that has developed between these progressive rights organizations and a certain segment of the Christian community, a divisiveness that really does not need to be. The claims that the advance of gay rights and secularism an affront to Christians and impinges on religious freedom is without merit. While there are those that actually believe that is the case, others are knowingly promoting a false idea of religious liberty for their own purposes.
And let’s not forget the American evangelical, including some politicians who have traveled to Africa and Russia to promote those countries antigay agendas, which have included proposals to jail and even execute gays. Even right here in the U. S., in California to be exact, a ballot initiative to allow for the summary execution of gays was proposed.
It all comes down to this…..there are some of us who are not better, not smarter, and no more rational than the inhabitants of the Bay Colony, and if they were to achieve the control of government , Salem could indeed happen again.
Yup.
I even remember during the 80's when pro Family groups were blaming dungeons and dragons and heavy metal for stuff like satanism and even causing stuff like violence and they saw it as a threat.
In the 90's they blamed magic the gathering for a host of evils.
Early 2000's, they blamed harry potter for influencing a bunch of kids to become witches.
Sadly, seven years later, and the rights and protected liberties of gay and transgender Americans are still in jeopardy by the bigoted, authoritarian right.Wow! I posted that 7 years ago. Maybe it will be given new life now/. Thanks
Sadly, seven years later, and the rights and protected liberties of gay and transgender Americans are still in jeopardy by the bigoted, authoritarian right.
Wrong! You are the likeness of the NazisIt is the poisoning and mutilation of our young, that in time will be seen as a wave of madness that swept our declining and decaying culture.
People like you, your posts on this subject, will be studied the way the rise of the Third Reich is studied today.
Sadly, seven years later, and the rights and protected liberties of gay and transgender Americans are still in jeopardy by the bigoted, authoritarian right.
Wrong! You are the likeness of the Nazis
Gay Men under the Nazi Regime
The Nazi regime carried out a campaign against male homosexuality and persecuted gay men between 1933 and 1945.encyclopedia.ushmm.org
And what the fuck does gay rights have to do with mutilation?
Our culture is not declining or decaying because of gay rights. You bigots are the ones dragging it down. Liberals and progressives represent and promote an evolving standard of human decency and tolerance.
Wow! I posted that 7 years ago. Maybe it will be given new life now/. Thanks
There is also another reason why some people pick on gays.
In 2022. gays are the only group that a lot of people can criticize without suffering personal or professional consequences.
Those people actually want to criticize another group, but they do not dare do so.
So gays are the perfect default object.
Yup.
I even remember during the 80's when pro Family groups were blaming dungeons and dragons and heavy metal for stuff like satanism and even causing stuff like violence and they saw it as a threat.
In the 90's they blamed magic the gathering for a host of evils.
Early 2000's, they blamed harry potter for influencing a bunch of kids to become witches.
Do I get a dollar for every Leftard calling me a fag on USMB?Yup.
I think the people calling people "fags" and "faggots" now are the same people in the past were telling "negro" jokes about Black people, but they can't do that anymore without being called a ignorant racist, so they have to pick a new target.
Once Roe is overturned, the neo-fascist authoritarian right will attack the rights of gay and transgender Americans, seeking to allow the states to deny same-sex couples access to marriage law and criminalize homosexuality.It is the poisoning and mutilation of our young, that in time will be seen as a wave of madness that swept our declining and decaying culture.
People like you, your posts on this subject, will be studied the way the rise of the Third Reich is studied today.
Ask anyone what they think happened in Salem Mass. In 1692 and they are likely to say something to the effect that some unsophisticated settlers, given to religious fervor and superstition during a harsh winter and desolate conditions, became obsessed with evil and targeted those who they saw as a threat. Ask those same people if such a thing could happen today, and they are likely to say “of course not!”
However, I submit to you that it is in fact happening again, only this time gays-not witches are the target. Consider:
In Salem witches were viewed as being possessed by evil that must be exorcised. The religious right of today see gays has being sick and in need of a cure.
The members of the Bay Colony saw witches as a threat to their Christian beliefs and even a threat to the continued existence of Christianity. Today, the religious right speaks passionately about their religious freedom being violated by gay rights and the criminalization of Christianity.
The settlers were driven by ignorance and fear of the unknown, and the need for a scapegoat to blame their problems on witches-which included a small pox outbreak and the perception of religious persecution. Today, we can see these same forces at work among the virulently religious right who have blamed gays for everything from natural disasters, and disease to the risen of liberal secularism.
Yes, the colonists were beset by real and present dangers- Native American’s , pirates, economic difficulties and political tensions with England which added to the stress which in turn contributed to the hysteria and the need to blame someone. We see the same dynamic playing out today with the fear of Islam and ISIS, uncertainty about the economy and the fact that there are people in power who do not reflect their values.
The settlers were so threatened by those who they deemed witches that they imprisoned and murdered them. Today, most on the right do not advocate imprisonment, burning at the stake, or drowning. However, there are those who do lament the decriminalization of homosexuality and some who have in fact advocated the imprisonment and execution of gays.
As in 1692, there is an identifiable triggering condition now. Then, it was a difficult winter living in isolation. Now, it is the rapid rise of the acceptance of gay people, and the speed at which they have gained legal rights culminating in marriage equality
If anyone wishes to question the voracity of this analogy, I invite you to first review a brief history of the Salem witch trials:
Now, let’s have a closer look at what is happening today. Enter Mike Huckabee:
Clearly, he is demonizing and scapegoating gays. Here is more from a supporter of another presidential contender who apparently has no problem with her extreme and bizarre views
Now let’s talk about the World Congress of Families which met recently in Salt Lake City….
More Salem style vilification and scapegoating. And the myths born of ignorance and fear, and the lies that speak to the deep seated animosity towards gays continues. Numbers 3, 4, 6, and 9 are especially egregious and represent the type of rhetoric that can lead to physical violence:
And then there is the endless drum beat of fear mongering about how gay rights is antithetical to Christianity and that it will destroy the freedom of religion, and religion itself:
The American Family Association is one of the most divisive and virulent organizations that is exploiting Christianity in there anti-gay crusade:
This is an extremely disconcerting development and represents a new low for those working against equality. As a last resort, the anti-equality forces have claimed victimhood and are, in fact blaming the victims. It is born of fear, prejudice and an increasing sense of desperation, and is attempting to hijack Christianity to stem the tide of progress in the area of human rights and evolving standards of decency. They purport to speak for the entire Christian faith, but in reality, represent a small, paranoid and reactionary fringe.
It is also disturbing to realize the depth of the divisiveness that has developed between these progressive rights organizations and a certain segment of the Christian community, a divisiveness that really does not need to be. The claims that the advance of gay rights and secularism an affront to Christians and impinges on religious freedom is without merit. While there are those that actually believe that is the case, others are knowingly promoting a false idea of religious liberty for their own purposes.
And let’s not forget the American evangelical, including some politicians who have traveled to Africa and Russia to promote those countries antigay agendas, which have included proposals to jail and even execute gays. Even right here in the U. S., in California to be exact, a ballot initiative to allow for the summary execution of gays was proposed.
It all comes down to this…..there are some of us who are not better, not smarter, and no more rational than the inhabitants of the Bay Colony, and if they were to achieve the control of government , Salem could indeed happen again.
Crap. You’re on to us.Once Roe is overturned, the neo-fascist authoritarian right will attack the rights of gay and transgender Americans, seeking to allow the states to deny same-sex couples access to marriage law and criminalize homosexuality.
Once Roe is overturned, the neo-fascist authoritarian right will attack the rights of gay and transgender Americans, seeking to allow the states to deny same-sex couples access to marriage law and criminalize homosexuality.
Look who's talking!You people are hysterical panic mongers. Normal people need to stop giving your hysteria any consideration.
Look who's talking!
Look who's talking!
Yup.
I even remember during the 80's when pro Family groups were blaming dungeons and dragons and heavy metal for stuff like satanism and even causing stuff like violence and they saw it as a threat.
In the 90's they blamed magic the gathering for a host of evils.
Early 2000's, they blamed harry potter for influencing a bunch of kids to become witches.
