This piece is a good one to read on the site, instead of via email; I had to make a few wee tweaks after posting, but it should be all nice and tidy now.
…Not like our history of Satanic panic!
Whether looking a few decades behind us, or half a millennium out, human beings never cease to throw themselves into cruel, paranoid frenzies. What lessons can we learn from how little we’ve grown?
(I also recommend the 1995 Frontline doc linked in the piece. What a trip!)
https://mlclark.substack.com/p/we-have-always-lived-with-fearmongers
@MLClark imagine if they had backwards masking in the 17th century.
You would be a menace of a time traveller, Graci! 😅
@MLClark I can neither confirm nor deny.
No need! I shall look for signs of your chaos-agent energy in ancient manuscripts. ;)
@MLClark I'm most often represented as very strange cats.
😬 Oh shoot, then you were EVERYWHERE.
@Graci
YOU AREN'T SORRY. 😂