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I grew up in the Satanic Panic — and it’s happening again

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I grew up in the Satanic Panic — and it’s happening again

Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org to

World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

I too have been afraid of things that couldn't hurt me. It is never too late to interrogate your fears

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The easiest way to make an ignorant person feel special is to identify an “other” for the ignorant person to look down on/blame for their problems.

Manufacture a scapegoat

Charismatic speaker blames the scapegoat

Get power/money

Oldest trick in the oldest of books.

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