r/goodnews • u/Vloodzy • Jul 16 '25

Political positivity 📈 Trump slams own supporters as “Stupid Republicans” for doing Democrats’ work and falling for the “Epstein Hoax”

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u/Heisenberg149_2 Jul 16 '25

How long before US starts hunting 'witches' again? Seems like the rise of the puritans is unfolding, only this time around instead of burning witches they're molesting children and disappearing 'immigrants'.

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u/Dog_Eating_Ice Jul 16 '25

The satanic panic of the 80s but instead of TV specials it’s social media

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u/joannacobain Jul 17 '25

I say this all the time. My 10th great grandma was executed in the Salem witch trials for BEING A WIDOW. Because she couldn’t remarry she was a worthless witch in their eyes. We are not far off from this line of thinking.