The witch hunters would be having a heyday in 2024...
They are, actually. The subject matter is rather different, but the mindless belief driving the J6 and Trump trials feels soooo similar.
Except today these deceived kids that buy into a cult to feel important and to be different are celebrated. Change “witchcraft” to “transgenderism” and it is what we see today. Also it is mostly found in kids from middle class and above families.
“Bernhard Reichardt, a magistrate and wealthy man of Markelsheim, had tried to give his young son, Johan Bernhard, a decent education by sending him to school at Neuen Münster in Würzburg. In December of 1627, however, the father became convinced that his son had been seduced into witchcraft there...