The only people who believe this stuff, or fear it, are pretty unbalanced imo.
Oh Noes! A hex! Aaargh!!!
(head spinning completely around)
correct.
An many of them are ComDems.
I have some female cousins who declare themselves to be witches.
They are nuts and went even further off the deep end when I told them one of our ancestors was hung in Salem for being a witch.
I've read the court proceedings. In realty she was murdered for talking back to the PTB. Being a disrespectful smart-ass runs is our female line.