Episode 501: The Salem Witch Trials Part II - Titters Over Time
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Witchesu in Salem
Deputy governor thomas danforth was the only person even close to being in charge of something here. He travelled to salem with four assistants to take part in the examinations. The deputy governor could have easily walked into that meeting in salem and shut the whole thing down before even a trial occurred. But instead, he participated and provided tacit approval in the process. And now we've got multiple people in congress who have all the sense and mentality of a true believing seventeenth century witch finder.
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