tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post2618326349450930299..comments2023-09-03T05:52:27.906-06:00Comments on The Magical Witch: Witch trials and the survival of paganismMorgan Drake Ecksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09258538066497554895noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-61813498417657111342012-08-31T02:26:23.551-06:002012-08-31T02:26:23.551-06:00I think the modern Pagan community learned a lot f...I think the modern Pagan community learned a lot from Black-empowerment culture and even the Gay-rights movement which learned to celebrate their subculture through celebrating ideas of victimhood. Politically this isn't inherently a bad thing, as a person with disability I've encountered some who let their identity as victims of society define them rather than inspire them to succeed. <br /><br />You get the same in other faiths such as Christianity - Catholicism in particular which is founded on martyrdom and Judaism which looks at the Jews as a persecuted race chosen by G-d.<br /><br />Society and culture are powerful forces but they are accessible to everyone through certain modalities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2594045886586038963.post-12890993145604662042012-08-29T01:08:07.912-06:002012-08-29T01:08:07.912-06:00well said! And about time.....well said! And about time.....Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815163823337524798noreply@blogger.com