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We are still recycling the same themes, nursing fears at the expense of the vulnerable. I've always been afraid of christians having the power of state. As a christian, I know we are not always right , When we are convinced that we act in God's name, we can harm people with impunity.

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Yikes! Puritans. Just think for a moment on what you wrote, Linda, on the type of men that existed then and the thoughts they had about women. Now move quickly to the present. If you believe in reincarnation - well I posit that the self same group of assholes are back and guess what they are looking to do?! Good article.

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Oct 24, 2022Liked by Linda Caroll

I don’t believe in evil so much as fear run amok into a post-human state. But whatever you call it, those who feared ‘witchy women’ had it. This is excruciating. The power of the mind to create ‘indisputable truth’ from fearful fantasy is staggering.

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I wish I'd known this before reading The Handmaid's Tale. I'll surely read it again, and the sequel.

Thanks for revealing the bits of truth you've found, and Ms. Atwood's involvement and desire to write the book..

Linda

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deletedOct 26, 2022Liked by Linda Caroll
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