What Really Happened in Salem 300 Years Ago?

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[@CheriFresh]

Team 1

[@duck5304]

Thank you being so consistent after all these years

[@urlv.]

SawCon was disappointing this year

[@joshuaadamstithakayoutubel2490]

Now you're speaking my language

[@Keegstar]

so this is what cancel culture looked like back then..

[@chilomine839]

You ain't wrong real talk.

[@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife]

They canceled people for good.

[@JoeQ1]

@@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife.... Many of these folk today would probably do the same if they had the freedom to do so

[@producerheat8906]

It’s going to find its way back into society

[@ianvillaluz8279]

Literally

[@steveross2649]

"She's mad that one..!" "Which?" "Yes, she must be!"

[@donnyjepp]

Lol 😅😅😅

[@drabnail777]

We had the modern recreation of the salem witch trails...the metoo trials

[@steveross2649]

@@drabnail777Sadly, yes we did. But unlike Salem, there was some truth in the MeToo trials. The hard part was getting to those truths through all the hysteria and lies.

[@ericb4127]

Steve this is about Salem and witchcraft no need to bring politics into it and talk about Hillary.

[@steveross2649]

@@ericb4127 I actually did LOL at this comment :)

[@lastmanstanding7155]

I always thought it was funny the way it ended. "The governor's wife is a witch!" "Yea no. That's it we're done. No more hangings."

[@no_handle_sadly]

💀

[@user-bh2eq2ew6s]

Yeah all of a sudden it seemed ridiculous when it came to the Governors wife

[@Sonshine1949]

Sarah Osborn was my 8x great grandmother and one of the first accused. She died in prison. She was already sickly when her trial occurred and her health only worsened during her incarceration. There are many ideas about why she was accused but I lean toward her sons wanting the farm when their father, Robert Price, died. Sarah immediately married her farm foreman in order to protect her interest in her property, hence the name Osborn. She died in prison in May of 1693 and Alexander Osborn died suspiciously less than a year later.

[@andrewshepherd1537]

Supposedly, I haven't bothered to research it myself, since I have no real interest in my mother's side of the family (yeah we don't get along) my family can trace one side of the family back to Sarah Good (or Goode) not sure how it's supposed to be spelled). Not sure how solid my mom's research was, but hey, if everything that's in the family genealogy book is true, my Dad's side goes all the way back to the Norse who settled in Ireland

[@potumbovonwumbo2407]

So you just called great granny a money chasing hoe for what a second of clout under some youtube video?

[@rochelle586]

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@Dudejeffers]

@@andrewshepherd1537 wow Sarah Goode and Sarah osvirn

[@KitsuyuutsuR]

Not to sound rude, but that’s pretty cool she was your ancestor! I think it’s neat when you find someone that was an important historical figure in your family tree! 😊 My whole life I’d heard we were related to the Tudors of France. I thought it was BS until my sister did one of those ancestry DNA things. Turns out it’s not BS, but it wasn’t in the legit bloodline. It was an indiscretion, obviously. Still, it’s pretty cool to me! 😊

[@Steven-ze2zk]

This is what KZbin was made for. It was made to allow talented content creators like the people behind this channel an opportunity to have a lucrative career. Were it not for the internet we would never see these videos.

[@christineparis5607]

I agree. I love getting interested in a subject, then finding tons of interesting videos on it! In my ancient days (when dinosaurs walked the earth!), you had to go to a local library, which never had what you were looking for, or write to a New York Bookstore to get books on the subject. As a kid, I always wanted to know everything, and it was extremely frustrating to never be able to get any information!!! Now, I google continuously, it drives everyone nuts, but to me, it's a gold mine!!!

[@unoriginalk2665]

No

[@Steven-ze2zk]

@@unoriginalk2665 Huh?

[@christineparis5607]

@@Steven-ze2zk When you're so negative you just randomly type in the word "no" proactively..😂😂

[@Steven-ze2zk]

@@christineparis5607 lol!

[@Youtube-handles-are-stupid]

"Why do witches burn? Because they're made of wood, and wood floats. And what else also floats, a duck. Therefore, logically, if she weighs the same as a duck, she's a witch."

[@foodeater1236]

Who are you who are so wise in the ways of science?

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

@@foodeater1236 Arthur Pendragon, king of the Britons.

[@elmostew2]

Just go home get a cup of water and throw it at them it’s that simple if witches existed now a day people would be wielding water guns and the military would have big turrets that shoot water and straps with instead of gun ammo water bottles. Well not sailing witches exist

[@Legion849]

Who are you so wise in our ways?

[@JoJo-zx9sc]

But how many women weigh the same as a duck??

[@AwokenEntertainment]

I can't even imagine living in a time like that.. oh wait..

[@psychrich]

😳

[@exileisland2675]

Yeah Twitter beefs are the pretty much the same thing as getting hung.

[@TeddyGNOP]

yeah? see a lot of people being drowned, hanged, and burned alive on hearsay alone these days? lol

[@h.n.r_funi3324]

What a dumb comment

[@AlexAlex-km9db]

​@@TeddyGNOP Sub-Saharan Africa is full of witch hunts.

[@deannagiuliani8541]

My personal favorite Salem witch trial is my families story. Mary English was accused of witchcraft and arrested, Phillip English wasn't happy about it and ended up accused himself. They were wealthy so they got sent to Boston to await trial where they paid off the guard and escaped just to return to Salem after the witch trials were a thing if the past, regain a lot of their wealth and help built Salem into a more prosperous settlement.

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

This is what happens when you let religion rule over basic logic.

[@exopuppyhyun818]

not really. its honestly up to people to believe. in my country people are arrested for doing black magic and they are found guilty as they are caught doing some strange shit in graveyards. i have seen people who seem like they have some mental illness like schizophrenia ect but the doctors just dismiss them as they don't find any abnormality in their brain... somehow over the years these people automatically get better. A lot of the people arrested also have to show to the police what they do and how they do. these people target the vulnerable. its basically fraud . " can you help me shaman sir, my husband doesn't like me anymore" shaman dude: yes yess why not, hand me them 10k first

[@kennethturner706]

@Tobert Tate yet, you weirdos have the cult leader that you worship. 🤣

[@Unchainedmaple888]

@@kennethturner706 you talkin about Beijing Biden or Fauci?

[@kennethturner706]

@@Unchainedmaple888 nah Diaper Don. Nobody worships Fauci and Biden like you weirdos do with little twitter fingers. 👍

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

@@exopuppyhyun818 Well, it's their fault for believing in witches in the first place. Witches and magic aren't real. They defy the laws of physics.

[@Ghost19_]

One of the most disturbing and interesting take about these sudden "witchcraft" plague is that many of the female accusers have the history of being so bored they simply accused anyone that they don't like or agree with (first of the Karens I guessed). I forgot the infamous 2 ladies that started this bored shenanigans and got the whole town into chaos.

[@bigsmall246]

I wonder if the 2 girls who started it felt any guilt. Then again they were probably very proud of their handiwork and enjoyed the proceedings thoroughly.

[@jamesh1758]

In England during the Witch hunting hysteria there is a story of young girl accusing her own mother of witchcraft. Ironically she too was put to death for witchcraft years later by another young girl

[@Ghost19_]

@@jamesh1758 and this is just one of those crazy stories back in the days..

[@The_ScapeGoat]

Duke...

[@Eggy_The_Egg]

oh got it's like ancient experience of Twitter

[@MrXaniss]

What confuses me is the point of a witch trial is if they're a witch they'll save themselves, but since none of them ever saved themselves they should have noticed that maybe they were morons.

[@guadobobey5785]

my man, religious people are never wrong

[@rubynibs]

The Salem Witch Trials were largely political. Silly people who don't read history think they were religious; they surely weren't.

[@rickybobby5153]

@@rubynibs Political at the top. Politics using religion. Religion is ripe to be exploited and it always has been. Remove the religion from the equation and it can’t be weaponized. Bare in mind too. Those at the bottom, the common people, who those ar the top need support. They whole heartedly believe in the deception. The religion IS the problem

[@himurahaibara1459]

@@guadobobey5785 i think your understanding of 'religious' is false. I would call them fanatics or more like abuse of religion. Religious is someone who is devoted to their faith, they don't bother with what other people believe in and expect the same from other people. And no religion as far as i know justify cruelty. It's not fair when you can't demonize certain race but it's okay to demonize religion.

[@Chris-yw9dp]

your ignorance is laughable, i invite you to expand your knowledge of the world and increase your understanding of human nature and how corrupt our creations are like government, laws, and religions.

[@FuS3D86]

This is the first time in years that someone has correctly used the word "hanged" instead of the incorrect "hung". You have a better grasp of the English language than anyone who works in ordinary TV, Thank you!

[@renscience]

Upton Sinclair used to he required reading in high school.

[@nickywh1t3]

Giles Corey wasn’t crushed to death because he was a witch (or believed witch). He was pressed because he wouldn’t plead innocent or guilty, as he deemed it a ludicrous accusation, not worthy of an answer, and they were trying to force him into saying one or the other. Apparently, they asked him three times for his plea, each time he would only answer “more weight” the guy was a badass! Little trivia - pressing people who wouldn’t talk is where we now get the phrase “I’m going to have to press you for an answer”.

[@wesbaumguardner8829]

He was the only sane person in that entire town.

[@KissingEmbers]

Allegedly

[@BoereViking]

Now that's gangster.

[@pricklypear7516]

It should be noted that he was subjected to this "inquiry" for three days before he died.

[@EpicWarrior131]

Lol he was like I refuse to entertain these insane accusations of witchcraft and I'll die on this hill of sanity. What a pillar. What a man. He made them all look stupid.

[@panathaninf]

Random peasant: “who’s next in my hate list? Oh the girl I smiled at this morning and didn’t smile back! A Witch!!! “

[@martineldritch]

Lol. As opposed to the girl who did smile. A seductress. An enchantress. A Witch!!!

[@christineparis5607]

@@martineldritch 😂😂😂

[@robin5477]

@O B D relax ... Its a joke! You know ? those things we used to tell before everyone got offended by EVERYTHING !

[@christineparis5607]

@O B D You're overreacting since it's an IRONIC comment, not someone yelling sexism or anything else. You're trying too hard to put someone down.

[@drabnail777]

Sounds similar to the metoo trials of 2015

[@izzymcdermott5669]

The first story about Tituba is a book! It's called " I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem" by Maryse Conde. I read it a few years ago, it was really good!

[@amandajenkins2267]

For anyone interested in the Salem witch trials, I highly recommend the book “I, Tituba”. It’s a novel about the trials from her perspective, and I think the author presents some really interesting ideas behind the accusations and Tituba’s confession

[@baltosimpson4930]

My mother's side of the family had ancestors that were hung during the trials we visited every year to pay our respects to our family and I thank you Aaron for doing this it means alot

[@bobhailey1290]

My fathers side had a woman who was also killed as a result. So we have a 10% chance of being related

[@roqquedoggie]

Arran

[@christineparis5607]

That's fascinating to me! When we were there we attended some places where they reenacted the trials and took a tour, this was way back in the early 90s, when Laurie Cabot (The Salem WITCH) had published a load of wiccan books and was always parading around the town in a long black cloak and unlikely platinum blonde hair, so that she looked like an extra from the tv show, "Dynasty" (very Linda Evans). Look her up and you'll have a great idea of what Laurie looked like. I was there in October, and it was exceptionally beautiful...I would love to go there once a year!

[@williamwilkins9988]

My family moved to out in 1650, went Roxbury. @@christineparis5607

[@tee-shorts5891]

Im so glad my ancestors were indians and portugese islanders

[@stevenpape8154]

Those first two girls sound like my three year old when he doesn't get what he wants. Lol

[@Tunkert]

Witch craft!!

[@sneakybinders]

Time to put em down

[@gunlovingurls9200]

Yours too?

[@braideasegoat8284]

He lol

[@braideasegoat8284]

Must be a warlock

[@kivrin7137]

The Ergots thing only happens during specific weather patterns in the growing season. That's where that theory comes from because based on the information we have, the season previous was a perfect season for Ergots, not so perfect for the plants.

[@1Bolzard1]

I'm a bit late, but I should mention Giles Corey, who was pressed to death, wasn't actually executed for being a witch. He refused to plead, which in law at the time, meant he could not be tried, and died in "questioning" while the Sheriff pressed him for a confession, to which he famously repeatedly replied "More Weight". This led to him keeping his estate and property in death which could then be passed on to his next of kin, and was the only person during the trials who died outside of a proper execution.

[@droyston3631]

Yikes!

[@justinbrooks9454]

Just gunna pass over the bolder guy lol the dude was a badass he told the people as he was being crushed that they need more rocks lmao

[@thewtclshow9573]

Giles Corey was a madman

[@aprilrichards762]

At death, Giles Corey cursed the office of Sheriff in Salem. Still in effect I think.

[@prettypointlessvideo]

Legendary move. Honestly what a guy

[@Foolish188]

He wasn't killed for being a witch, but for refusing to make a plea.

[@ryangray9881]

Welp, the police chief's husband was caught blowing a drunk guy in the holding cell against his will a fews Halloweens ago....so maybe that curse has somthing to it.

[@caseh4235]

Me, who plays Town of Salem: "I know all of these people"

[@dosbossgaming731]

Same

[@dylansmith3867]

Haha yeah, was thinking the same thing. Oh man I have lots of good memories from that game.

[@diegovankeersbilck8828]

Love it. I play the game a lot

[@kx714]

never thought the game was based off of real events when i first played haha

[@normang3668]

One time and one time only, we routed out all of the evil players without losing a single innocent. . . It was utterly baffling how the mob and the serial killer screwed up that badly.

[@bennu547]

Oh my gosh Giles Corey was a badass😭😭😭 Being crushed by increasing weight is meant to get a confession out of the victim. Not kill them. When asked for a confession, Giles Corey simple would say “more weight” every time. And all because he was one of those people who stuck their necks out and said that the witch hunts were bs

[@Luminosity12445]

I never thought I would learn or want to learn stuff on the topics he covers, but he makes these things so interesting. I learned more from this guy than school.

[@TeddyGNOP]

it's the mustache.

[@curiousworld7912]

Corey refused to plead one way or the other - that's where the 'pressing' came in. Had he pleaded guilty or was found to be guilty; his property could be forfeited to the government, and his children denied their inheritance. 'More weight.' Those are some last words.

[@leewoodrow]

This needs to be top comment. It was a land grab.

[@curiousworld7912]

@@leewoodrow It was, in some cases. Neighbors quarreled over property lines, inheritances - and an accusation of witchcraft could give the accusing neighbor a 'right of first refusal' to buy the land, cheaply, from the government. There was more than one incident of this. But it's also possible some justified this to themselves from the confirmation bias in their immediate surroundings. We forget that those directly involved in this particular mania lived in Salem village - not Salem, the port town. The village was more interior, much smaller, and fairly surrounded by deep forest - though there were clusters of these little villages. It was rural, agricultural, and more isolated; what happened in one family could effect several others. People truly believed in witchcraft, and once the hysteria began; it became almost inevitable to be caught up in. It took a couple of years for all of this to die down, and then there was quite a bit of remorse. And, as I think Simon pointed out - there was some attempt, at least, to give recompense to the freed and to the families of the executed. (Sorry for the history rant.) :)

[@bigsmall246]

@@curiousworld7912 except the attempt came 300yrs too late

[@pricklypear7516]

@@bigsmall246 . . . Indeed NOT! This event would have been fairly fresh in the minds of the Founding Fathers less than a hundred years later when they set up a Constitution that demanded an absolute separation of church and state and that offered unprecedented protections for people accused of crimes. Those twenty people did not die in vain.

[@arogueburrito]

@@pricklypear7516 there is no separation of church and state in the constitution

[@michiganpride389]

"Witch pursuit thing" .. Thoughty2 CLEARLY is a member of the south park fandom.. and I approve

[@wyattmason8838]

You forgot the best part about Giles Corey, he was slowly crushed under stones as an interrogation tactic because he wasn't willing to lie, but if he pleaded innocent he'd be hung for lying and his children wouldn't inherit his farmland (due to laws of the town). Really quite smart of him.

[@meegansandberg1308]

I have massive respect for Giles Corey.

[@brittlemons1]

I’ve been to Salem many many times. One of my favorite places to visit. You can feel death surrounding you as you walk the streets. When you go into the cemetery, it’s so incredibly eerie.

[@user-zi8lg5qu1h]

Guy says a prayer. Everyone: It's a nice hangman's noose though, it would be a shame to go to waste.

[@joelellis7035]

More like, "Damn! We got the gallows built and everything! We all came here for a hanging, so there's gonna be a damned hanging!"

[@kishkishkish4797]

So Tituba got some sweet revenge and made the hole town go insane lmao

[@Scalesthelizardwizard3399]

resulting in innocent people being killed

[@Acstasy]

The village made her into a witch

[@thiscanadian5017]

I really think that's what happened but it doesn't explain the 2 girls.

[@sandroribeiro7644]

She was like: "I'm going down, but I'm taking everyone with me"

[@enya7550]

A Austrian book called "Hexen Hammer" or "Malleus Maleficarum" written in 1486 by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger also played a big role during that time and had a big influence on the executions and witch hunts in Austria. It described how to identify a witch and stuff like that

[@aka99]

It’s better to say a book written in German language because it affected not only Austria, but Germany and Switzerland aswell

[@dontbemad8894]

Watched like 10 of your videos in the past Two days. This is what KZbin is all about. Love the content. Great work

[@virgilblaze9090]

The justice system in the 17th century reminds me of the 'court of public opinion' today.

[@mikitz]

Some things never change.

[@nate7LP_my_dog_found_the_knife]

Better tech, but same brains.

[@comradekenobi6908]

Salem Hivemind

[@bigsmall246]

The exact reason why juries should have been abolished 200 years ago.

[@Dan_Kanerva]

cancel culture on Twitter is the modern equivalent of Salem witch trials

[@offsidegoods]

As a person who grew up in Costa Rica, I kindly approve of your spanish speaking abilities. Good job :D

[@princesslemmy]

Can u get me a discount on your coffees?

[@joanofarc9438]

I've watched this but I want to say something smartalec.Today the left is using the witch accusations and trials and punishment to thier hate for conservatives especially Trump supporters.

[@princesslemmy]

@@joanofarc9438 lol theres a link in ur thing cause the isn't a space after the ' . '

[@maveryk]

Nein

[@yanyanzhang5813]

I’d like a discount on coffee, cigars, and another visit to the glowing pond thing.

[@christ-abel8774]

One of my favorite subjects, explained by one of my favorite KZbinrs... Thanks, Thoughty2.

[@HexagonNightmare]

The dog levitating while shitting made me spit out my mountain dew.

[@HexagonNightmare]

@Tom Whalen hi

[@darkangel7589]

When your 10th great grandmother was hanged during the Salem Witch Trials and this pops up on your recommended: 😰 Martha Carrier (hanged August 19th, 1692)

[@zombiasnow15]

WoW! That is awesome!

[@carlgodfrey4482]

May she Rest In Peace

[@Chris_0308]

Oh look a Hufflepuff😂😂😂 sorry mind my muggle self😂😂

[@jadeddragon4254]

And yet you call yourself dark angel 😂👍

[@darkangel7589]

@@Chris_0308 I honestly don’t know which house I’d be in. 🤣

[@astoopidperson8556]

Bruh... He skipped the best part of the guy who got crushed to death! When he was asked to confess to something he didn't do, he always said "more, more weight..." Sam 'o Nella is cool

[@MaximPotashov]

10:00

[@kathryngeeslin9509]

He was indeed.

[@pricklypear7516]

I don't know who Sam O'Nella was, but Giles Corey was the guy who refused to dignify the accusation of witchcraft with a plea of either "guilty" or "innocent."

[@dexter7266]

That's because everyone's heard about that already lmao

[@EpicWarrior131]

@@dexter7266 not true

[@druid139]

LOVE how you said " *Witch* *pursuit* *thing* ", instead of the annoyingly overused, politically adjacent, "Witch Hunt"! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@KrepX3]

He was referencing a South Park episode.

[@BasementPepperoni]

I was VERY surprised that the "Last Witch Trial" in the US was in 1878. Not the fact that there was an actual trial, but the fact that the case was thrown out by the judge.

[@tokensoftokens]

As long as people can convince themselves that their situation is unique, the lessons of the past will never be learned. Great video.

[@mellie4174]

So true. Humans hate admitting that it could be any one of us as the victim or the perpetrator. So we miss the lessons.

[@gachalostitall979]

Y'know, why didn't any of them just claim something like: "If any harm is to come to me yada yada yada this town shall be burned in a terrible storm of fire!" or something

[@damsarebiotic6263]

The reason why they are burning them in the first place is that they don’t want to incur gods wrath by ignoring witch craft. So if they don’t ignore it and instead deal with it and follow gods teachings god will protect them. At least that’s the belief anyway.

[@NG-lq8lc]

@@confusciouspuff5701 What does that have to do with anything?

[@ryanvess6162]

@@confusciouspuff5701 yikes bro. Yikes.

[@thomasm1964]

@@confusciouspuff5701 Witches are not a race and the society in Salem was ethnically homogenous.

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

If anyone would say that it would immediately confirm that he/she is a witch. Furthermore it would simply be put to the test; just lock the person up, torture a bit, and wait a few days. If nothing happens, he/she is a liar and therfore a witch. Case closed.

[@maimaisims]

So glad you mentioned the Pendle witches 💕 I'm from Pendle and we love the local history

[@shawnnoyes2776]

Another fun fact about Salem today: there is also a liquor store named "Bunghole Liquors" which is hilarious. Also, the majority of the activity happened in what is now Danvers (but was part of Salem at the time). I was lucky enough to have my back yard be attached to the Rebecca Nurse Farm House - Halloween was always fun! -Shawn

[@ep1902]

I did not like this subject in high school. Its always work for learning cool things. Thank goodness KZbin is free.

[@il9375]

youtube asking you to use youtube premium every 2 seconds says otherwise

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@il9375 It's worth the money, imo.

[@mohammadpravio637]

Your name means poo in indonesian

[@aiheki]

@Yan Nick facts

[@brittanyeyrich2360]

My sister made me be in her senior project back in the day regarding this. I hated her for it lol

[@noobpro9759]

The old man when being crushed was so done with the people going on this witch hunt he just kept saying "more weight" as the went.

[@tayla4605]

0:42 That clip was actually filmed in Ashland, Oregon. That’s my hometown!

[@akristen4971]

A magical place, I lived there two years almost 30 years ago

[@joeyc4492]

I really like Ashland

[@nayrx3202]

As someone who grew up in Mass & has been to Salem multiple times it’s actually a great experience and I recommend anyone to go!

[@bardosthodolworks]

I lived in Salem, Ma for 5 years, the energy there is something else. I highly recommend visiting just not around October unless you want to be absolutely mobbed, but that's an experience within itself. I wholly believe pagan practices combined with ergot poisoning or "St Anthonys Fire" was to blame, and was happening unbeknownst to the population for a very long time over here and in Europe. I'm glad you brought it up, very interesting!

[@TeddyGNOP]

"that's an experience within itself." it strikes me as an experience that revolves entirely around secondhand embarrassment. the only think to look at are Wiccan shops opened by people who are either more business oriented than they are religiously oriented - which is fine, but not worth a vacation trip - or people with that pathological fixation on death and cemeteries and black ravens and every other cliche that comes to mind. i'm genuinely unable to believe that the majority of the people who practice Wicca _aren't_ just doing it to conform to a particular aesthetic. i find myself under the impression that most of these people don't actually have any Wiccan beliefs and, instead, are more interested in the IRL cheat codes that are associated with the religion. i'm one of them goth dorks - you meet a lot of Wiccans when you look the way i do. i can never bring myself to confront them about it because i don't want to be a dick about it - but i'm never going to understand how someone could get wrapped up in this sort of thing until i get into a few heated arguments about it lol. to be clear, i understand that Wicca isn't just about casting spells, but if you've ever gone into one of these shops, you'll know that - aside from literature and general merch like clothing - everything else these shops sell revolves around spellcraft. i just don't _get it._

[@MikeTheD]

Hmm yes, history energy and vibes, I get those. Im a complete history nerd tho, and don’t ascribe anything supernatural with it. But it’s close with very historical places.

[@ladyhonor822]

I agree they were poisoned. ☦️🇺🇲❤️. Philadelphia USA

[@richardjames6087]

I love these BS theories 🤣 Anything but admitting that white dudes did some terrible 💩 And, no, that doesn’t mean “aLL WhiTe mEn BaD” lol Y’all need to grow a spine & stop with the simplistic binary thinking

[@hermantheduckgb]

Thank goodness that these days people don't accuse their peers of being something evil for the smallest perceived slight with zero evidence to back their claims. . .

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

Hi there! I voted for Donald Trump. *BOTH TIMES*

[@astewart9410]

I got to visit Salem on a high school trip from Canada in the 1990s. Fascinating place, quite a history. Really enjoyed your video!

[@elsalaxander2888]

I luv this videos!! You are a very well spoken and easy to like man! The best of content on this era of internet.😊

[@sirtrollalot7762]

Fun fact: according to my grandma who is admittedly a bit of a loon, my family is descended from one of the pendle witches, I however have not done any magic recently to my knowledge. Hit me up if you want stock tips though. Stock tip of the day: Don't.

[@Jaker2123]

Weather or not you believe in psychics, one I seen many years ago actually said I was one of the women in salam, accused & hung... I do, however, believe in reincarnation .... I find all things witches very interesting but what are the odds IM the reincarnation of Sarah Good or Bridget Bishop? Would be super cool, but I doubt it lolol

[@dosbossgaming731]

How Much???

[@Cozmikazi]

My grandma said her moms mom was related to "la llorona" she was a Mexican folktale to scare their children to obey. Of course. I didn't believe her. But I still was fascinated.

[@itarry4]

Have you read the history of the trials. It's got some really interesting stuff. The youngest daughter who was the main witness against her mum and brother at the age of 9 or 10 and set the legal precedent that let the Salam trials happen. She was taken in by the prosocutor who was very rich and treated her to whatever she wanted until he took her to see her mum and brother hang and then kicked her out... She was later accused herself along with 15 others by a young boy who got home late with dirty ripped cloths and told his parents he'd been abducted by witches. Which they happily accepted as true.... Only after the first 5 were identified the dad started taking the son around local churches pointing out "other witches". By this time witch trials were seen as wrong by King James who'd started it all anyway and he sent people to investigate. 8t turned out that the dad was blackmailing people who he'd get h I s son to accuse if they didn't pay. Thankfully this time they were all released and the dad was hung instead. Little side as much as the British and American trials are famous it was actually very rare in both countries and far far more common in Germany and Frence where the Catholic Church held sway. In Germany they had 2 cities where nearly 300 people were killed and at 1 over 150 people were hung or burnt in one trial. Check the Würzburg witch trials which got so out of hand Priests and the very rich nobility were even caught up in it and hung and the Bamberg witch trials both on Wiki!

[@kieronparr3403]

@@Jaker2123 if you believe that I've got a bridge to sell you

[@SpaceCattttt]

"They barked like dogs." "For anyone who wants to learn a new language, use Babbel!" Will it teach me how to bark? 😂

[@fajaradi1223]

Woof?

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@fajaradi1223 Sorry, I don't have Babbel yet.

[@atlas1924]

@@SpaceCattttt woof woof

[@fajaradi1223]

@@atlas1924 Aaawwoooooooo!!!!

[@qmyellie]

@@fajaradi1223 awoof woof, wooof. :)

[@yenovondu]

Excellent channel! This is high quality story telling..

[@astridfaria4013]

I love your content. I truly enjoy your videos 🙂. Keep up the good work.👍🏼

[@immortal1ze920]

Thoughty2 has been my every morning listen on my way to work for quite some time now. My man didn't even have a mustache back when I first started watching his videos. Love the work you do man, keep it up 😁

[@tonymac1305]

That South Park reference slipped in there got me 😂

[@MiiDev69]

Hearing Thoughty2 speaking Spanish is something I didn't know I needed in my life.

[@smithamy1982]

Love this subject, can't get enough, really; thanks for covering it!

[@xatar7473]

That intro always puts a smile on my face :)

[@saturnianrings3920]

Yes.

[@shoresofpatmos]

Ja

[@IchbinMcVicker]

Wondering if Babble has a program to help me understand my Scottish cousins!? Lol

[@manny9229]

?

[@lofiationmc9449]

You have membership?

[@shreihals9314]

how?

[@eatyourcereal7257]

I’m Scottish

[@saturnianrings3920]

@@EDips875 me two.

[@medotaku9360]

The irony of the puritans fleeing England in order to pursue freedom of religion and then persecuting witches is astonishing. I'm sure the thought never occurred to any of them at the time.

[@Valigarmanda]

Hypocrisy is and always will be a universal constant, unfortunately.

[@rubynibs]

It wasn't religious. My goodness; read more, and things won't seem ironic.

[@rontambunan7019]

I honestly checking my notification at 4:08. You got me.

[@samurai9451]

You always make my day with all the information I learn from you! God bless you champ!

[@TheTombree]

Gotta love that good ol' Malleus Maleficarum. A.k.A the Witch Hammer. Sold almost as good as the Bible. Geralt of Rivia said it best: 'Hatred and prejucide will never be eradicated. And witchhunts will never be about witches. A scapegoat, that is the key.'

[@figurative283]

my grandpa drove me through the old part of salem where the trials happened it seems like they still happen today tbh.

[@1995DylanJ]

Thanks for wearing a different shirt during the ad. Made it a lot easier to skip through.

[@sidharthchadha8994]

I came here for the mostache, stayed for the voice and subbed for the content you mr.thoughty two are amazing ❤️

[@robinhood3926]

You are The best story teller on youtube for me

[@elintrovertido3]

Love your channel bro!!

[@Adammrtl27]

I live in New England. I've been to Salem many times, always around Halloween. Its an amazingly tourist friendly place to visit.

[@Robski18]

The word 'babbel' is actually a dialect word from my language, flemish. 1 of 3 languages spoken in Belgium. The other 2 are french and german. The word 'babbel' means to chat or to have conversation :-)

[@chequeavailabilitea]

as does it in Dutch and English

[@yeeman4880]

In Germany it is the same

[@Noam_.Menashe]

It's weird, since the tower in the old testement is called "the tower of Babel"

[@starvingartstudent]

Ohh interesting! In polish we have "bablać" which means to chat but rather too much

[@guadobobey5785]

i just immediately thought of tiny humans

[@bernice1262]

I just love how you smoothly transition into your ads😂

[@luqeprisecaru8507]

Wow tx for the piece.

[@nightchicken3517]

KZbin been really slow at notifying. Glad I was in the mood right now for this

[@donschneider7252]

Thank you for your audio/ visual creations. I really appreciate the invasive humor that is included in the dialogue and photographic presentations. Some of subject matter while a bit dry has been presented with a touch of humor that makes it palatable as well as memorable. Expanding our "data base " opens the door for out of the box thinking there by avoiding (hopefully) the mundane. {; - } PS I have enough difficulty with English so; will probably not take on another to babble in.

[@TonyPuleo1]

Great video as usual...I lived in the North Shore for years and Salem is not the same as used to be...It was once a very cool Bohemian vibe and now not so much.

[@callmebrine_1462]

First time I watched your channel made me thing there was a Thoughty1 out there as well

[@petervanherwegen8415]

I turned 42 today 🎂 cheers to my fellow 42-years olds and a big thumbs up to this channel 👍 keep up the good work

[@roserevancroix2308]

It's pretty much like being 41

[@ilovemwadforever]

Cool

[@justinecooper9575]

I was in Salem once on Halloween. Other than an outdoor reenactment of a witch trial, with the audience as the jury, few of the activities were relevant to the actual events of the witch trials. A lot of it seemed disrespectful to the memory of the people who were wrongly accused and killed.

[@JohnRapheal7]

Going to Salem on Halloween seems disrespectful of the memory of the people wrongly accused and killed

[@yvonaamariaa]

Fun fact about ergot. I used to get migraines about twice a month during my 20's-30's. My doctor prescribed ergotamine saying that if taken ASAP when I just felt the migraine symptoms coming on it might stop the headache. Well, boy howdy it sure did. If I took it within around five minutes of the headache starting it just stopped it in its tracks. (Those of you who get migraines know that you can feel it coming on) I felt GREAT... I MEAN REALLY GREAT!! Spoiler alert: when I went to get the Rx filled for about the 3rd time I found out they took it off the market. Ergot was a mold that was found in the wheat and other grains and they couldn't rely on its efficacy 100% of the time. They hadn't synthesized it yet so I was SOL in finding my cure and returned to getting the headaches till they just finally stopped a couple of years later!! I think the mold had the same effect as those funny mushrooms had but not nearly as potent!

[@hatehumans9206]

As someone who gets migraines often happy for you !! My migraines go off or reduce if I sleep or get a proper nap...

[@MSK-jd5fi]

Interesting that you mentioned Connecticut witch trials, here in Stratford, we had Goody Bassett who in 1651 was hanged about a mile from my house. We now have a very popular ice cream shop named after Goody Bassett.

[@jahjoeka]

I could imagine incels accusing every chick as a witch for not having a relationship with them.

[@roserevancroix2308]

Yes because accusing is only something that comes from men.... Have you lived in a cave for the past 20 years? I really hope you get married one day son hehe

[@badmotorfingr]

@@roserevancroix2308 no one said that

[@kiplambert64]

You forgot the part about: If a person weighs the same as a duck, she's a witch!!

[@sarahn3394]

She turned me into a newt! I got better

[@arwahsapi]

It's a fair cop

[@Chrisfragger1]

I can't even begin to imagine the absolute terror a child would go through as they are informed that they will be losing their head for something they did not do...

[@megggs2614]

I’ve only gotten through about a minute of your video. I’m from Salem ma and I hate it when September/October comes. So many tourists. It’s Terrible when you have +80,000 pple just wandering around your city

[@sauravrao234]

Anyone else here listening to this and feeling immeasurably grateful that they are born in the 21st century?

[@civilizedgangster4134]

For sure witchcraft is promoted and even celebrated now!

[@czaralexander5156]

People in 300 years would be talking about how stupid and crazy we were So I can't judge

[@Foolish188]

Yeah there is no danger of Fundamentalist Christian Fanatics creating a Theocracy. Oh, wait

[@mysterymansbattycrease9277]

Religion is still causing death not much has changed

[@mchristiansen137]

I always enjoy your videos. Facts and factoids abound! You certainly have a cheery way of bringing out the lighter side of larceny, mayhem and murder!! Keep up the excellent work!

[@matheussanches2803]

I'm Brazilian/aussie loved your portuguese accent mate!

[@Gdub33]

"witch pursuit thing" - aah good ole south park reference there buddy. Love it.

[@lvnanas]

the intro is always so satisfying

[@skyediona1781]

Ooooo, I was born in Salem! I can't tell you how many times we were brought downtown for field trips as a kid. The witch museum scared me so badly in the 3rd grade 😂. In my late teens I lived in Salem and was told by one of the MANY psychics to get OUT because evil beings were going to take me down...😲 I did what I was told and moved a few months later 👻

[@AmyDaisy69]

Superstition is a terrible thing. I wouldn't pay any attention to psychics. Just like their religious counterparts, they have no power over you unless you give it to them

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@AmyDaisy69 Truth

[@cyber-gonk5281]

That's not how The Cauldron Black looks! I noticed how both the photos of The Cauldron Black and Coven's Cottage kinda looked edited, so went to google street view to check and surely enough, the store front looks different in real life. I've never been to USA or heard of these stores, but I did know of the connection Salem has to witches. This comment serves no purpose, except maybe hinting at Mr. Thoughty2 not finding any photos of aforementioned stores. Great video!

[@brook.53]

I’ve been to Salem. It’s really cool, and I would recommend, lots of amazing history

[@xBojmir215x]

Thank you for the South Park reference. I literally lol'd

[@SariaGoy]

It's always a good day when I get the notification ☺️

[@nicoocin8130]

One of my ancestors was Margaret Scott so learning about all of this makes me feel so sad and curious about what had happened

[@PaulieLauraXombie1331]

Always wanted to move/live in Salem Mass just sooo expensive:( been there quite a few times.. born on Halloween and would love to visit for my 32nd!