I, apparently, suck.

[xp_daytripper]

Just got a batch of links from my mate Charlie. Seems the Burning Times is another one of those myths, like that Pope Joan. Yes, witches [1] were tried and burned and tortured, but it wasn't a wholescale genocide sort of thing. At least, not during the times courts kept records. Of course, that only goes back to the age of the printing press and doesn't cover what happened to the Druids when Britain was invaded by the Romans, but then again, unless I work out how to summon the ghost of Magic Users Past, that's probably just another myth too.

So, you're all right, I'm wrong (again) and I'm going to stop attempting to be clever and go play with Meggan.

Edit: The links, since you lot obviously don't understand the words "I got it wrong":

http://www.cog.org/witch_hunt.html
http://www.wiccaweb.com/suck_misconceptions.php
http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_burn.htm
http://www.religioustolerance.org/wic_burn1.htm


There.

Edit 2: [1] or perfectly non-magically adept people who for whatever reason were called witches.

Comments

[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

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Catseye does not understand. Catseye used that Google thing and many of the pages say that the people who were hurt were not actually witches but just accused of that because it was a good way to find people who were Christian but that the Church thought were heretics. Yes, Catseye knows what "heretic" means now. :p

And Catseye also read that they didn't torture or kill them that often and it was over several centuries and that the Inquisition still exists today and is called the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and there is still a lot for Catseye to read.

What? Catseye got curious!

[x-forge.livejournal.com]

Look who's all Big Words all of a sudden. Just in time for finals...

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Funny how that works out, isn't it? :)

[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

PBHHHHHT!

Cats know everything! Nyah!

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah? What's the secret to life, the universe, and everything, then? ;)

[x-blink.livejournal.com]

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[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

SALAMI! :D

[x-crowdofone.livejournal.com]

See, that answer I like. Wanna split a summer sausage?

[xp_daytripper]

Again, you lot are right, I'm wrong and the Christians were nice fuzzy people who only wanted to bring civilisation to a heathen world. Okay? You lot win, I got it wrong.

[x-mirage.livejournal.com]

riiiiiiight. sure. have you been talking to Manuel again about "savages"?

if you want to vent, I'm here, okay? even if I am a-called heathen.

[xp_daytripper]

*adds 'sarcasm' to the list of things people don't get*

[x-mirage.livejournal.com]

no, I get that you were being sarcastic. usually though, people are sarcastic about something that annoys them, so I offered to listen.

[xp_daytripper]

riiiiiiight. sure. have you been talking to Manuel again about "savages"?


That sounded like you were taking me seriously. Sometimes I'm not good at picking up small things in the journals. Then again, I've only been fucking literate for the past year, so perhaps it's to be expected. Can't all be geniuses.

Sorry to snap at you - I've done my ranting so now I'm just in the funk stage of things. Thanks for the offer.

[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

Last time Catseye checked, Catseye could post information and things she'd read about without it being about putting someone else down.

Catseye thinks someone is being pissy tonight. :p

But if that pissy someone would rather not get more information and sulk about being wrong instead, Catseye can read up on things for her own sake just as easily. Pfff.

[xp_daytripper]

Well, like you said, cats know everything, so you wouldn't understand what it's like to a) have most of what you were taught turn out to be wrong, one way or another and b) look like a berk in front of your friends. And people pointing out that I'm still wrong in the post where I'm admitting I'm wrong just rubbed it in all the more.

You know what? Chalk it up to me having being a pissy whiny brat and go about your merry way.

[x-skin.livejournal.com]

Remember what you've told me before, little sis. The journals aren't the place for discussions like this.

[xp_daytripper]

*sighs* Sometimes I just shouldn't use words.

[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. Because no one could ever understand and Catseye is just a big bad horrible meanie. Catseye is only interesting and convenient to have around when Catseye is being fluffy and kittenish but not when Catseye, oh, bothers to think.

Well, Catseye is also bored now. Salami is much more interesting than this.

[xp_daytripper]

And again people aren't reading what I'm saying, just what they think I'm saying.

I never said no-one could understand - Kitty's done a great job of doing just that.

[x-catseye.livejournal.com]

Catseye thinks this is sad now.

So, only people who agree and say all the same things or say only what is wanted to be heard could understand. And those who disagree or bother to think otherwise or just think at all never possibly could.

Riiiiight.

The salami calls to Catseye now. So very clearly.

[x-kitten.livejournal.com]

So, maybe it's just that you still really don't get people, but it looks like you're just needling Amanda to needle her.

To put it simply, Amanda is upset and you're rubbing her nose in it. That's not very nice. Do cats not have compassion?

[x-siryn.livejournal.com]

Catseye, I know you're upset but I'm sure Amanda doesn't mean that you really don't understand. No one here forgets that you've had to change your whole life since learning about your mutation. She's just upset right now.