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   XPost: alt.native   
   From: notgilrick@windstream.net   
      
   oldwifetale wrote:   
      
   > On Jul 5, 6:19 am, Nevermore  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Or as we say in Salem, "I got your spectral evidence right here."   
   > >   
   > > Nevermore-   
   >   
   > Gee, is that what they're saying in Salem nowadays? I'm a direct   
   > descendant of John Proctor, he was my g..grandfather, given a death by   
   > hanging right there in your neck of the woods for being 'labeled' as   
   > something he never admited to being. It's hilarious that you give   
   > yourself the label and back it up with 'Salem' - if *i* was a witch,   
   > you'd never know about it, at least not for certain. We just say   
   > 'gifted'. Lots of people in my family are 'gifted' - but some families   
   > are more private than others, and 'traditions' are overlayed with   
   > surface appearances that seem more acceptable to 'normal society'.   
   > It's easier to say we're a "superstitious lot" when we do the funny   
   > things we do. And there are also different types of 'gifts' - in my   
   > family there are at least five people living today (that i know for   
   > certain) whose 'gifts' are in the form of 'dreaming'. It's good to   
   > know i'm *not* a "singular sensation" in my family... and if that   
   > isn't evidence of 'blood inheritance', i don't know what is.   
   >   
   > But when it comes to being 'labeled' - demand proof and deny all!   
   >   
   > When someone does come forward who is a natural-born 'gifted' person   
   > with a family history ("in the blood", as we call it), i have to   
   > respect the willingness on his part (Rick, for instance) - but the   
   > world is a different place now - so they say. Maybe it's safer. (?)   
   > The only *persecution* comes from other so-called 'witches'! How sad.   
   > At any rate, the lack of respect on your part tells me all i need to   
   > know about your 'practices'. Rick spoke kindly - you spoke as a rude   
   > and pretentious know-nothing.   
   >   
   > "As we say in Salem"...   
   >   
   > hahahaha...   
   > that's the funniest thing i've seen so far today. :)   
   >   
   > I imagine the puritans said something similar.   
      
   Thank you for your words, Oldwifestale.   
    I have not , nor do I now claim to be a "witch".   
      
   And the world may now be a safer place from persecutions by others compared to   
   other Times..   
   But that will change.   
   There is a backlash coming from a War of Ideologies where being different from   
   the norm will be suspect.   
   It has already begun.   
   As for the rest, it's really not worth arguing over.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)