Quercus on Nostr: I don't think it was political, though some certainly profited from some of the the ...

I don't think it was political, though some certainly profited from some of the the trials.
Some of the accused were dirt poor, though - so there was little profit to make.
If we look at today's headlines, a couple of girls' imagination, attention addiction or evil will is more than enough to whip a crowd of normies into a frenzy of mass hysteria.