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   (This text isn't mine; it was sent to me)   
      
   Melissa LeBlanc: My daughter came home from school and said, "Mom, you'll   
   never believe what happened in history class today". Her teacher told the   
   class they were going to play a game. He walked around the room whispering to   
   each child whether they were a witch or just a normal person. Then he gave the   
   instructions: "Form the largest group you can without a witch. If there's even   
   one witch in your group, you're all flunked". She said the whole class was   
   immediately filled with suspicion. Everyone started questioning each other.   
   Are you a witch? How do we know you're not lying? Some children stayed in one   
   large group, but most split into smaller, exclusive groups. They rejected   
   anyone who seemed unsure, nervous, or even hinted at guilt. The energy shifted   
   quickly. Suddenly everyone was suspicious of everyone. Whispers.   
   Finger-pointing. Crooked glances. Trust vanished within minutes.   
      
   When all the groups were finally formed, the teacher said, “Okay, time to   
   find out who failed. Witches, raise your hands.” And not a single hand went   
   up.   
      
   The whole class burst out laughing. “Wait! You ruined the game!” And then   
   the teacher dropped the bombshell: “Did you? Were there really witches in   
   Salem, or did everyone just believe what they were told?” My daughter said,   
   and the class went completely silent. Then it dawned on them. Witches hadn’t   
   been needed to wreak havoc. Fear had already done its work. Distrust alone   
   divided the entire class and threw the community into chaos.   
      
   And isn’t that exactly what we see today? Different words, same game.   
   Instead of “witch,” it’s now liberal, conservative, vaccinated,   
   unvaccinated, pro-this, anti-that. The labels change, but the tactics remain   
   the same. Scare people. Make them suspicious. Divide them. Then sit back while   
   trust crumbles. The danger was never the witch. The danger is the rumor. The   
   mistrust. The fear. The lies sown. Reject the whispers. Don't play the game.   
   Because the moment we start hunting "witches", we've already lost.   
      
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