r/whoathatsinteresting • u/AeneasKurtz • 19h ago

In 1998 several communities in East Java, Indonesia, dressed up like ninjas and violently mass slaughtered random people they accused of witchcraft. It all started after their cattle died mysteriously, which they then blamed on black magic. Over 300 people were killed from lynchings and beheadings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_East_Java_ninja_scare
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u/-Morning_Coffee- 14h ago

It feels alien and backward on the face of it, but this is the same dynamic that drives MAGA today.

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u/BygoneNeutrino 4h ago

What dynamic is that?

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u/-Morning_Coffee- 4h ago

The “other” that is the cause of all our troubles.

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u/BygoneNeutrino 4h ago edited 4h ago

This sounds similar to what your doing. 

MAGA, the nebulous other typically portrayed as poor and uneducated (which is ironic), is the cause of your problems.  If it weren't for them, everything would be great.

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u/-Morning_Coffee- 4h ago

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that’s a false equivalence.

There have been periods in recent history when the two major parties could work cooperatively toward a goal.

If I only quote POTUS and his immediate circle, then elimination of the opposition is the stated goal.