was there an epidemic of Satanism among kindergarten teachers in the 80s?
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One thing about moral panics is how incredibly resilient they are to evidence that similar moral panics have occurred in the past and were found to be unfounded.
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Probably a good moral panic needs high enough stakes that you can’t risk dismissing it based on past examples
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Another likely reason is that moral panics are almost entirely driven by social proof. If everyone respected by the community agrees that X is a witch, almost no amount of factual evidence to the contrary will be sufficient and will be "skipped over" (X floats -> X made of wood)
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