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I'm going to try to avoid shortening things here, continued in 8 comments, sort oldest first.

Preface

Alright folks, this is it... the one you've been waiting for, yada yada.

What I'm going to do, is lay it all out for you on the topic of why Satanism was never to blame, it's all what you do with it, plenty of you will disagree like crazy already, but, if you're willing to read, maybe it won't seem so bat-shit...

Bonus: Yes, this is also the crypto-jew thread.

Bonus 2: O9A, MS-13, ISIS/IS/ISIL et al(Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Boko Haram, etc)

All of that said, I was going to put together a "Map of Fuckery" for this post, a nice lovely visual aid... funnily enough, someone beat me to it with just about everything I had in mind on it & then some. Unfortunately, as expected, a few inaccuracies are present & some details are missing. I'll share it here anyway for your viewing pleasure and so that, if you have questions about anything on it, you can ask them(after you read the entirety of this thread) and I can attempt to share what I know, if anything, about a particular node. I will say though, ask a stupid question, expect a stupid answer...

Disclaimer: There are many things on the following image, which I don't necessarily agree with in terms of wording/implications, but, everything is pretty much right where it needs to be.

"Map 1" ^{(herein referred to as "m1")}

There's some things on there that I know nothing about, I will freely admit that right now - my focus is at the top sections primarily; I'll start things off by addressing a couple of the inaccuracies which have been covered(sometimes ad nauseam) in previous Root of Corruption entries.

We'll get the easy stuff out of the way first...

Vlad II Dracul and Vlad III Dracula were not the enemy; Dragon worship is not a product of BANK OF ENGLAND(ca. 1694)/CITY OF LONDON; The Vlads, being members of The Order of the Dragon, fought against the enemy for much of their lives, unfortunately failing and instead having to surrender many a time and resort to peace bargaining:

• Root of Corruption - Part 8: "Debt of blood" | Vindicating the Dragons; Our blood is not for sale!
• Root of Corruption - Part 9: Hail the Dragons! Follow the money and the blood; Find the truth.

Yes, that's the easy stuff because I already covered it... if that much reading is too hard, you're in big, big trouble ahead...

So, before I get into the nasty stuff where I explain who the real enemy is and why, we need to address a vital, but, missing detail from m1:

"Shamanism"

Shamanism is about as old as religious/spiritual practice gets, indeed, it is almost certainly older than everything in the green "ET" section of m1 and possibly even older than the implied roots of said section(top-left-most corner).

The wikipedia entry for Shamanism is extensive, I will pull up the relevant pieces here - do not try to have a whinge at me about ritual sacrifice, it's a primitive and outdated practice; any rational person will agree that it is absolutely not necessary in this day and age - whether human or otherwise. Over time, rationally minded persons and civilizations, as they grow, evolve beyond the need for such acts - moreover, when it comes to animal sacrifice, Shamanism displays utmost reverence for the animal and nothing is wasted - nature does the work with the remains.

Can you really say that the tempered and comparatively rare animal sacrifices made by primitive Shamans, are any more grotesque than the amount of slain animals that nobody eats and are otherwise discarded in today's world? Interesting part though, most countries that 'process meat' for mass consumption, do indeed find as many viable uses as possible, for all parts of the animal... they even go to efforts to reduce the animals' suffering, just like the Shamans...

But wait, who is it that won't allow the stunning of say, cattle, before they're to be slain? I thought so...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamanism

Shamanism is a practice that involves a practitioner reaching altered states of consciousness in order to perceive and interact with a spirit world and channel these transcendental energies into this world.[1]

A shaman (/ˈʃɑːmən/ SHAH-men or /ˈʃeɪmən/ SHAY-mən) is someone who is regarded as having access to, and influence in, the world of benevolent and malevolent spirits, who typically enters into a trance state during a ritual, and practices divination and healing.[2] The word "shaman" probably originates from the Tungusic Evenki language of North Asia. According to ethnolinguist Juha Janhunen, "the word is attested in all of the Tungusic idioms" such as Negidal, Lamut, Udehe/Orochi, Nanai, Ilcha, Orok, Manchu and Ulcha, and "nothing seems to contradict the assumption that the meaning 'shaman' also derives from Proto-Tungusic" and may have roots that extend back in time at least two millennia.[3] The term was introduced to the west after Russian forces conquered the shamanistic Khanate of Kazan in 1552.

The term "shamanism" was first applied by Western anthropologists as outside observers of the ancient religion of the Turks and Mongols, as well as those of the neighbouring Tungusic and Samoyedic-speaking peoples. Upon observing more religious traditions across the world, some Western anthropologists began to also use the term in a very broad sense. The term was used to describe unrelated magico-religious practices found within the ethnic religions of other parts of Asia, Africa, Australasia and even completely unrelated parts of the Americas, as they believed these practices to be similar to one another.[4]

Mircea Eliade writes, "A first definition of this complex phenomenon, and perhaps the least hazardous, will be: shamanism = 'technique of religious ecstasy'."[5] Shamanism encompasses the premise that shamans are intermediaries or messengers between the human world and the spirit worlds. Shamans are said to treat ailments/illness by mending the soul. Alleviating traumas affecting the soul/spirit restores the physical body of the individual to balance and wholeness. The shaman also enters supernatural realms or dimensions to obtain solutions to problems afflicting the community. Shamans may visit other worlds/dimensions to bring guidance to misguided souls and to ameliorate illnesses of the human soul caused by foreign elements. The shaman operates primarily within the spiritual world, which in turn affects the human world. The restoration of balance results in the elimination of the ailment.[5]

Beliefs and practices that have been categorised this way as "shamanic" have attracted the interest of scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, including anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, religious studies scholars, philosophers and psychologists. Hundreds of books and academic papers on the subject have been produced, with a peer-reviewed academic journal being devoted to the study of shamanism. In the 20th century, many Westerners involved in the counter-cultural movement have created modern magico-religious practices influenced by their ideas of indigenous religions from across the world, creating what has been termed neoshamanism or the neoshamanic movement.[6] It has affected the development of many neopagan practices, as well as faced a backlash and accusations of cultural appropriation,[7] exploitation and misrepresentation when outside observers have tried to represent cultures they do not belong to.[8][9]

Terminology

Etymology

The earliest known depiction of a Siberian shaman, drawn by the Dutch explorer Nicolaes Witsen, who wrote an account of his travels among Samoyedic- and Tungusic-speaking peoples in 1692. Witsen labelled the illustration as a "Priest of the Devil," giving this figure clawed feet to express what he thought were demonic qualities.[10]

Pause for a moment.

Nicolaes Witsen

Nicolaes Witsen (8 May 1641 – 10 August 1717; modern Dutch: Nicolaas Witsen) was a Dutch statesman who was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682 and 1706. In 1693 he became administrator of the VOC. In 1689 he was extraordinary-ambassador to the English court, and became Fellow of the Royal Society. In his free time he was cartographer, maritime writer, and an authority on shipbuilding. His books on the subject are important sources on Dutch shipbuilding in the 17th century. Furthermore, he was an expert on Russian affairs. He was the first to describe Siberia, the Far East and Central Asia in his study Noord en Oost Tartarye [North and East Tartary].[1]

Nicolaes is worth looking into, but, let's continue for now.

Shamanism: Terminology cont:

The word "shaman" probably originates from the Evenki word "šamán," most likely from the southwestern dialect spoken by the Sym Evenki peoples.[11] The Tungusic term was subsequently adopted by Russians interacting with the indigenous peoples in Siberia. It is found in the memoirs of the exiled Russian churchman Avvakum.[12]

The word was brought to Western Europe in the late 17th century by the Dutch traveler Nicolaes Witsen, who reported his stay and journeys among the Tungusic and Samoyedic-speaking indigenous peoples of Siberia in his book Noord en Oost Tataryen (1692).[13]

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