alt Hacker NewsPerhaps somehow related to founding protestants fleeing catholic persecution. It’s the sort of thing that will leave the world blind.
Perhaps somehow related to founding protestants fleeing catholic persecution. It’s the sort of thing that will leave the world blind.
The Puritans, what we generally mean when we say 'founding protestants,' weren't fleeing persecution from Catholics.
In fact, they weren't fleeing persecution at all! They were living in the (relatively) religiously tolerant Netherlands. They left the Netherlands because they weren't succeeding in business there. They came to North America essentially as economic migrants.