hoe were the salem witch trials important to history?

Question

tell me the real importance and not what it was.

Answer 1

They show the struggle of individual freedom against the conformity of an existing theocracy. The existing authority in Salem was intent in retaining its control over the individual. No form of nonconformity could be tolerated. It also demonstrates how an intelligent society can resort to fear and base emotions over reason. People are capable of believing in anything-witches, demons, or demogogues.

Answer 2

Most people do not seem to believe that something like the Salem witch trials could happen today. I think the main importance of them in history is to show how supposedly intelligent people can become a crazed mob willing to kill their own so quickly.
Modern fundamentalist christians are getting closer to repeating something like this with their hatred of homosexuals, people who have abortions, and yes even witches.