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The Pilgrims weren't looking for women. They were looking for religious freedom.

• pstuart 3mo ago
  > They were looking for religious freedom. That's a tired trope and not the real reason. If history interests you, I suggest you dig deeper with fresh eyes.
• mullingitover 3mo ago
  They had religious freedom in the Netherlands. The idea that they were persecuted is a very stubborn myth. They went to the Americas in search of the same thing as most immigrants: money[1]. [1] https://www.history.com/articles/why-pilgrims-came-to-america-mayflower https://www.history.com/articles/why-pilgrims-came-to-americ...
  • mullingitover 3mo ago
    (Also worth noting: these people were adamantly opposed to religious freedom as a principle. Just ask any of the dead Maryland Catholics who had the audacity to live near them. The Constitution was in no small part a rebuke of these people's religious bigotry).
• AngryData 3mo ago
  They were looking for the ability to shun and persecute people who didn't step to their particular religious and cultural beat.