Originally posted by Skyfloating
Its funny how the main theme here is a Conspiracy waged by Freemasons against freedom, liberation and enlightenment. Because in actual fact, its just the other way around.
Suppression of Freemasonry
Some governments, mostly authoritarian, and virtually all totalitarian, regimes have treated Freemasonry as a potential source of opposition due to its secret nature and international connections. It has been alleged by Masonic scholars that the language used by the totalitarian regimes is similar to that used by some modern critics of Freemasonry.[1]
Basically every form of Tyranny opposed freemasonry...from religious inquisitions to the nazis to communism.
Why? Because Freemasonry promotes tolerance, education, liberation...things that oppressive regimes and bigots cannot stand.
Freemasonry was persecuted in all the communist countries
Freemasonry is illegal in most of the Islamic world. It is prohibited in all Arab countries except Lebanon and Morocco
In 1933 Hermann Goering, the Reichstag President and one of the key figures in the process of Gleichschaltung ("synchronization"), states "..in National Socialist Germany, there is no place for Freemasonry." [13]
it is estimated that between 80,000 and 200,000 Freemasons were murdered under the Nazi regime.[20]
As masons throughout history have been involved in works of charity, goodwill, tolerance, the U.S. Constitution, progress, education, liberty,
they have no problem in countries free from oppression.
The original purpose of secrecy was to hide from tyrants and idiot-control-freaks, to get away from the noises of ignorance and meet up with like-minded people of vision and intelligence.
The basic problem with Freemasonry as a mystery religion cult is it's exclusive and self serving nature.As far as the ancient knowledge and esoteric wisdom, i am not opposed.What I am opposed to is withholding it from anyone for personal advantage.
Like any group, the most important objective is to further the agenda of the group as a whole, which in the case of freemasonry is to exercise secret control over circumstances that others have no influence to effect .
This creates the opening for corruption to enter, and of course it does and has.Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
You have stated that you believe Freemasons are persecuted by oppressive political and religious regimes, and I strongly feel you are obviously wrong. Who do you think is controlling this nation's politics?
I think personally that Freemasonry has been infiltrated and driven off it's original course of human enlightenment, and now that we are reaching a time in our race's history where only a few will be able to survive what is inevitable, we are seeing the very worst and dark side of Freemasonry, as they arrange to save themselves selectively, all the while doing it with the resources and laborof those that those they intent to forsake and leave to die. yeah, that's about as bad as it gets man..
