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Originally posted by titorite
reply to post by sagittariusa
Freedom through force? Centuries long planning that is only accomplished with the blood of many? I scoff fraternal. You and all fraternals... This world worse for all the secret brotherhoods tooling and prompting societies to behave in this or that manner.
The birds have no secret brotherhoods uplifting their fellow bird. The dolphin has no select elite shaping their culture. Only humans struggle with this problem and only because those with power are addicted to power, unwilling to let it go so that the freedom you seek to impose upon us Ala illumination, will never be realized because those types will always seek to impose newer and better freedoms. In this manner they need never let go of their power.
But the time comes soon fraternal. Humanity is not so forgetful or stupid. The originals maybe nothing but legend but legends are remembered and people DO learn from history and one day, God willing, the blight of Fraternal families will be erased from humanity.
[edit on 10/18/2007 by titorite]
Originally posted by titorite
What is negative is the fraternal social controls. You mention anarchy. We both know anarchy obviously. The people left to their own designs would be just fine if not better off with out fraternals.
What happened the sunken lands of the ancient masters? What did the Knights Templar accomplish but a superstitious holiday? What did the Masons/ illuminatus achieve but a failed nation and genocide? What is so grand about gathering in secret to elevate your select circle while dis-empowering the masses?
You take secrets and zeitgeists and your love of humanity and go buy a dog!