10-27-2024, 12:39 PM
Frankly, I used to find the Masonic order fascinating.
But I found that exploring the topic on ATS kept thrusting me into the position to either defend nonsensical attacks against them, or tolerating spurious allegations born of ignorance. And even if I brought up my own questions about the order's present or past, I would inevitably evoke the ignorance I sought to deny... I blame free masonry.
It seems similar to being a Catholic, and rushing to intercede in conversations whenever someone tries to revive the cliché 'pedophile' trope; or as an officer of the law being compelled to remind people that not all policemen and women are fascistic narcissists, bent on projecting their personal 'power' under the protection of a veil of 'authority'...
Ultimately, it was part of a lesson I learned... all organizations have one thing in common, they are full of people.
While some of those people might be reprehensible, or unworthy... it's certainly not all of them.
... now, about the whole secrecy thing....
But I found that exploring the topic on ATS kept thrusting me into the position to either defend nonsensical attacks against them, or tolerating spurious allegations born of ignorance. And even if I brought up my own questions about the order's present or past, I would inevitably evoke the ignorance I sought to deny... I blame free masonry.
It seems similar to being a Catholic, and rushing to intercede in conversations whenever someone tries to revive the cliché 'pedophile' trope; or as an officer of the law being compelled to remind people that not all policemen and women are fascistic narcissists, bent on projecting their personal 'power' under the protection of a veil of 'authority'...
Ultimately, it was part of a lesson I learned... all organizations have one thing in common, they are full of people.
While some of those people might be reprehensible, or unworthy... it's certainly not all of them.
... now, about the whole secrecy thing....
