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17 August 2006

So I watched an Australian documentary last night called "Illuminati"... →[More:]
...AND IT SCARED THE CRAP OUTTA ME!

It started out pretty Michael Moore-ish theorizing the whole New World Order-Bush Family-Oil-Capitalism thing, which was okay at first.

But, THEN it turned into this HUGE, horrific story about how Tony Blair, Bush, various world leaders, high-ranking officials and corporate heads are all Free Mason devil worshipers who come from a long line of other Free Masons who have been part of this Skull & Bones fraternity since the 1700's.

That doc actually ended up being more scary that the threat of New World Order!

YIKES!!!

Has anybody seen it?
It gave nightmares about eternal fire.
"mommy?!"
post by: Joe Famous at: 12:43 | 26 comments
I have always been fascinated by the Knights Templar.
posted by getoffmylawn 17 August | 12:53
'DaVinci Code' author Dan Brown has a fascination with 'secret societies':

My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot. Certainly my research of organizations like NSA, the Vatican, NRO, and Opus Dei continues to fuel my intrigue. At a more fundamental level, though, my interest sparks from growing up in New England, surrounded by the clandestine clubs of Ivy League universities, the Masonic lodges of our Founding Fathers, and the hidden hallways of early government power. New England has a long tradition of elite private clubs, fraternities, and secrecy. On that theme, the next Robert Langdon novel (already in progress) is set deep within the oldest fraternity in history…the enigmatic brotherhood of the Masons.

posted by ericb 17 August | 12:54
One of my brothers is a mason. He says there are secret signs in movies...
posted by Pips 17 August | 12:55
I found this interesting.
posted by getoffmylawn 17 August | 12:55
Who Is Who, And To Whom They Sold Their Souls.
posted by ericb 17 August | 12:55
The human mind is a pattern-recognition machine extraordinaire, so people love finding connections where there are none and then making up elaborate justifications for their theories.

People are also massive jerks who do lots of evil things, but that doesn't mean that they're all connected to one another in that endeavor.
posted by matildaben 17 August | 12:56
The film also suggested that Yale University was the headquarters for the Skull & Bones Free Mason sect.
posted by Joe Famous 17 August | 12:58
I believe it did originate there, yes.
posted by Pips 17 August | 12:59
Skull & Bones...did originate...at Yale

...in 1832.
posted by ericb 17 August | 13:02
Eric B, the film DID speak extensively about the 33rd Degree and how it was the highest rank worldwide.
posted by Joe Famous 17 August | 13:03
Welcome, Agent Joe Famous23.
posted by danostuporstar 17 August | 13:03
Yale Alumni Magazine: "How the Secret Societies Got That Way"
posted by ericb 17 August | 13:04
Not only are there secret societies at the 'Ivies,' but also at many other colleges and universities across the U.S. For example the "Seven Society" at University of Virginia, one among many.
posted by ericb 17 August | 13:08
So I guess the movie "The Skulls" (as wack as it was) wasn't so far fetched.

I'm really intrigued right now. Feels like I've been living under a pile of doggy doo-doo.
posted by Joe Famous 17 August | 13:10
who controls the british crown, who keeps the metric system down...
posted by jonmc 17 August | 13:11
We do! We do!

All hail the Bunnies!
posted by Daniel Charms 17 August | 13:14
The National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA was constructed by the Scottish Rite Masons of the Northern Jurisdiction of the United Statesand opened on April 20, 1975 on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington. It's next door to the Supreme Council's 33o Headquarters.

The museum's permanent collection focuses on the role the Masonic lodges of New England played in the Revolutionary War and the forming of the new nation.
posted by ericb 17 August | 13:18
The human mind is a pattern-recognition machine extraordinaire, so people love finding connections where there are none and then making up elaborate justifications for their theories.

I think my favourite conspiracy theory at the moment is the so-called New Chronology. The inventor of it claims to have found pretty strong statistical correlations between the lengths of the reign of some royal dynasties; this, he says, is proof that the current chronology is totally false. But (according to some of his critics) it turns out that you can find literally hundreds of such correlations.
posted by Daniel Charms 17 August | 13:23
So I guess the movie "The Skulls" (as wack as it was) wasn't so far fetched.


That's a bold statement!
posted by King of Prontopia 17 August | 15:22
You know, all of those secret societies are all just fronts for the political arm of The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, right?
posted by King of Prontopia 17 August | 15:24
Totally a bold statement, KOP, but after what I watched last night I think anything is possible in that realm. Wether it be true or false.
posted by Joe Famous 17 August | 15:37
You know, I do believe in so-called "secret societies", but I also believe their just impressive-sounding covers for rich people to hang out, drink brews, smoke doobies, and generally do the same things we do (except that money=power, and all that money must correlate to some sort of influence, right?)
posted by muddgirl 17 August | 18:36
Don't believe everything you see on TV.
posted by dg 17 August | 19:50
*they're. Dumb mistake.
posted by muddgirl 17 August | 20:11
Frankly, I can't believe that Jackie Mason has that much influence...
posted by wendell 18 August | 02:46
Gotta go! Off to do some home-canning while listening to "The Magic Flute."
posted by rob511 18 August | 03:03
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