But look at the ideological contrasts between two of them, George Washington and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Their basic philosophies of government and their respective understandings of the scope of its power and authority — not to mention the policies they effected — could not be in sharper contrast. This is a "night and day" situation.
I cannot see how either man could have been relying on a common, fundamental root in the ideas and practices of Freemasonry, if the outcomes they achieved are so starkly different.
One was on the model of John Locke (who may have been a Freemason); the other was on the model of Karl Marx — who was no Freemason.
Perhaps the historic fear of the influence of Freemasonry on the U.S. government is a tad overblown? It seems that way to me — JMHO, FWIW.
Thank you ever so much for writing, dear brother in Christ!
I don’t like to talk about such groups much publically.
And there are fierce proponents in favor of them on FR.
1. My reading convinces me that the allegations are true.
2. The oligarchy has been well able to play all sides against the middle for at least 100 years . . .
3. Stooges—even Presidents—ultimately play their game. They tend to use opposites as a GOOD-COP/BAD-COP GAME with the public.
4. In counseling . . . men who’d been involved had far more troublesome and tenacious demonic involvement than anyone else, in my experience.