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Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream.

Secret societies: Harmless members-only clubs or dire threats to democracy?

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A curious feature of our modern times is the number of secret societies operating in our midst, setting the global agenda behind closed doors.

“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings.” – John F. Kennedy, April 27, 1961

Long before the fiction writer Dan Brown arrived on the literary scene with his stories of esoterica, people have been intrigued with the idea of secret societies working in the shadows, carrying out evil plots against them. On this score, it would be hard to beat the Freemasons.

Here is a group of characters that has piqued the imaginations of men throughout the centuries. Back in 1798, John Robison, a professor of Natural Philosophy, and Secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, published a book that made a big splash throughout Europe. The publication carried the lengthy title, ‘Proofs of a Conspiracy against All the Religions and Governments of Europe, Carried on in the Secret Meetings of Freemasons, Illuminati and Reading Societies.’ Had John Robison attempted to publish such a book in our day, he would have been quickly written off as a conspiracy theorist nut job along the lines of Alex Jones. But in 1798, the book was taken quite seriously.

Robison, himself a Mason, attempted to prove that not only the French Revolution, but many other historic events of the day were the result of this secret fraternity’s machinations.

“I have seen this Association exerting itself zealously and systematically, till it has become almost irresistible: And I have seen that the most active leaders in the French Revolution were members of this Association, and conducted their first movements according to its principles, and by means of its instructions and assistance, the formerly requested and obtained. And lastly, I have seen that this Association still exists, still works in secret, and that not only several appearances among ourselves show that its emissaries are endeavoring to propagate their detestable doctrines among us…”

Aside from the question of whether Robison was correct in his accusation is an equally important one: if the freemasons are really up to no good, are they continuing with their shenanigans today?

A lot of people believe they are, and many are speaking out with revelations of various levels of believability. Many are dismissed as conspiracy theorists (which, in turn, reinforces the belief of many others in the secret societies’ willingness to ‘throttle the truth’). Former singer-songwriter and winner of The X Factor Australia, Altiyan Childs, for example, shared a five-hour video where he proclaims that nearly every Western institution has been infiltrated by the Freemasons, to the point where it is nearly impossible to rise to high office – from the world of entertainment to politics and everything in between – without the silent nod of this international fraternity. That video has been viewed nearly four million times.

While it may be easy to laugh off such outlandish claims based on the ‘Illuminati’ and other such groups, there are other societies that make no secret about their secrecy, and have a much more tangible claim to controlling the world.

World Economic Forum

If there were a reigning king of secret societies today, the title would undoubtedly go to the World Economic Forum. Founded in 1971 by the German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab, the foundation, which brings together the top 1,000 most powerful corporations in the world, views its mission as “improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas.” Democratic procedure doesn’t seem to have a place in this formula.

As the author and social critic Nick Buxton described the annual confab, held in the mountains of Davos, Switzerland, “this unaccountable invitation-only gathering is increasingly where global decisions are being taken and moreover is becoming the default form of global governance.”

Schwab has gone on record as saying that “the sovereign state has become obsolete,” and that in order to fill the power void there needs to be a “global issue alliance” apparently with himself at the helm.

Not only does Davos serve as an elitist cocktail party for “improving the state of the world” far from the prying eyes of humanity, it also works to “penetrate” governments around the world with their self-taught protégé.

“What we are really proud of now is the young generation, like Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau,” Schwab boasted back in 2017, who make it possible for us to “penetrate the cabinets” of governments around the world.

The Davos leader then provided an example, saying he had “attended a reception for Prime Minister Trudeau and I saw that half or his cabinet or even more are from the Young Global Leaders program of the World Economic Forum.”

It does not require much imagination for regular folks – never mind the conspiracy theorists – to find something nefarious about the most powerful people on the planet “penetrating” governments with their specially trained representatives. And that’s exactly what happened with the introduction of the Covid-19 pandemic – many people saw it as a fabricated emergency to not only deprive millions of people of their livelihood, but to further enrich the very individuals who make up the ranks of the Davos group (the forced lockdowns on people and private businesses caused one of the largest transfers of wealth in human history as only the very largest companies could survive under such conditions).

There were other reasons to be suspicious. In October 2019, the WEF, together with Johns Hopkins University and the Bill & Melissa Gates Foundation, held a tabletop seminar entitled Event 201 that described what would happen in the event of a global pandemic. Three months later, everything that the simulation described – from the lockdown of entire countries, to businesses being forced to close down – came to pass with the arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Of course, this is not to say that Klaus Schwab and the Davos elite took advantage of a deadly pandemic to enrich themselves, but many people believe just that – or are at least suspicious about a secretive organization pushing for a ‘Great Reset’. Those two words have become the trigger word for many – while the WEF presented them as a benevolent post-Covid economic recovery plan, detractors pointed to a 2016 video released by the Forum as a prediction of the future and featuring the ominous words “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy.” The plan, they claim, is to enact a new global world order.

Skull and Bones

In a non-descript building (for a full view of this structure, which is dubbed ‘the Tomb’ – and for good reason – check out the video) on the campus of Yale University is the home of Skull and Bones, a secretive fraternity that first appeared on the scene in 1832 (women were not granted membership into Skull and Bones until 1992).

Skull and Bones, which is also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death, is notoriously selective in determining who can become a so-called ‘Bonesman.’ The society selects new members among students every spring as part of its so-called ‘Tap Day’ when just 15 seniors are invited.

Despite its intense exclusivity, many members have ascended after graduation to positions of prominence in the world of intelligence, business and government. Three of them—William Howard Taft, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush—went on to become U.S. presidents. This was the cause of an awkward moment in the 2004 United States presidential election between George W. Bush and John Kerry, both members of Skull and Bones.

The late NBC journalist Tim Russert confronted both men as to their membership in the organization and ‘what that means for America.’ Bush just chuckled and said, “It’s so secret we can’t talk about it.” Kerry responded almost the same, saying he could not speak about his membership “because it’s a secret.” And with that the American people were forced to choose between two men from opposite sides of the particular spectrum who shared secrets the voter would never know about.

Bilderberg

This group got its name from the Bilderberg Hotel, located in Oosterbeek, Netherlands, where the Bilderbergs had their first meeting in May 1954. But unlike Skull and Bones, Bilderberg is very much global in scope. In fact, it is so global that one of the conspiracy theories it must contend with is that it is trying to create a one world government.

Denis Healey, one of the original founders of the group, lent credence to that theory when he told a journalist: “To say we were striving for a one-world government is exaggerated, but not wholly unfair. Those of us in Bilderberg felt we couldn’t go on forever fighting one another for nothing and killing people and rendering millions homeless. So we felt that a single community throughout the world would be a good thing.”

The invitees tend to hail from a narrow spectrum of occupations – CEOs, finance ministers and heads of state. For the one or two journalists who receive an invitation, the privilege is largely symbolic since they are not permitted to write about what they see and hear. Bilderberg releases an annual list of those who will attend and the subjects they’ll discuss, but beyond that, little leaves the walls of the hotel.

So here we are left with the question: is there any place for secret societies inside of our democracies, especially when the members of these groups are always working on behalf of their own special interests? The answer seems obvious, but as it stands there are no laws on the books that prevent people – even those who say they represent us – from meeting together in private. As a result, the only option for the common folk is to protest these back-door meetings at every opportunity. And that is all.

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  1. Agree secret societies have been a source of intrigue and mystery to the uninitiated for a long time. Some of them, like the Masons have been around in various forms for centuries but like many such organisations have dwindled due to lack of interest from recent generations. In New Zealand they have become more open recently in an attempt to build membership. From my experience many of the lodges have been little more than boys clubs to get a night away from “the wife” and have a beer. Certainly in the lower degrees.

    But these secret groups have continued to grow in line with business and commerce. Many are think tanks mapping out world strategies for their own agendas and influence in politics. And they are by invitation only groups to protect their anonymity. They are very much a concern for the people at large, especially those most have never heard of. You can bet your bottom dollar everyone running the world today, or MSM is a member of at least one of them. And that’s how they keep their secrets secret.

    Good luck to them, we are all accountable to God in the end and I have no secrets to worry about. Well, none that I tell you anyway.. ????????

  2. If secret societies do not exist, how come low IQ Liz Truss can become UK prime minister? She claimed that he will be fine to nuke as well as a “huge zionist”. Fools are good servants who will do anything for their masters withoout questioning them. Many of the WEF puppets such as jacinda Arden, Justin Castro and all the EU woke political elites fit the low IQ servitude personality. The greatest of all such servants is the pedo Biden who is senile and corrupt. Secret societies also engage high IQ personalities for devising plans but all the executioners are just the servant class.

    • Fair to say that all the leaders in western countries openly support Zionism. When Biden spoke to the American Jewish lobby a few years ago, he was so open about Jewish influence in America they told him to zip it. Even Adolf Eichmann was a Zionist, and helped more Jews out of Austria and Germany than anyone else. A little known fact. But as to Dizzy Lizzy she’s a nutcase and thick as a brick…

      • No, they do not all support Zionism they support Israel, both left and right wing Jews support and want to control Israel, at the moment the orthodox right wing does.
        There are 2 blocks of Jewish control in the world, 1 is the US/NATO Left-wing alliance and the other is the Trump Maga/ Russia Putin/ Right-wing Israel.
        The proxy war in Ukraine highlights these fault lines, BTW nobody is going to Nuke anybody, the Goy will fight and die their overlords without really knowing what they are fighting for (as usual) and it is all for global supremacy.

  3. It is well known that the Apollo 11 astronauts and most of NASA are Freemasons.

    I only mention this because of Sean Plunket, who has risen from relative journalistic obscurity to suddenly pop up as the so-called voice of freedom and objective journalism in New Zealand.

    Here he is defending the Freemasons in 2012:

    https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/7990506/Conspiracy-theorists-a-real-pain

    Voice of freedom unless it is an issue which he considers a “conspiracy”.

    Here he is again, being the voice of freedom and objectivity on the attack again. Now when you watch this video, what is the most noticeable thing you see?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WgS57Mt8vM

    Could it be the giant red triangle behind him? Could it really be more obvious?

    Still not convinced? Well, I will leave you with a rather odd Tweet he made in 2017 about Harvey Weinstein, which he has not taken down:

    https://twitter.com/seanplunket/status/917945961543909376

    • WEF (Bilderberger) are not secred!

      Nevertheless, they are the biggest threat to our democracy, as they work from within. Leading politicians are organised as Young Global Leaders and their agenda is not to the benefit of the populace.

    • Jacinda Arderns father was a Cop and the family are Mormons, Jacinda went to Uni on a freemasons scholarship, worked for Left-wing Tony Blair (Switched sides) President of young Commies, got in bed with the WEF, she was born on the Zionist Jewish right and is now aligned with Liberal Jewish Left.

  4. See also President Kennedy’s speech on ‘Secret Societies’ which was given 7 weeks before his assassination.
    It was during this time frame that Kennedy was seeking to stay out of Vietnam, much to the anger of the Military Industrial Complex, AND- to dissolve the Federal Reserve (J3wi$h-owned) private bank and returning control of American currency to the U.S. Treasury, backed by gold, silver, and platinum.
    Those are the reasons he was assassinated, according to ex-CIA Agent E. Howard Hunt as told to his son St. John Hunt on his deathbed!
    Dulles, the Skull & Bones Bush Family (who were operative underlings in 1963 and present in Dallas on 22 November 1963) and LBJ were the main accessories to JFK’s murder!
    Every U.S. President who has been a NON-Mason has been assassinated out of office!
    See also Anthony J. Hilder’s expose from 1993 titled ‘Millennium 2000’
    Maybe Trump had the Kennedy Assassination Papers and the UFO Reports at Mar-A-Lago, along with the proof of a stolen election and the vast corruption of the Biden family in the Ukraine.
    Perhaps THAT is why Mar-A-Lago was raided!
    BTW, the FBI committed numerous Federal Law violation in the raid of Mar-A-Lago, with the search warrant being signed by a Zio-Communist J3wi$h Judge. The FBI appears to have staged the photo of the ‘Top Secret’ documents at Mar-A-Lago that they supposedly found there!
    One cannot legally photograph Confidential, Secret, Top Secret or Eyes Only documents IN ANY CASE OR CIRCUMSTANCE!!!! Hence, the FBI has now committed numerous felonies in doing just that!
    The U.S. has never been, is not now, and never will be a ‘Christian Nation with ‘freedom’, but a MASONIC Nation with limited ‘Liberty’ and no ‘Justice’ as Common Law was abolished in 1933 when 32nd Freemason President Franklin Roosevelt replaced Magna-Carta-based ‘Common Law’ with Admiralty Law, with preferential treatment of and for Freemasons and their families at ALL levels of American Society!
    New Zealand and Australia are proving to be just as tyrannical due to the Masonic influences at all levels.
    That is why I will vote to remove this horrific influence in the next election by voting for the Outdoors and Freedom Party which, I hope, will form-up effective NON-Masonically third-party coalitions to stop the Labour / national and National / Labour ‘bait and switch’ that has been ongoing for decades!
    Jabcinda is a Mormon, following the teachings of 32 Degree Freemason and LDS Founder Joseph Smith and his Masonic Brother Hiram Smith, along with *Brigham Young (*vegetables have spirits and are happy)
    Jabcinda went to Uni on Masonic Scholarships.
    Jabcinda served in the Socialist Youth International, an offshoot of Zionist Communism.
    The problem is so very entrenched in Western Society, and takes on similar strangeness in the East.
    Only a MASSIVE Global Revolution can overturn the Zio-Communist Masonic Oppression that we have ll suffered under, been deprived under, and targeted for disenfranchisement and / or prison sentences due to a contaminated Police Force full of freemasons as seen and evidenced in the U.K.
    Stephen Knight wrote in his book that “There is nothing that these people can and will do to ruin a life or a family!”
    Stay alert! Stay informed, and be ready for anything the bastards will throw at us all!

  5. What a load of the proverbial. Keep on focussing on this sort of drivel at the expense of the improtant stuf! WHy not? Look at all the use you’ve been so far.
    One half of NZ are ina secret socirt of one sort and the other half are ina secret society of another. What aluagh!

    Iy is pur lack of common sense and aprently drug inuduced ramblings like the oens I read aable that tell me why a piece of work like Jabcinde=a Ardern can get intot power and why despite all the evendece in front ouf our eyes she still is in power and here is ahlf the nutters in New Zealand blaming freemasonry without truly knowing naythig at all about it.

    Hate to say it but the correspondents replying to this Article (other than myself) ARE THE REASON WE ARE IN THE CRAP WE ARE IN.

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