Are Masons Involved In A Plot To Take Over The World?

Since the late 18th century, hundreds of conspiracy theories about Freemasonry have been described, categorized into political (involving allegations of government control), religious (involving Masonic symbols), and historical (involving the Knights Templar and Jews). The Freemasons, the world’s most famous secret society, have been the subject of numerous parodies and conspiracy theories.

In the wake of the 1789 French Revolution, secret societies such as the Freemasons and Illuminati were seen as all-powerful rabble-rousers. Historian François Furet maintained that the Freemasons’ lodges were the model for the Jacobin Club, the radical force in the French Revolution. Some conspiracy theories involve the Knights Templar and Jews as part of a supposed plan for universal control of society.

The story of how a stonemasons’ guild became the world’s largest secret society is less about conspiracy and more about Enlightenment. The Freemasons are the world’s most well-known secret society and have been the subject of countless parodies and conspiracy theories. The New World Order (NWO) is a term used in several conspiracy theories which hypothesize a secretly emerging totalitarian world government.

Freemasons have been accused of satanic practices, secrecy, murder, and other conspiracy theories involving political movements and historical events. In this episode of Chatter, David Priess and John Dickie discuss the history of the Freemasonry and its various conspiracy theories.