Freemasons Knights of Greed
Freemasons Knights of Greed
Freemasons Knights of Greed
The link between Judaism and Freemasonry is no surprise to educated readers, but
it is actually the relationship between the Pharoah and his slaves, where we can
find the foundations of masonic lore. In the tale of the Pharoah and Moses, we
see the first true "peasant uprising" and from it the need to address the issue of
equality.
Traditionally, education was a privelege only granted to the warrior class, the
nobility. Thus a new branch of 'the knighthood' was created, for the education and
the advancement of workers.
It may seem strange then, to focus on this legendary peculiarity of the masonic
craft - but greed is a monster that lives within the soul of freemasonry for a
good reason, it belongs there. Greed is a symptom of the political reality of
freemasonry.
Freemasonry was created by the older estates to alleviate symptoms of the struggle
between the haves and the have-nots, but today it has become a 'frankenstein
monster' of frightening proportions.
The earliest work of the freemasons can be seen in the varied architecture and
obelisks built thousands of years ago along the banks of the Nile. It is here, in
Egypt - that we see the intersection of the historical forces that shape our
modern world today. The slaves of Egypt were educated in the religion of Judaism,
which demanded of them devotion to the unseen god of Israel. The slaves were
indoctrinated into original sin, and learned that righteousness would be the only
path to their freedom, while sin would earn them greater punishments.
The labors of the slaves of Egypt were then harnessed into the building of a great
religious edifice, the pyramid.
The pyramids demonstrated to the slaves the lofty goal of salvation, in the form
of a physical monument - a testament, if you will, to the trials and labors of
man. The immense size of the pyramids became also a physical testament to the
almighty, allowing the slaves to more easily imagine a better world to come.
The harnessing of the Egyptian slaves into a code of morality, Judaism - and
directing the spiritual energies of this host towards the creation of immense
temples of stone is very much the foundation of the world we live in today. Our
connection to this ancient institution begins, of course, in the form of the
Templars, who paid masons handsomely to create vast cathedrals across the face of
Europe during the dawn of modern history.
Nearly three hundred years separates the arrival of European civilization in the
new world from the industrialization and urbanization of the Americas. Naturally,
scholars discount the contributions made by these early settlers - perhaps
forgetting that the US Constitution dates from this era. It is easy assume that
because many of these early settlers were slaves - that they left no lasting
impression upon our culture. If we allow ourselves to be blinded by our own
cultural biases, how easy it would be to forget that no cultural force in modern
history rivals that of Louis Armstrong.
History books rarely hint at the power that the slaves exercised over the
operation and maintenance of the colonial plantations. White landowners were a
minority, and lived or died (often enough) according the the good will they were
able to generate amongst this indentured class.
In the decade of the 1970's, following the loss of the war in Vietnam, the
American culture experienced a great degree of vertigo. Conspiracies within the
government, rocketing oil prices and unemployment pointed to a failed political
establishment, but what was the failure?
The failure of the American public to recognize this man, Ho Chi Minh as a sort of
modern day Robin Hood is the real tragedy of the Vietnamese war, a tragedy that
continues to this day. Currently, our military is enmired in a similiar political
swampland - the war against terror. Once again, the public failed to recognize in
Osama bin Laden a modern day underdog. Osama is seen throughout the region as a
hero who can stand up to the imperialist bullies. Like it or not, we are the
imperialist bullies, and Osama bin Laden is the underdog. A modern day 'David' to
our 'Goliath'.
Scripture teaches us about this obligation - to defend and honor the underdog. If
the American freemasonry were unable to understand the righteous Ho Chi Minh, and
still unable to grasp the reality of Osama bin Laden - it points to a clear defect
in the religious education of this body.