Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoWhy are the freemasons often the target of conspiracy theories?message-squaremessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down15
arrow-up195arrow-down1message-squareWhy are the freemasons often the target of conspiracy theories?Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square56fedilink
minus-squareJayDee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 days agoI think that any adult secret society is either going to be lame and boring, or it quickly escalates into a cult, gang, cartel, racket, or terrorist organization, depending on the group’s intentions.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·11 days agoYou’re just making it sound cooler
minus-squarePostmortal_Pop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 days agoThat’s one of the harder parts about it, even one themed in a way that’s positive is going to eventually fall to something with stronger conviction
I think that any adult secret society is either going to be lame and boring, or it quickly escalates into a cult, gang, cartel, racket, or terrorist organization, depending on the group’s intentions.
You’re just making it sound cooler
That’s one of the harder parts about it, even one themed in a way that’s positive is going to eventually fall to something with stronger conviction