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RE: Out and About - Masonic Temple Edition
There's no good reason to keep the truth a secret. I reject the primary principles of such groups. What are these groups for other than to pet the egos of old men?
There is a battle to be fought, and secret societies are not needed to win it. Secret operations are fine, but men's clubs to make people feel good about themselves? No, I protest.
"When someone suggests keeping the truth a secret, they usually want to maintain a lie instead."
@finnian I don't think there were many secrets in this particular location. The library is open to the public for research so anyone can go in and research the group. My impression is that it's a pretty mundane fraternity with less than ambitious goals. I liked the rules against outside politics and religiousity however. The only requirement to join is to have a belief in a "higher power". The internet has really democratized the formation of these sorts of groups in a way that must have been unimaginable to the Freemasons of old. Thank you for reading!
Liberty is too precious to me to get involved in a group that refuses to state their position on it. That's part of their rule against politics of course.