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Originally posted by Masonic Light
In all likelihood, Plato received initiation in the Mysteries of Demeter at Eleusis.
Also, in PLato's Republic, it should be remembered, the rulers are so wise and virtuous that they must be compelled to rule. In other words, they don't want to because of their own humility and distaste for politics. The only thing that compels them to rule is fear of the incompetent receiving political power, an evil all too well known in modern capitalist democracies, where money, and not competence, determines who will be the leaders.
Originally posted by Tamahu
It is documented that Pythagoras was Initiated into to the Indian, Greek and Khemetian Mysteries, no?
So perhaps Plato, knowing that the days of the Shekem Kings were pretty much over(except for in the Land of the Snow-Lion), sought to implement the next best thing.
Originally posted by Tamahu
It is documented that Pythagoras was Initiated into to the Indian, Greek and Khemetian Mysteries, no?
So perhaps Plato, knowing that the days of the Shekem Kings were pretty much over(except for in the Land of the Snow-Lion), sought to implement the next best thing.
Plato was mostly railing against the Athenian democracy, which he considered week, and ran by wealthy elitist imbeciles. His major grudge was that the Athenian government ordered the execution of his master, Socrates.
In Plato's view, democracy is next to the last in the list of desired governments because he believed that people will elect any idiot who tends to their own vanity. This eventually leads to the worst form of government on Plato's list: tyranny.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
Buddah maybe Masons on this site defend Masonry not because it is "misinformation" but because they love their brotherhood and do not want people like you spread malicious unfounded lies about Masonry?
Originally posted by Rockpuck
It is for his thoughts mostly on government that Plato is my scholarly idol. His ideas on Democracy where so right on, even though it as thousands of years before a massive democratic republic like America was formed.
Originally posted by buddhaLight
There are only 2 kinds of freemasons.
That's the low degree unknowing goodguy, and the high degree manipulating scumbag.
Originally posted by Trinityman
Originally posted by buddhaLight
There are only 2 kinds of freemasons.
That's the low degree unknowing goodguy, and the high degree manipulating scumbag.
Can you back this allegation up at all?
Originally posted by greydawn
By the way according to Alan their are 360 degrees of
Freemasonry. People at 33 degrees think that is the top but it is really
pretty lowly. He says that first generation can only become a 33 degree
Freemason. Second generation can become a 45 degree Freemason, and
third generation can go all the way to 360 degrees. This is just what he
said, not me, so save your keystrokes.
Originally posted by Trinityman
Originally posted by buddhaLight
There are only 2 kinds of freemasons.
That's the low degree unknowing goodguy, and the high degree manipulating scumbag.
Can you back this allegation up at all?