The Simpsons & The Freemason Conspiracy Theories

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From Michael Swaim's latest The Simpsons Taught Me video essay. #shorts #simpsons #funny #history #freemasons #thesimpsons #cartoon #youtubeshorts

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00:00In other words, getting drunk and LARPing with your friends has always been popular,

00:04and will always be popular.

00:06But how do we get from all of that to the conspiracy theories that swirl around Freemasons?

00:13Filthy germs, aren't they, Smithers?

00:15Why, what do you mean, sir?

00:18Freemasons run the country!

00:21The New World Order theory, Skull and Bones Club, and concept of the Illuminati all stem

00:27from accusations against the Freemasons, that have since mutated into tons of other theories

00:32about whatever ethnicity you'd like to blame for all of your problems.

00:36I picked Latvia!

00:37Screw you, you Latvian puppet masters!

00:40We shall never bow to the tyranny of the Crimson Bars!

00:43First of all, everyone wants their own unique identity.

00:46That's just human nature.

00:48And to do so requires othering outgroups in order to differentiate your club from the

00:53rest of the world.

00:54A good way to make clubs split is just constant infighting over petty differences and flying

01:00off the handle.

01:01Well I wouldn't have become a Freemason now if you went down on your lousy, stinking,

01:05pungent knees and begged me!

01:08I mean, sure, we all wish the Boy Scouts kept going into adulthood, but we also believe

01:14different things about how life should be led, and what kinds of cool badges and sashes

01:19or digital currencies we want to mint.

01:22For example, the dominant hierarchy Freemasons currently honor is called the Scottish Rite.

01:27Like a taekwondo class combined with a drinking game.

01:31Which actually sounds pretty awesome.

01:33The Rite has a full 33 color-coded ranks you can rise through, and is where we get the

01:39motto Order From Chaos.

01:41That's right, Thomas the Tank Engine did not invent that catchphrase, he just says

01:45it a lot.

01:46In these dreams I have.

01:47Order from Chaos.

01:49But the slow splintering of Freemasonry over the centuries isn't just about making your

01:53own club with blackjack and hookers and no homers.

01:56Sorry, not you Homer.

01:58Why not?

02:00But you let in Homer Glumplet.

02:02It says no homers.

02:05We're allowed to have one.

02:08In fact, the mysticism around the club was a deliberate attempt by two of the other dominant

02:15social clubs fighting for attention at this time in history.

02:18The Catholic and Protestant churches.

02:21See, Freemasonry, and the practice of a bunch of blue-collar workers gathering to talk shop,

02:27was a threat to the social functions the church provided in most people's lives at the time.

02:32Especially once Freemason lodges started to incorporate religious observation and Christian

02:37sermons into their meetings.

02:38Hey, did you hear about that new church where you drink and talk about bricks?

02:43Pretty sweet.

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