Secret Society Entrapment
Throughout millennia groups have formed with the pretence of holding
secrets amongst the group. From clubs in kindergarten to organized
crime, the pretence of these groups has been that membership is a
privilege reserved for select individuals who only once indoctrinated
will be allowed to share in the ‘secrets’ held by other group members.
Some groups go as far at to establish elaborate hierarchies of ‘secrets’
that members are brought into the higher levels only after qualifying to
higher levels.
Classic examples can be found in the Mafia and Masons. Mafia groups
will select individuals to bring into their crime ring often with the
entry requirement being shooting someone, or committing some other crime that
exposes the individual to the group. Often the core pretence of
membership is that the applicant makes themselves vulnerable to the
group. Once a member, the individual receives benefits from the group.
If at any time the group or leaders in the group wish to rid themselves
of the member it is easily accomplished since the individual is
vulnerable in whatever it was in which they exposed themselves to the
group.
In order to prevent members of such an
organization from questioning what will no doubt result in theirs and
their heirs deception, hierarchies of unquestioned control are
established. Criminal enterprises such as the Mafia and most gang’s in
addition to organizations such as the Masons and the military employ the
same construct. Members are always striving for promotion to move to the
next elevated level. To raise to the next level members are instructed
to do what is usually clearly wrong and often a very serious or heinous
crime. Subordinates are told that they must commit these acts so as to
demonstrate unwavering loyalty.
Any organization that sets itself up on
the construct of deception, itself is inherently deceptive.
Members of an organization set up on the
construct of deception, themselves are subject to the greatest of
deception.
Secret societies entice membership with some sort of actual or
perceived reward. Masons will typically attract members by offering
association with other respected or elite members. The Mafia is
typically based on pure financial reward, although the 'brotherhood'
built in gang relationships which offers protection is often core to
membership's attraction. In areas where gangs sway influence
pressure is brought on individuals who are not members of any particular
gang from the threat of being caught out with no one to come to their
defense.
Of particular interest in political contexts are Masons, since over
the last 100 years there has been a large percentage of Masons holding
high offices. The Bohemian Club is another such organization which
needs similar scrutiny.
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