Freemason at my work....

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  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    Any organisation that excludes women from it's meeting is dubious.
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  • eyedclaar
    eyedclaar Posts: 6,980
    Claireack wrote:
    Any organisation that excludes women from it's meeting is dubious.


    See, I'm not the only one with an unholy fear of Boy Scouts.
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  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Claireack wrote:
    Any organisation that excludes women from it's meeting is dubious.


    See, I'm not the only one with an unholy fear of Boy Scouts.

    I tell you - the boys brigade are even worse, terrifying little mites!
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  • Franny
    Franny Posts: 2,054
    eyedclaar wrote:
    Claireack wrote:
    Any organisation that excludes women from it's meeting is dubious.


    See, I'm not the only one with an unholy fear of Boy Scouts.


    woah............I can't remember the last time I heard the term "b oy" scouts!! Over here it's just scouts and boys and girls join in the same group. I should know I was a scout when I was a kid :oops:
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Do a search of Freemason on the A Moving Train forum----lots of info there!!! ;)
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Isn't Bush a freemason?
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Isn't Bush a freemason?

    http://www.mastermason.com/wilmettepark/pres.html
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Hmmm
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Pondering???? :mrgreen:

    Freemasonry is quite complex to research and understand. The brotherhood itself is not the complex bit, but there is so much incorrect info and urban myths all over the place that it makes it difficult to sift through stuff. There is a huge myth surrouding the Freemasons, created by us 'non masons' but also, I think, perpetuated by the freemasons themselves over the centuries.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I was under the impression they are a very powerful group that can pretty much get high up in ranks and earn heaps.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I was under the impression they are a very powerful group that can pretty much get high up in ranks and earn heaps.

    The power lies in their 'brotherhood' bond and loyalty and therefore connections. Which, of course, can take them anywhere.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Sounds like a weird cult.
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Not a cult really..... a 'tight' grown up boys' frat club (ie boys, meeting places, rituals, etc) based on strong morals and ethics. Supposedly.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    redrock wrote:
    Not a cult really..... a 'tight' grown up boys' frat club (ie boys, meeting places, rituals, etc) based on strong morals and ethics. Supposedly.

    Yeah I read that online, they are meant to be kind and caring, not this dude at my work lol
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    redrock wrote:
    Not a cult really..... a 'tight' grown up boys' frat club (ie boys, meeting places, rituals, etc) based on strong morals and ethics. Supposedly.

    Yeah I read that online, they are meant to be kind and caring, not this dude at my work lol

    Supposed to be kind and caring is total rubbish, though they do care about their 'community'. They are people like you and me (well... like me if I was male!). Being a freemason doesn't mean you can't be a downright bastard. They are not saints!

    Your guy at work may have had an advantage over others in getting to his position through freemason connections but his attitude has nothing to do with freemasonry. He's just a mean bully. Freemason or not.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa-mdPb77K0

    They seem sinister in this.....
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  • redrock
    redrock Posts: 18,341
    Had to wait until I got home from work to check out the link. This 'documentary' is really conspiracy theory type stuff (like National Treasure which sponsors it!), Da Vinci code type! Intriguing? Certainly. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find valid and truthful info. Keeping the brotherhood a 'secret' one, I guess.
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    I hear they have awesome tickle parties!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • haffajappa
    haffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    is this like the gentlemen's club in vancouver that consisted of a bunch of rich, old men that got all the first shots to olympics tickets?
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    mickeyrat wrote:
    Whether he's a freemason or not doesn't sound like the issue. The fact he's a bully IS the issue.
    Mind your p's and q's , keep your head down and do what they're paying you.
    And yeah , not taking his shit is my good in my opinion. Could get you fired but good none the less.

    This is my advice exactly.

    Do what you're told, but don't take shit from him. Respect yourself enough to stand up for yourself. No matter ho much money or how much of an egotistical power-trip this guy may be on, it doesn't make him better than anybody or put him in a position to condescend people.

    Fortunately for him, he's in the right business. Corporations are gold-mines for double-crossing heartless fucks who will do whatever it takes to increase their salary.

    I hope that once my degree is finsihed I can wave goodbye to this corporate work-life and maybe enter into one that isn't SO "fake".
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