And the Bavarian Illuminati founded by Jesuit trained Adam Weishaupt in 1776 began infiltrating the Freemasonic lodges throughout Europe.
A Mason in Europe wrote letters to Washington warning him of this and asking if it was happening in America and Washington said it wasn't.
It seems as though this Luciferian strain of Freemasonry began with Weishaupt and crept into the lodges, creating a secret society within a secret society.
We shouldn't view the Masonic founders of the country in the same light as the Illuminati masons. I believe American masonry was corrupted well after the revolution.
If you are interested in digging further, you may want to take a look at Wanda Alger's website (WandaAlger.me, I believe, where she has a dedicated section to Freemason history. Her research confirms your theory, but it also goes into detail about the first N Am lodges compromised. You'd have to look around her page to find it, because she mostly does other stuff, but she does have a wealth of resources on this topic.
u/Anandamide once stated:
I believe you are correct.
If you are interested in digging further, you may want to take a look at Wanda Alger's website (WandaAlger.me, I believe, where she has a dedicated section to Freemason history. Her research confirms your theory, but it also goes into detail about the first N Am lodges compromised. You'd have to look around her page to find it, because she mostly does other stuff, but she does have a wealth of resources on this topic.
See: Operation Mindfuck. Robert Anton Wilson was an operator. A fascinating character, but definitely an operator.
Fascinating. A worthwhile cautionary tale.
and the Idea that its a Jesuit plot is shown to be a little over stated. He was trained in a Jesuit school but thats it.