I actually joined to try and find out for myself.

Whilst I cannot comment on what happens the further in/up you go, rank and file do not deserve the labels.

If there is (and I admit it's likely been infiltrated) corruption further up/in, then that isn't Freemasonry itself (which I believe was set up for good purposes) but rather a club within a club which Freemasonry itself provides a cover for.

If I ever find out for sure, you can be sure I will be the first to try and tear it down and get it back on track, but when you hear comments about 'The Freemasons are behind x, y and z' I always think, those people might be Freemasons, but that does't mean Freemasonry stands for that, they're just using it for cover (which I freely admit is something that needs to be addressed).

For example, as a brit foreign nationals might hate me because of the decisions the uk government makes, but that doesn't mean I am responsible. Our government goes against the wishes of the public all the time.

I actually joined to try and find out for myself.

Whilst I cannot comment on what happens the further in/up you go, rank and file do not deserve the labels.

If there is (and I admit it's likely been infiltrated) corruption further up/in, then that isn't Freemasonry itself (which I believe was set up for good purposes) but rather a club within a club which Freemasonry itself provides a cover for.

If I ever find out for sure, you can be sure I will be the first to try and tear it down and get it back on track, but when you hear comments about 'The Freemasons are behind x, y and z' I always think, those people might be Freemasons, but that does't mean Freemasonry stands for that, they're just using it for cover (which I freely admit is something that needs to be addressed).

For example, as a brit foreign nationals might hate me because of the decisions the uk government makes, but that doesn't I am responsible. Our government goes against the wishes of the public all the time.