Victor, Notice that Waistline, an industrial worker for over 35 years says: "There are very many industrial workers that are Masons in Detroit and their recruitment is still more secret than that of the communists. Prince Albert Masons - the African American Masons in our history, remains very big in Detroit."
I can't really say how widespread masonry is in the working class. That's why I looked into it with all the posts. If there are a lot of masons in the U.S. working class that has significance for working class organizing. Charles Freemasonry Victor victor at kfar-hanassi.org.il - CB, What's with this expedition into the world of the shriners and others of their ilk? There are, by the way, some interesting connections between the gnosticism of the rosy-C and masons and the development of Hegel's ideas. (see G. A. Magee's Hegel and the Hermetic tradition 2001). Another connection may be found in the origins of free-masonry in the social and vaguely political organization of skilled labourers in 18th century Britain and Ireland. Finally, there is probably a makeable relation between the adoption of Gnostic mysticism with its ideas of private salvation through reason and the development of political liberalism in 18th century Europe, but modern free masonry and its various relations have long since become exclusive clubs for members of the petit bourgeoisie and a model for college fraternity ceremonials. Victor _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
