>“Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all’s the same in death.” As much as being fans of the Illuminati (and who isn't?)

>“Who was the fool, who the wise man, beggar or king? Whether poor or rich, all’s the same in death.” As much as being fans of the Illuminati (and who isn't?) they might also be fans of Diogenes of Sinope. >"I am searching for the bones of your father, but could not distinguish them from those of a slave." Diogenes of Sinope trolling Alexander the Great (again) ~300BC One thing about these secret societies is that they give the political hegemony some resistance to the Rasputin problem. People who are addicted to power have a peculiar weakness to woo merchants promising further power over supernatural realms, which if the power addict even slightly entertains as a possibility of existing, they will feel compelled to follow, even on the off chance of more power. If they already feel they have the inside track on the occult, they are far more likely to rely on the resident court woo merchants, rather than following the latest wild eyed cosmic debris that just wandered in. As an aside, a friend of mine has the theory that Trump is conclusive proof of the non-existence, or at least lack of real power, of the Illuminati or equivalent. On the basis that there is no sane over-arching conspiracy of total control where you would choose to end up with Donald Trump. He only makes sense from a world of many groups that have varying power and competency, where one of them is currently trying to fuck the other up.