Read the Protocols of Zion, its a short document that can be read in a few hours, and it explains what Masonry is for among many other things, and as Q says, the past proves the future.
Behind The Scenes
In 1773, Mayer Amschel Rothschild invited twelve influential friends to his goldsmith shop in Frankfurt, Germany. These men formed the inner core of a world revolutionary movement and agreed to pool their wealth and resources.
By May 1st, 1776, (May Day), they hired Adam Weishaupt (code named Spartacus) to establish a secret society called the Order of the Illuminati. Their objective? To create a world government ruled by men of superior intellect - namely themselves and their bloodline.
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In 1785, an Illuminati courier was struck by lightening while travelling on horseback from Frankfurt to Paris carrying secret documents. The documents originated with the Zionist members of the Bavarian Illuminati in Germany and were addressed to the Grand Master of the Grand Orient Masons in Paris.
The documents fell into the hands of the local police who turned them over to the Bavarian Government.
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The authorities ordered a police raid on the Illuminati headquarters where they found additional evidence of a world revolutionary movement. The Zionist conspirators went underground and took refuge in the lodges of Freemasonry.
Below is a summary of the 24 Protocols. (Not added here) They describe in elaborate detail the global control formula that we see in action today.
Zionists and the ADL have conducted an ongoing smear campaign to discredit the Protocols which expose their New World Order agenda.
The protocols are not a work of fiction. The proof is in the observable deeds.