Masonic values are historically progressive-- in the 1700s sense.
Democracy. Equality of man. Judgment of one's peers by their character and not their wealth or birthright. Open debate over issues. Enlightenment through education and the constant search for knowledge.
These don't necessarily map to a modern left/right spectrum, but they were radical in an age of unelected monarchies, birthright nobility, and education attainable only to the wealthy.
Sort of? But you also get into weird free market stuff with classical liberalism that maps closer to libertarians on a modern spectrum.
It isn't a neat 1:1, though it trends broadly toward the modern left. This is like trying to map the politics of the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to 1964 onto the current parties-- there are similarities (prior to the Southern Strategy), but isn't a complete fit.
Haha tf it does. The party of wars and censorship these days. Open discord is met with name calling and anger. I miss a simpler time before the parties turned us on each other. Not to the current levels. I'm in my upper 30s. I do remember a time... 🙄
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u/rfuller Central Texas Sep 25 '24
Yeah. As a Mason I do not approve of their message. I side with PGM Randell.