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the United States of America. 
     “Say again?” I said.
     “George Washington wasn’t the first President.  There was a whole bunch of Presidents before him, but it’s kept a secret.  We had Black Presidents, Native American Presidents, all that, but the government has conspired to keep this fact from us.” 
     I was both amused and confused by this information.  For one, it seemed too bizarre to pay any attention to, but at the same time, he was so serious about it that I thought it worth looking into.  I did a little research and the next time I saw my friend, I told him what I’d found. 
     “George Washington was the first President of the United States.  Period.  Prior to him, and before the United States government was formed, there was something called the President of the Continental Congress.  There were sixteen of these Presidents, and they had almost no executive powers.”
     He just stared at me.
     “Also, they were all crusty old white guys.”
     His eyes narrowed on me, they took on a decidedly unfriendly glaze. 
     I dug deep for something, thinking on my feet, trying to keep him on my side.  “I bet they were all Freemasons ,” I whispered knowingly.
     This grown man looked me up and down and said, “I already knew about those Presidents, but they weren’t the ones I was talking about.”  With that, he turned his back on my and walked away.  We never discussed the matter again. 
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     Too much knowledge with too little information about the subject is a dangerous combination.  Unfortunately, everywhere you look today there are so-called experts dialoging freely about subjects with which they have very little facts.  Worse still, there are others who read that garbage and accept it verbatim and then go around spewing it to others. 
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     So like I said, I do believe that the systems that control the United States and the world at large are flawed, corrupt, and always seeking to strengthen their grip on the working man.  I just don’t think it’s anything as romantic as some shadowy secret society.  I bet it’s just some corporate policy for a conglomerate of oil companies, or lobbyists trying to drain funds from the American people for their own personal gain. 
     And that’s the real danger in people who waste their time believing in conspiracies.  They are too busy about worrying if Barack Obama is an American citizen (He is.  Enough already) or if George Bush was a Freemason (He wasn’t) to see what is being stolen right out from under them. 
     There are some very real dangers out there from gigantic, international organizations who threaten our individual existences and they don’t plot to make Jay-Z the head of Def Jam or help the Jews maintain control of Israel.  They are Corporate Agriculture who fill up our supermarkets with genetically modified animals and grains.  They are Big Oil manipulating the prices and debilitating alternative research.  Very real, very dangerous, and very serious about getting what they want. 
     But when they took over, I guess we were all too worried about the Reptilians.   
     

Chapter 10: Questions about Freemasonry
    I'd like to qualify my answers by saying that I am not an expert.  I have done a fair bit of reading and research, and have tried to give the most informed answers here, but I reserve the right to be dead-wrong.  If that happens, I assure you that it is a mistake made of sheer misunderstanding, and that it was unintentional. 
    Also, I don't pretend to speak for anyone other than myself.  This is my personal perspective on Freemasonry, as it pertains to me.     
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     Is Freemasonry only for men?  Do they admit women?  If not, why not?
    In America, only men can be Freemasons.  I've heard that they have a couple female Freemasons floating around Europe, but I would imagine it is not the norm. 
    There are several masonic organizations for women.  The Eastern Star has a group that meets at