The authors and perpetrators of the French and Communist revolutions no doubt had their own version of the "final solution" based on their own conspiratorial constructions about the Church, monarchy, bourgeoisie, etc. Once again the history books and contemporary narratives are considerably muted in recounting the resultant murderous violence and inhumanity, particularly in comparison to the attention given to Nazi atrocities.
As the saying goes "History is written by the victors" and often this is at the cost of the full truth. A certain way of avoiding examining history truthfully and objectively would be to continually make recourse to "victim status" appropriating any examination or criticism with discrimination, intolerance and persecution. History books, media and movies have impressed the horrors of the Nazi regime so deeply on our psyches that there is an inevitable suspicion of anti-Semitism at the slightest hint of criticism of Jewish persons or Judaism.
In present times the discrimination, intolerance, persecution narrative is routinely invoked by those looking for the advancement of their own status and interests e.g. homosexuals, multiculturalists, Muslims, feminists. Critics are instantly and vehemently denounced as racists, misogynists, homophobes, populists. Reality and truthfulness can be greatly obfuscated in the environment of hypersensitivity to causing offence and being discriminatory.
Human misdeeds are not justification for avoiding or denying truth. In ideological battles it is tempting to draw attention to misdeeds as evidence the "others" ideas are completely wrong and invalid. There are those hostile to the Catholic Church and disbelieving of it's teaching that emphasise the misdeeds of inquisitions, crusades, clerical sexual abuse and coverups as if these were evidence of the invalidity of its Creed.
The search for truth should not be overshadowed by simplistic and emotive narratives based on the actual and perceived persecutions of one particular group. The misdeeds of history are sure to be perpetuated when ANY group is given license to distort it, including Freemasons!
When an author, or authors of an article state "we have chosen to expose a positive, unbiased version of the facts " I immediately assume that they are propagating an agenda. The author of your captioned article also specialises in the study of conspiracy theories.
Blaming the Jews, or the Freemasons, or The Gypsies, or World Government, or The United Nations is the predictable response of those determined to argue that there is a secretive plot to undermine Christian civilisation.
Conspiracy theories may well sit well with those who believe that sound reasoning must needs be include blaming those who are "different."
Hitler's final solution to Germany's economic ills also included attaching blame on those who fitted in with his conspiratorial theorising.
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