#9 MW 2nd Installment (Akosua Akomeah)
The creator of the Illuminati
Link to 1st installment:https://cophilosophy.blogspot.com/2017/12/9-mw-1st-installment-akosua-akomeah.html?showComment=1513190869418#c4315639681377225018
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Over the years, Weishaupt's group generated hundreds of new members. Around 1782, the group had grown up to 600 members. As previously stated, members had to be those who were in "top standing" with society. Therefore, important people such as those who played important roles in Bavarian society, such as Baron Adolph von Knigge and the banker Mayer Amschel provided funding. Later, the membership expanded to include noblemen, politicians, doctors, jurists, and as well as some prominent writers such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. By the end of 1784, the Illuminati had 2,000 to 3,000 members.
Amschel pictured below along with his quote: "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws".
Knigge had an important role in the organization and expansion of their society. As a former Freemason, he liked the ideas of the Freemasonry and believed in adopting some of their ideas. As time went on, the levels of the membership became more complex. There were a total of 13 degrees which were all divided into three categories: illuminatus minor, illuminatus dirigens, and king.
Charles Theodore, Duke Elector of Bavaria(1777-1799) pictured below:
After the French Revolution, the Illuminati was an easy scapegoat and accused of desiring a similar type of anti-establishment rhetoric against the Bavarian empire. Some even went as far as to accuse Weishaupt of meeting with the french revolutionary leader Robespierre. On the contrary, Weishaupt was more a a reformer than an extremist ideologue. However, Weishaupt was unable to save the Illuminati and pressures both internally and externally lead to its demise. On another note, Weishaupt and Knigge were at odds and eventually Knigge was left the society. In the end, Joseph Utzschneider was the apparent whistle-blower and the Illuminati was exposed for good. Charles Theodore then passed a law banning any kind of society that had not previously been authorized by the law hence discouraging any society's attempt to undermine the state. Weishaupt lost his job at the University of Ingoldstadt and was banished.
Centuries later, the Illuminati has inspired several conspiracies theories. Whether or not, these conspiracies have any merit, it is important to note how a single thought can initiate such mass riot.
Here is link to the Mr.Robot clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzEW5rWiJe0
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