Secrets as a Weapon within Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Secret Societies 100 years ago, the deadliest type of warfare was the newest version of the Heckler-Koch machine gun. Secrets have just as much power, if not more, when it comes to government and society. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, illustrates the power and effects of dangerous secrets. The article “Secret Societies Control the World” explains who forms secret societies and why secrets are created. In the past, secrets have been inevitable, from small town gossip to conspiracy in government. Secrets remain one of the deadliest weapons mankind can use for good or bad, however they choose; secrets impact everyone involved. Secret …show more content…
Those we elect and trust, for example “the intelligentsia on the Council of Foreign Relations...policy wonks who….publishing an erudite bimonthly journal” have tried to establish one unified world government superpower (“Secret Societies Control”). Entire committees of government workers could belong to secret societies, showing no problem withholding knowledge from the public. Because Masons and Karstphanomen appear as common men nowadays, only the name “anonymous” keeps members safe (Grecian). Secret society members can be whoever wants or needs to join a group. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, and James Monroe were all members who shaped modern-day American government (Stemper and Beck 3196). Many important historical figures became involved with secrets; it helped shape modern America. “But [the group] Skull and Bones is small potatoes compared with the mysterious cabals that occupy virtually every seat of power” (“Secret Societies Control”). The society “Skull and Bones” rumors to include powerful government officials and Wall Street businessmen. No certain group of people over others fortuitously form secrets due to the power of their …show more content…
Even though they may go unnoticed more so than noticed, certain top secret cults throughout the world control power on this planet (“Secret Societies Control”). Secret societies rule the world whether we know it or not. Modern day American fundamentals of democracy, freedom, and individual liberties come directly from Masonic principles (Stemper and Beck 3197). The power of secrets can grow bigger than imagined, for example, America’s democracy began as a rebellious secret, now the world’s greatest government. Skeptics believe “if you were really a member of the global elite, you’d know this already: the world is ruled by a powerful, selective few” (“Secret Societies Control”). The rank and global status achievable with secrets and secret groups reaches the very top. With competition in government, secrets become unavoidable. Secret groups have to be careful because to dominant political groups, they cast rebellion and danger on the stability of the government (Weckman 8212). Secrets have the potential to destroy governments and threaten societies and