Not at all, it's kind of a double standard. I personally don't buy the conspiracies. The majority of anti mason propaganda is without any basis and usually supported by fundamentalist religions who are ignorant to the rest of the world. Being a mason one would know this. However I'm not in the military, nor am I an international banker. I don't know what goes on behind those closed doors, but I do know what goes on behind the lodge door. For me I need to see hard proof, otherwise it's just hearsay. I will agree though that something is going on in the banking sector, that most people may not like, eg the federal reserve and its history, the "planned " depression, etc, but again there is no proof for some of these theories. I keep an open but skeptical mind when it comes to conspiracies. Wiki leaks seemed to back up some of these conspiracies, and the fact that governments want it obliterates kind of says something but again, wiki leaks could of been started by some very rich conspiracy theorist who just speculates. And even is they are true, then what? What do you? Stop living your life and become a reclusive? Or do you "play the game" and live your life to the fullest, striving to come out on top, bettering yourself each step of the way? Choice is the key. My friend believes every Conspiracy out there. He keeps silver and his cash under his mattress. It's consumed him, and you can't even have a decent conversation with him. And all the while there is no hard proof for this behavior. Sad really. But just because one is a mason doesn't mean he can't believe there is corruption in other aspects of society. There is even corruption in masonry.