The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction

This is a must read book.Call them what you will:* The Illuminati,* The Establishment,* NWO,* The Military Industrial Complex (Eisenhower's term),* Monolithic & Ruthless Conspiracy (JFK's term),* Shadow Government, etc.It does not matter, they all refer to the same small group of inhumane people who ruthlessly rule OUR world (from Central Banking to War) and are the root cause of 90+% of the world's problems. {Personally, I prefer to call them The Establishment, instead of The Illuminati}I wish I found and read this book earlier. I came across so much BS, lies and misinformation about the "Illuminati" during my own research. I could have saved myself soooo much time if I had read this book first. However, because I have done my own research, I can now say that practically all of what Mark Dice writes about are true. If there is any material you do not agree with, you can then do your own research on the sources Mr Dice refers to, and judge for yourself (as an example, "The Franklin Coverup" [ The Franklin Cover-up: Child Abuse, Satanism, and Murder in Nebraska ] is one such material that I found hard to believe [and "stomach"], until I did my own research).Mark Dice covers a lot material on The Establishment/Illuminati, such as books, documentaries, movies, speakers, etc. Mark Dice is able to separate out what is true verses what is not (i.e. "Fact from Fiction").----- End of Review -----=============================================I have already given his book a Five Star Rating. However, Mr Dice's criticism of the Zeitgeist Movies was too harsh. The rest of this Review is my ranting against Mr Dice's criticism of Zeitgeist.In its first part, Zeitgeist's attack on Christianity was inappropriate and it even offended me. I am in agreement with Mr Dice on this point. I can comprehend that Zeitgeist is trying to make the point that Religion is used as a means to control the population, as well as justify horrific meaningless wars. However, this part of the film should have been placed at the end of the second Zeitgeist film. Putting it right at the beginning of the whole series detracks all the other valid points the Zeitgeist films make.At first, I did not believe in the False Flag Operations of 9-11, 7/7 London Bombings, etc., nor in the conspiracy assassinations of JFK, RFK, JFK Jr., Martin Luther King, Princess Di, etc. The reason why is I would ask this Simple Q:"If true, who has the money and the power to accomplish such an operation?"Zeitgeist Addendum (the sequel, which I would suggest to watch first [ Zeitgeist: Addendum ] ) and Zeitgeist answered that Simple Q. Both films together taught me how Central Banks around the world truly operate, which I am against for these two reasons:1) Privately owned/controlled/operated, and2) Fractional Reserve Banking."Money is Power" and "Money is the Root of All Evil". I never really understood these idioms until I understood how Central Banks truly work.Mark Dice does an inadequate job on explaining the Central Banking System in his book.Serious & Honest Researchers (such as Mark Dice and Peter Joseph) agree that there is a "Hidden Power" (i.e. The Illuminati/Establishment) behind most all of the horrific acts in History from the 18th Century to The Present. They also agree that the "Hidden Power" funds their Horrific Acts through the Central Banking System. {Those that don't are, oftentimes, the Liars, Misinformation Trolls, Charlatans, etc.}I find it unfortunate that these Researchers often argue/fight amongst each other.Who cares if we should have a True Free Market System or Socialist System. It does not matter, until we first abolish the current Central Banking System. Once that is done, we can then argue what should come next.I could attack Mr Dice's other criticisms of Zeitgeist, but I have ranted enough.If it was not for Zeitgeist, I would have never done my own research, nor would I have found and read Mark Dice's book.

Full disclosure: I have some Masonic connections. As a young man I was a member of the Order of DeMolay. My older brother is a Mason. (I firmly believe him to be a good man who is not seeking to Try to Take Over the World, though I have not been able to convert him to radical libertarianism. If he is The Brain, I will not be his Pinky. Narf.) I am also a scientist and have a good sense of when someone is trying to fudge evidence or stretch conclusions beyond the foundations built for them.I have admired Mr. DIce's videos for their rational counterarguments to progressive views. (I have admired them even more because he does not resort to gratuitous profanity -- common among some of his fellow travelers -- that is viscerally satisfying to we who already agree but unpersuasive to others Not that I'm a prude, but every word used for uninformative vituperation is a word wasted in arguing a position. That is exactly why the progressives shouting imprecations fail to impress me. They provide no food for thought, suggesting that they have none to offer.) This book is in the same vein of rational analysis as his videos, rigorously assembling facts and following them where they lead.I've always ignored blather about Illuminati as some kind of ridiculous hysteria. I didn't understand why someone as apparently rational as Mr. Dice would be so intrigued with the subject. I mostly brushed off any references he made to it, perhaps wondering sometimes if he was trolling his audience a bit. But, on some stray impulse, I downloaded the Kindle edition of this book, maybe just to find out if he was serious. Wow. "Serious" barely begins to describe it.I'm floored by the well-documented, meticulous presentation of material that is simply spine-chilling. This isn't some aberration of an otherwise-fine mind, but very much in line with his demonstrated ability to deconstruct unsupportable viewpoints using unquestionable facts. I would give anything not to believe what he's telling me, but Mr. Dice is not leaving me much room to doubt. He'll back you against the wall and make you look at what he's putting in front of your face. If you believe in the creed "know your enemy", this book will ensure that you do, and perhaps make you wish that you didn't.Even more astounding are the apparent connections with events that have occurred since this book was published. Who can read the chapters on Bohemian Grove, Franklin Credit Union, Sex Magic, etc. without seeing the links to the recent "Pizzagate" scandal? The book seems uncannily prescient. It's too monstrous to believe, but how can you deny remorseless fact? The true test of science is its ability to predict. Perhaps the same could be said about any revelation that claims to be truth. If so, this book passes the test with flying colors.One thing that bothers me is that the book leaps from the Freemason's claim that the Illuminati attempt to subvert the organization was detected and forestalled in the early 1800s to the claim that Freemasonry is now the "heart" of the Illuminati. Clearly Freemasonry is, by far, the older organization, and they were made aware of the danger shortly after the founding of the Bavarian Illuminati. Clearly the Illuminati made an early attempt to co-opt Freemasonry. But I don't see the evidence that they were successful. Did the cited sources lie about purging the Illuminati influence? No evidence is given to that effect. Possibly the initial purge was successful but the Illuminati kept trying and eventually managed a coup. However, I did not see any documentation of this, either. The path from A to B is not in evidence.How did this come about?