
Originally Posted by
Low Pan
I have always likened Plato's "Guardians" in the Republic to the Templar Knights, Masons, Illuminate, etc
Low Pan , I think you and I are on the same side of the arguments above, what you posted here
is wrong, if you stated " the total opposite " it would be correct, I am no expert here but the general brush strokes I know and am careful not to say things I don't know, I had to look this up to refresh my memory even,
The Guardians, no property, no gold, no wealth, they are not allowed to attain anything,
the reason for this is you remove all motives for corruption, Plato is putting this out there
for discussion, just like his whole work, the process is the education, this is a hypothetical,
what if, then these Guardians would do the right thing, protect and govern society, and even
act as soldiers. The total and exact opposite of the occult and masons that work secretly to
corrupt society, if Rothchild and his minions were to be Guardians of Plato's society, they would
need to have all their wealth stripped of them, even still they would need to answer to crimes.
http://www.philosophypages.com/hy/2g.htm
Even wikipedia does a good job explaining for now. Sounds like Masons to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_(Plato)
The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, Politeia) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato sometime around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city and the just man.[1] It is Plato’s best-known work and has proven to be one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory.[2][3] In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by proposing a city ruled by philosopher-kings. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.[4]
Different profs in university treat these issues different but in general the same.
This is why my advice on studying is good, get different versions, different translation,
author, period, get one from 100 years ago, read the intro and preface and have a
look at what is highlighted, only then begin to read if you are interested, you can also
read sections, they stand on their own in some cases, you don't need to start from
part 1 etc.
Plato is a blood relative of Solon, this is important to understand, what Solon did.
The " theosophists" and masons do target plato, corrupt him, their total opposite,
you cannot separate Plato from the West and Western Philosophy and even Christianity.
The Occult knows what they are doing.
“The safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it
consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.” Whitehead, referenced by quite a few scholars
on this for a reason. Plato was a product of the society he lived in, and it all started with
Hesiod and Hales ... a progression, and never ended to major European Philosophers and
Church Fathers.