What are your thoughts on Illuminati and politics? Does it have a place in our government?

Answer 1

If I answer that, will I be hunted down and silenced? ;-)

Seriously, though, any serious study of the history of European secret societies makes it clear that these ludicrous fraternities were a late-Enlightenment fad. They were about as relevant to power politics today as something like Second Life or World of Warcraft - similar fads that promise a cooperative approach to society and something new but which basically come down to just hanging out and having fun with new friends.

That isn't to say that there aren't concealed interests in the governments of the G8, of course! Powerful interest groups wield significant power in pursuit of their goals, using financial muscle to put pressure on elected representatives an even the most noble are rarely above the use of dirty tricks in the pursuit of some "greater good".

Arms, drugs, the environments, tobacco and pharmaceuticals are the big four player areas. The people who move and shake inside these areas, however, don't need to be members of a secret brotherhood to achieve their goals.

Answer 2

I love conspiracy plots. The Illuminati along with the Builderburgers, the Rothschild's, the skulls,etc. are great fun to study.
I spent many months, even years, researching those groups 40 years ago.
I NEVER found ANY irrefutable PROOF there was validity to the claims made about them.
If y ou find any proof, let me know.
Have fun, but don't waste your LIFE chasing after what MAY be fiction.