Theos-Talk Archives (October 1997 Message tt00213)

Paul Johnson:

The issue of politics and involvement of the Adepts in them.

It is very obvious that Adepts did not keep aloof from major
changes that took place in the political front.  Cases in point
was the mention about the role played by Comte St.  Germain in
the French Revolution and how it got out of hand and led to large
scale violence.  After all French Revolution was the start of the
philosophy of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and the
implementation of these are still at work today, IMHO.  Looking
at India and US Independence movements, fundamentally colonialism
is something that cannot be condoned for any reason.  Freedom and
self-determination are the key to the growth and flowering of
countries.  So if the Adepts are on the side of elimination of
colonialism and furthering freedom and self-determination, it
looks like they knew what they were trying to achieve.  I think
that in the long run elimination of colonialism and
implementation of freedom and democracy did indeed help the
growth of the countries and the citizens of the countries
involved.

PS: In colonial rule, the citizens were treated as second class
citizens by the colonialists and no one can justify such a state
of affairs.