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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "And so the criteria for the competition are three things. Legitimacy, authority below subscribers and unity above subscribers. Cohesion. Why are you more legitimate..."
Jiang argues that competing secret societies seek legitimacy, authority, and cohesion by retroactively inventing long genealogies that connect themselves to older orders such as the Freemasons or Knights Templars.
"And so the criteria for the competition are three things. Legitimacy, authority below subscribers and unity above subscribers. Cohesion. Why are you more legitimate..."
The conspiracy story is false as history and true as prediction.
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