Are the illuminati real? - Chip Berlet

Prevodilac: Aleksandar Bošnjak Lektor: Ivana Korom

The year was 1776.

Bila je to 1776. godina.

In Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism, religious freedom,

U Bavarskoj, novi ideali racionalizma, religioznih sloboda

and universal human rights

i univerzalnih ljudskih prava

competed with the Catholic church’s heavy influence over public affairs.

su se naticali sa snažnim uticajem Katoličke crkve oko javnih afera.

Across the Atlantic,

Preko Atlantika,

a new nation staked its claim for independence on the basis of these ideas.

nova nacija je uložila svoje zahteve za nezavisnost na osnovu ovih ideja.

But back in Bavaria,

Ali u Bavarskoj,

law professor Adam Weishaupt’s attempts to teach secular philosophy

pokušaji profesor prava, Adama Vajshaupta, da podučava sekularnu filozofiju

continued to be frustrated.

su nastavili da budu frustrijajući.

Weishaupt decided to spread his ideas through a secret society

Vajshaupt je odlučio da širi svoje ideje putem tajnog društva

that would shine a light on the shortcomings of the Church’s ideology.

koje bi ukazalo na nedostatke crkvene ideologije.

He called his secret society the Illuminati.

Zvao je svoje tajno društvo „Iluminati".

Weishaupt modelled aspects of his secret society off a group called the Freemasons.

Vajhaupt je modelovao aspekte svog tajnog društva po uzoru na grupu zvanu „Masoni".

Originally an elite stoneworkers’ guild in the late Middle Ages,

Prvobitno elitno udruženje zidara u kasnom srednjem veku,

the Freemasons had gone from passing down the craft of masonry

masoni su prešli sa prenošenja veštine zidanja

to more generally promoting ideals of knowledge and reason.

na uopštenije promovisanje ideala znanja i razuma.

Over time, they had grown into a semi-secret, exclusive order

Tokom vremena, prerasli su u polu-tajni, ekskluzivni društveni red

that included many wealthy and influential individuals,

koji je uključivao puno bogatih i uticajnih individua,

with elaborate, secret initiation rituals.

sa složenim, tajnim ritualima uvođenja.

Weishaupt created his parallel society while also joining the Freemasons

Vajshaupt je stvorio paralelno društvo dok je bio pridružen masonima

and recruiting from their ranks.

i regrutovao ljude iz njihovih redova.

He adopted the code name Spartacus for himself,

Zadobio je kodno ime Spartak,

after the famed leader of the Roman slave revolt.

po slavnom vođi pobune rimskih robova.

Early members became the Illuminati’s ruling council, or Areopagus.

Prvobitni članovi iluminata su postali vladajući savet, ili Areopagus.

One of these members, Baron Adolph Knigge, was also a freemason,

Jedan od tih članova, baron Adolf Knige, je takođe bio mason,

and became an influential recruiter.

i postao je uticajan regruter.

With Knigge’s help, the Illuminati expanded their numbers,

Uz Knigeovu pomoć, iluminati su proširili svoje brojeve,

gained influence within several Masonic chapters,

pridobili su uticaj unutar nekoliko masonskih odreda,

and incorporated Masonic rituals.

i uključili su masonske rituale.

By 1784, there were over 600 members,

Do 1784. godine bilo je preko 600 članova,

including influential scholars and politicians.

uključujući uticajne naučnike i političare.

As the Illuminati gained members,

Kako su iluminati sticali članove,

the American Revolution also gained momentum.

tako je i Američka revolucija dobijala na snazi.

Thomas Jefferson would later cite Weishaupt as an inspiration.

Tomas Džeferson je kasnije naveo Vajshaupta kao inspiraciju.

European monarchs and clergy were fearful of similar revolts on their home soil.

Evropski monarsi i sveštenstvo su bili uplašeni od sličnih pobuna na svome tlu.

Meanwhile, the existence of the Illuminati had become an open secret.

U međuvremenu, postojanje iluminata je postala javna tajna.

Both the Illuminati and the Freemasons drew exclusively

I iluminati i masoni su privlačili ljude isključivo

from society’s wealthy elite,

iz društvene bogate elite,

which meant they were constantly rubbing shoulders

što je značilo da su stalno bili rame uz rame

with members of the religious and political establishment.

sa članovima religoznih i političkih ustanova.

Many in the government and church believed that both groups

Mnogi u vladi i crkvi su verovali da su obe grupe

were determined to undermine the people’s religious faith.

odlučne da naruše religioznost kod ljudi.

But these groups didn’t necessarily oppose religion—

Ali, ove grupe se nisu nužno protivile religiji,

they just believed it should be kept separate from governance.

one su samo verovale da bi trebalo da bude odvojena od vladanja.

Still, the suspicious Bavarian government started keeping records

Ipak, nepoverljiva bavarska vlada počela je da čuva zapise

of alleged members of the Illuminati.

sa imenima navodnih članova iluminata.

Just as Illuminati members begun to secure important positions in local governments

Kako su iluminati počeli da osiguravaju važne pozicije u lokalnim upravama

and universities,

i univerzitetima,

a 1784 decree by Duke Karl Theodor of Bavaria banned all secret societies.

uredba vojvode Karla Teodora od Bavarije iz 1784. godine

zabranila je sva tajna društva.

While a public ban on something ostensibly secret might seem difficult to enforce,

Iako javna zabrana na nešto navodno tajno može biti teška za sprovođenje,

in this case it worked.

u ovom slučaju je upalilo.

Only nine years after its founding,

Samo devet godina nakon osnivanja,

the group dissolved, their records were seized,

grupa je iščeznula, njihovi zapisi su bili zaplenjeni,

and Weishaupt forced into exile.

a Vajshaupt je bio primoran da napusti zemlju.

The Illuminati would become more notorious in their afterlife

Iluminati su postali ozloglašeniji u svom životu posle smrti,

than they had ever been in their brief existence.

nego što su ikad bili u svom kratkom postojanju.

A decade later, in the aftermath of the French Revolution,

Deceniju kasnije, nakon Francuske revolucije,

conservative authors claimed the Illuminati had survived their banishment

konezervativni autori su tvrdili da su iluminati preživeli proterivanje

and orchestrated the overthrow of the monarchy.

i da su organizovali rušenje monarhije.

In the United States,

U Americi,

preacher Jedidiah Morse promoted similar ideas of an Illuminati conspiracy

propovednik Džedidaja Mors je promovisao slične ideje zavera ilumunata

against the government.

protiv vlade.

But though the idea of a secret group orchestrating political upheaval

Iako ideja da tajna grupa koja organizuje političke preokrete

is still alive and well today, there is no evidence that the Illuminati survived,

i dalje postoji danas, ne postoje dokazi da su iluminati preživeli,

reformed, or went underground.

da su se ponovo formirali ili da su u ilegali.

Their brief tenure is well-documented in Bavarian government records,

Njihov kratki mandat je dobro zabeležen u zapisima bavarske vlade,

the still-active Freemasons’s records,

i dan-danas aktivnim masonskim zapisima,

and particularly the overlap between these two sources,

a naročito preklapanje između ova dva izvora,

without a whisper since.

ostavlja nas bez reči od tada.

In the spirit of rationalism the Illuminati embraced,

U duhu racionalizma koji su iluminati prisvojili

one must conclude they no longer exist.

može se zaključiti da oni više ne postoje.

But the ideas that spurred Weishaupt to found the illuminati still spread,

Ali ideje koje je podsticao Vajshaupt da bi osnovao iluminate se i dalje šire,

becoming the basis for many Western governments today.

i danas postaju osnova za mnoge zapadne vlade.

These ideas didn’t start or end with the Illuminati—

Ove ideje nisu počele niti se završile sa iluminatima,

instead, it was one community that represented a wave of change

umesto toga, to je bilo jedno društvo koje je predstavljalo talas promene

that was already underway when it was founded

koja je već bila na putu kad je društvo osnovano,

and continued long after it ended.

a nastavilo se dugo nakon što se ono završilo.