Anti-Masonic beliefs are not new. Freemasonry is illegal in most communist nations, because Pinkos and Dictators know the American Revolution was planned in Masonic lodges, and the tenents of Freemasonry served as isparation for the constitution. Freemasonic teachings threaten the establishment of dictatorships, and as such have often been associated with the illuminati, an organization George Washington himself disavowed. Despite the public charitable work like the Shriners Childrens Hospital, Masons are still viewed with suspicion by some.