NOTE: I listen to mainstream music. But I have nothing against religion. I believe in God.
You probably heard of Illuminati--some cult of sort that is allegedly infiltrating the mainstream media to spread satanic messages and stuff. I heard of 'em. A million times. For some times, I was utterly swayed to believe that such really do exist. But for other times, I'd see myself being indifferent. So getting down into business, here's my thoughts and personal opinions about this Illuminati thingy:
I really haven't done much research about this Illuminati but I do know that Illuminati savvies would say that in order to see proof of its existence, all I gotta do is watch today's popular music videos on Youtube and tada, Illuminati! They say that when you critically watch those music videos, you'd eventually see some symbolism which according to critiques, are satanic in nature and ultimately, anti-Christ. I gotta tell you, I'm a huge fan of Jessie J [Adam Young, The Script, Ed Sheeran as well] not just because her songs got like the best lyrics in the world (ha!) but because after watching some of her interviews, I couldn't help but be in awe for her fiery passion for music. So for some random person [who knows little about Jessie J] to say that she's an Illuminati minion right into my face, it really made me blow my top. Sometimes, what draws us to loving a song is not just its pleasant-to-the-ears melody and beats, it's also the blossoming liking and profound knowledge that we have for the artist who sings that song.
With this to consider, I have several questions to ask. Why do people instantly judge an artist base solely on his/her music video without even having a background check of that person? Without even trying to exert that little effort to know that person more? I mean, c'mmon! For all we know, that artist may have been through a lot of struggles in life--maybe a loved one of hers/him died, maybe he/she was constantly been bullied when he/she was young and stuff like that. And, to dismiss all these realities of that artist's life and judge him/her as an evil's puppet just by some crappy video you happen to click on YouTube? I believe that's not fair at all. My point here is: Don't hate and don't judge unless you know that person personally...because that person has his/her fair share of pains and struggles in life too. And maybe music is the only way of expressing these bottled-up feelings.
Second question I wanna ask is: since almost everyone in the music industry is being suspected as being involved in this Illuminati thingy, then who's left for us to look up to? Who are these saintly artists left whom we're ought to listen to? I mean, people who claim that Illuminati exists obviously target the more popular music icons that we have today. So how about the not so popular? What sets the Illuminati people apart from the non-Illuminati people? How can we distinguish them? It's just not fair to set as criteria a 'goat's head in a music video' in order to sort the good guys from the bad guys.
If the music videos serve as proof of Illuminati's existence, then I'd like to also ask: who creates these mvs? I know that the artists themselves have a hand in conceptualizing the whole shoot, but I believe the greater responsibility ultimately lies in the directors' shoulders. Does that mean these directors are Illuminati minions too? If yes, then does that mean even the logistics people, the janitors [who cleaned up the shoot's mess] and everyone who in one way or another contributed to the creation of the music video... are they Illuminati guys too? I don't think so.
Another thing that keeps disturbing me is: Some of the artists who are accused of being part of the Illuminati cult are also involved with charity works, some even have their own charitable foundations. If faith in God is more clearly manifested in deeds, would these charitable works count for nothing? People may say these are merely cover-up for the artists' evil identities. But guise or not, action still speaks louder than words, ain't it? Also, claiming to spread the word of God at the expense of accusing other people of evil works? I definitely can't judge; I can only pray to God for enlightenment.
Lastly: what one doesn't know will not hurt him. So, if an uncivilized caveman from the hinterlands of Mount Arayat happens to hear Gaga's 'Judas', would that already cause him to sin? Maybe. Or maybe not.
But you know better.
(Note: Definitely unedited. If you spot some you know, sorry :p)
