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Other than being a sponsor of Craftsmen Online, Bricks Masons is unknown to me, but I just noticed this seller of Masonic regalia and various supplies has a bad reputation on social media. Accusations varying from copying other retailers’ product designs to selling substandard goods to being a drop shipper to not providing customer service go unanswered, so it’s hard to know who’s running the enterprise.
From its website:
At Bricks Masons we are inspired by the idea of building the lodge for the 22nd century by inspiring the younger generation. To achieve our goal, every brick must be well aligned and perfectly placed. The name embodies perfection, strength, patience, and being on the level. We are using the Internet to do the outreach, educate, inspire, and connect.
Bricks? Freemasonry allegorically teaches with ashlars. Ashlars are not bricks.
Speaking of allegedly copying someone else’s design, it was brought to light on Faceypage Monday how Bricks Masons is selling this pin:
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| They offer one in gold tone too. |
Which reminds me of this:
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| The Reichstag, Nazi Germany’s parliament, 1939. |
I didn’t join the conversation about it because there were too many idiots defending the look of the pin. (There are so many jadrools in this fraternity I sometimes find myself sympathizing with the anti-masons.) “Zac Alan” posed this question to one of the pin’s critics:
I don’t think Bricks Masons is pro-nazi. I think it made a poor decision in bringing this pin to market. Since it caters to the “younger generation,” it’s highly likely there’s a typical ignorance of recent world history. This eagle has nothing to do with eagles of Masonic ritual and symbol, like the Roman Eagle of the apron presentation or the A&ASR’s bicephalous bird, the Rose Croix Degree, Royal Arch’s Dan banner, et al. And it’s not just the eagle; there’s the circular appendage at the bottom. So what is this?!
I have submitted the question to Bricks Masons, and I’ll let you know if an answer is received.
