I am not an expert, in my city, which is not very big, there are three lodges that I know, from different orders, I would say that it's a discrete society with different morals and ethics, freemasonry is not only one, there are several orders and branches, there are even imitators and liars with profit motives. Maybe some lodges can have dominant aspirations or something like that, I guess it would be necessary to investigate them from within or very close to get to know it but I don't think it would very far from churches or political parties with another kind of magic or mystery.