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Why do so many people from Africa, especially Nigeria, mistakenly believe Satanists are the Illuminati? And that we're hiring? Satansplain investigates. Selected sources: - Nigerian church scams: https://www.forbesafrica.com/focus/2017/06/14/time-tax-nigerias-churches/ - The 419 Scam: https://www.newsweek.com/origins-nigerias-notorious-419-scams-456701 - USCIRF 2020 annual report: https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF%202020%20Annual%20Report_42720_new_0.pdf 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - A special message to residents of Africa (especially Nigeria) 03:04 - Joining a Satanic organization will not guarantee you wealth 05:10 - We don't want you if you don't already understand Satanism 05:32 - We do not tolerate scams (and neither should you) 06:36 - We don't have branches/chapters and don't need them 08:23 - Summary 11:59 - Dealing with messages from Nigeria 15:51 - It happens offline too 17:11 - ...and is older than the Internet 18:07 - People conflating Freemasonry / Illuminati / Satanism / wealth 19:53 - Satanism and Freemasonry (and propaganda) 20:16 - Freemasons, the mythical Illuminati, and the defunct Illuminati 23:31 - The ironically Satanic take 24:52 - Why Nigeria? Some not-so-great explanations. 27:00 - "Mud huts" don't have the Internet, dummy 29:30 - The 419 Scam 37:54 - Nigerian "church" scams 42:33 - Why Nigeria? Some statistics 45:00 - Freedom of religion vs. state religion 46:00 - Religiosity in Nigeria 47:05 - Nigeria and language 47:55 - Nigeria GDP vs. Human Development Index 49:02 - Summary
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Why do so many people from Africa, especially Nigeria, mistakenly believe Satanists are the Illuminati? And that we're hiring? Satansplain investigates. Selected sources: - Nigerian church scams: https://www.forbesafrica.com/focus/2017/06/14/time-tax-nigerias-churches/ - The 419 Scam: https://www.newsweek.com/origins-nigerias-notorious-419-scams-456701 - USCIRF 2020 annual report: https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/USCIRF%202020%20Annual%20Report_42720_new_0.pdf 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - A special message to residents of Africa (especially Nigeria) 03:04 - Joining a Satanic organization will not guarantee you wealth 05:10 - We don't want you if you don't already understand Satanism 05:32 - We do not tolerate scams (and neither should you) 06:36 - We don't have branches/chapters and don't need them 08:23 - Summary 11:59 - Dealing with messages from Nigeria 15:51 - It happens offline too 17:11 - ...and is older than the Internet 18:07 - People conflating Freemasonry / Illuminati / Satanism / wealth 19:53 - Satanism and Freemasonry (and propaganda) 20:16 - Freemasons, the mythical Illuminati, and the defunct Illuminati 23:31 - The ironically Satanic take 24:52 - Why Nigeria? Some not-so-great explanations. 27:00 - "Mud huts" don't have the Internet, dummy 29:30 - The 419 Scam 37:54 - Nigerian "church" scams 42:33 - Why Nigeria? Some statistics 45:00 - Freedom of religion vs. state religion 46:00 - Religiosity in Nigeria 47:05 - Nigeria and language 47:55 - Nigeria GDP vs. Human Development Index 49:02 - Summary
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