It’s punching up.
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It's a rite of passage lol
We recently got a wave of new Scientology canvassers up here in Scotland complete with a shady windowless office of theirs downtown and I'm patiently waiting for the day someone hucks a brick through it.
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I would do it, but still got a couple more years til I get indef leave to remain lol
Without windows hucking a brick through it would be a pretty impressive feat.
What city is that?
Rude? To a religion that physically and/or emotionally traps people? Traps them in those specific labyrinthine buildings shown in the speedruns? In out of the way rooms occasionally shown in these speedruns? No, not rude.
My only worry is that Scientology will pull itself out of its own ass and twist the narrative to use this as advertising. Or that some kid will do this alone and never return.
Lmaooooo, I was trying to figure out what people were talking about with "speedruns"
These kids are speedrunning joining and filming it?? Lmfaooo
Edit: Nvm I just saw the wikipedia link, somehow that's even better hahaha
Joining, even jokingly, would be dangerous. I do not recommend doing so. They restrain and isolate new converts when they can.
Have ex military join and have them bring a knife. I would love to see them try and restrain and isolate me.
They're also remarkably litigious, with armies of lawyers. If you got into a physical altercation you'd probably end up convicted of assault.
That's why you and all your speedrunners are recording.
It’s doubtful any kind of increased attention on Scientology will benefit the cult. Too much is already known about them for anyone to take them seriously. In the past, they relied on the public’s lack of knowledge of their inner workings to recruit new members. Today, a quick google will bring up Xenu, Sea Org, harassment campaigns, slavery, the Miscaviges, and South Park. Scientology hasn’t faired well in the Information Age.
Too much is already known about them for anyone to take them seriously.
Not true, unfortunately.
I was on a bus downtown last week, and they set up a giant red tent labeled
FREE STRESS TEST
And these little old ladies out of town behind me were immediately talking about it. "Oh my, is it a mental health thing? Maybe that's useful."
I hate getting into strangers business, but I forced myself to turn around and say loud enough so everyone on the bus would overhear "No, it's not a 'mental health' thing. It's a cult. Don't go down there."
People underestimate how many susceptible people with no knowledge on the dangers of it still exist. All of them ripe for the picking, as far as they're concerned. Don't just ignore them when you see it, throw their flyers back at them, cuss them out, tell them to be ashamed, make a scene. People around you need to clue into what this shit is. Don't allow them to normalize it.
sure, it won't help them recruit, but it will help them hold their existing members. when they have evidence of the "persecution" they face it makes it easier for them to discredit the negative info online.
i know for certain that this is at least the Mormon playbook.
You’d think conservative values would lapse in the same way, but they have only been invigorated in the minds of current day youth. Sense and reason can be completely overtaken by emotion. Particularly against an “aggrieved” party like these slimy fucks.
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I actually just asked Sonic the Hedgehog and he said it's not rude to mock and expose a dangerous cult, and I trust Sonic as an authority on all things pertaining to speed running.
I trust what you said because it was in text format and when ideas are in text, their credibility skyrockets.
I'm happy to see the kids carrying on the ancient traditions, I look forward to your Occupy Wall Street.
tax churches. they'd all die off
That or tax them for undeveloped land. Half of them are just sitting on acres and acres here in the Midwest.
All religions are cult, the verbage just depends on the number of members.
Yeah look at the shit Scientology is actively pulling
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These speedruns are my fave social media trend. It's so ridiculous and the energy is great
Scientology is a grift, do not feel sad for the grifters.
Deserved, TBH.
Someone needs to inform these kids about the Clam Engram, and how to restimulate it with a simple hand gesture.
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Finally putting their efforts towards noble causes. I support them.
Unfortunately, all this speedrun publicity appears to be accelerating membership for scientology
Cults don't necessarily work like we expect them to
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