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> [ Article reposted from alt.religion.scientology ]
> [ Author was Anonymous <nobody@replay.com> ]
> [ Posted on Sat, 27 Mar 1999 04:20:54 +0100 (CET) ]
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> In the years since leaving Scientology, I've become aware of just
> how brainwashed I had been. I have probed for exactly HOW an intelligent,
> well-educated, free-thinking agnostic could be so taken in by a
> "religion," which I then did not believe it to be. In discovering this, I
> could only be awed by Hubbard's twisted brilliance. He knew exactly what
> he was doing. Had he lived in more primitive times, before the mass media
> (which he feared) and the information superhighway (which his successors
> fear), he certainly would have succeeded. Should his autocratic cult ever
> come to great power, he may yet become a God in most minds, as he
> intended. And I believe the human race would then suffer perhaps the most
> fascistic, mind-controlling domination in history.
> What gets one addicted to heroin? Long before any physical
> addiction, there is the rush, the high, the temporary RELEASE from all
> suffering - emotional or physical, conscious or not. For perhaps the
> first time, there is no anxiety, no fear, no pain. It's gone! Blissful
> peace at last! I'm FREE! And freedom tastes of reality!
> Nothing wrong with this, except its falsity due to the heroin,
> which enslaves. If some psychological "tech" and its source are corrupt,
> they bring the follower to this point, but then mislead and exploit. In
> such euphoria, and with suggestion, there may come a quasi-religious leap
> of faith: THIS IS IT! All my life I've searched and prayed for this! The
> Source of this is GOD! Anything this good MUST BE ALL GOOD! This is THE
> ANSWER, and worth any risk! And worth any price! It's THE WAY to TOTAL
> FREEDOM! Call it a drug, psychotherapy, deception - I don't care! THIS IS
> THE WAY!!
> So commanding is this belief, that it blinds to all evidence to
> the contrary. The rational, analytical mind, perhaps perceptibly
> enhanced, becomes imperceptibly stultified, blinded. The word of Source
> is now Gospel. Then comes the dark side of religion, intolerance and
> hatred: Disbelievers? Devils! Evil foes of my Source and his Church!
> Suppressives, enemies, fair game! This is THE WAY, and the ONLY way - I
> must have more, everyone must! How DARE they resist the will of Source
> and block the Bridge to TOTAL FREEDOM?!
> What will a junkie pay for more junk? Anything and everything.
> What will a junkie do for a fix? Anything and everything. Thus he or she
> is easily controlled by even the suggestion it will be denied. Then: I
> need money. I'll get more people hooked. My Source wants me to - he's
> even taught me how. I must disconnect from non-junkies - except those of
> value to my Source. I'll take their money - my Source and his mob get
> that, but it earns me my fix. I'll lie. Steal. Intimidate. Cleverly con
> people. It's OK; it's the greatest good for the greatest number. This is
> THE WAY TO TOTAL FREEDOM, and I'LL DO ANYTHING FOR IT!
> So thank you, L. Ron Pusher and his fanatical followers.
> Fortunately, self-liberated from earlier religious indoctrination, I was
> too smart for you - I soon sensed the danger and never got fully hooked,
> though you sure tried hard, with high pressure and covert manipulations,
> to suck me in totally and take all my money. But I did want the euphoria,
> the "gains," so much that I tolerated your arrogant disrespect, paid a
> fortune, and put up with bad service and abusive, unscrupulous treatment.
> Guess you don't have to be polite once your junkies are hooked and you
> are the only Source around. In awakening to how I fell into your trap,
> I've become far more free than you wanted me to be. I am far happier for
> not being under your thumb. I don't need your opiate, or anyone else's. I
> am my own Source. Being "clear" is OK, but far less than what you claimed
> for it. I believe that joining your staff is volunteering for slavery,
> and the OT levels are little more than a sci-fi based scam. An OT I knew
> is in jail, as Hubbard's wife and several other Scientology officials
> have been. I've found SELF-DETERMINED FREEDOM far better than what you
> offer, for as philosopher J. W. Von Gothe said, there are none more
> hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.
> Had Hubbard been content to ethically deliver Dianetics(tm), he
> would have a place in history alongside Freud and Korzybski, from whom he
> took most of this "tech." Tragically, his megalomania and greed led him
> to corrupt it, degrading it to a con game and a paranoid cult world he
> could play God in, using it to exploit and subjugate more than to heal
> and liberate. Given the mindset of the ruling Scientology elite, the only
> hope for reform lies in EXPOSING THEIR CRIMES AND LIES, making such
> practices too costly to continue. As the truth becomes known, I believe
> what is good in Scientology will find "total freedom" from the cult
> monopoly and become available and affordable to all. Until this
> psychological-spiritual technology is in truly ethical hands, I must warn
> all - DO NOT RISK INVOLVEMENT! And if already involved, LEAVE WHILE YOU
> STILL HAVE ENOUGH FREE WILL TO DO SO.
>
> BOOKS AND ARTICLES EXPOSING THE CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY(tm): The cult does
> not want you to read these, so they may be hard to find. They reveal and
> document the hypocrisy, greed, unscrupulous practices, and serious crimes
> of this "Church." You will learn more about their techniques of mind
> control and subjugation - the use of personal secrets confided in
> counseling for intimidation and blackmail - the exploitation of staff -
> abuse and slavery in the "RPF" - brutal and degrading punishments - the
> big ripoff of Missionholders by Hubbard's "Finance Dictator" and "Finance
> Police" - harassment and terror tactics against dissenters - Hubbard's
> tall tales, false claims and con games - imprisonment, abductions,
> suicides, and unexplained deaths - criminal conspiracies - and much more.
> Scientologists: If you don't want to read these, is it possible you have
> been brainwashed to reject non-conforming information - as "entheta?"
> L. RON HUBBARD: MESSIAH OR MADMAN? - Bent Corydon & L. Ron Hubbard Jr.
> THE BARE-FACED MESSIAH - Russell Miller.
> A PIECE OF BLUE SKY - Jon Atack.
> THE SCANDAL OF SCIENTOLOGY - Paulette Cooper. For writing this book, the
> author was harassed, terrorized, and framed by a Scientology criminal
> conspiracy.
> RELIGION, INC. - Stewart Lamont.
> THE MIND BENDERS - Cyril Vosper.
> SCIENTOLOGY: THE NOW RELIGION - George Malko.
> THE ROAD TO TOTAL FREEDOM - Roy Wallis.
> THE ROAD TO XENU - Margery Wakefield. Available from Coalition, PO Box
> 290402, Tampa, FL 33687, or FACTNet, 601 16 St. #C-217, Golden, CO
> 80401.
> INSIDE SCIENTOLOGY - Robert Kaufman.
> COMBATTING CULT MIND CONTROL - Steven Hassan.
> SCIENTOLOGY: THE CULT OF GREED - Time Magazine, May 6, 1991.
> THE PROPHET AND PROFITS OF SCIENTOLOGY - Forbes, Oct. 27, 1986.
> SCIENTOLOGY: ANATOMY OF A FRIGHTENING CULT - Reader's Digest, May 1980.
> SCIENTOLOGY: THE SICKNESS SPREADS - Reader's Digest, Sept. 1981.
> HOW TO FIND TOTAL FREEDOM IN A CHAIN LOCKER - L. Ron Hubbard.
> CLEARING YOUR BANK (accounts) - L. Ron Hubbard.
> TOTAL FREEDOM THROUGH TOTAL OBEDIENCE - Hubbard.
> XENU, BTs, AND OTHER LUCRATIVE SCIENCE FICTION STORIES - guess who?
>
> Scientologists: Does all this anger you? A challenge to RATIONAL beliefs
> rarely evokes intolerant hatred. Could your feelings be a reactive
> response to an invalidation of INDOCTRINATED beliefs; IMPLANTS? I did
> not implant you. Who did? WAKE UP! The truth can be hard to confront,
> but it will set you free.
>
> SCIENTOLOGY FRONT GROUPS - all pose as altruistic, usually concealing
> their Scientology ties: Narconon, Criminon, ABLE International, WISE,
> Applied Scholastics, Apple and Delphian Schools, The Way to Happiness,
> Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, Sterling Management, Concerned
> Businessmen's Association of America, Singer Consultants, Hollander
> management, The Marcus Group, HealthMed, World Literacy Crusade, Dignity
> For The Aged, Ebony Awakening, Citizens Rescuing Youth (CRY), IHELP,
> Foundation for Advancement in Science & Education (FASE), Cult Awareness
> Network (CAN) - see below.
>
> ORGANIZATIONS HELPING CULT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES:
> A.F.F., PO Box 2265, Bonita Springs, FL 34133. Website:
> http://www.csj.org
> CULT INFORMATION SERVICE, PO Box 867, Teaneck, NJ 07666. The Cult
> Awareness Network, formerly the name used by this group, IS NOW A
> SCIENTOLOGY FRONT.
> CULT INFORMATION CENTER, London, UK. Website:
> http://www.infoman.demon.co.uk/cicmain.html
>
> WEBSITES: <http://www.xenu.net> <http://www.scientology-kills.net>
> <http://www.entheta.net> <http://www.factnet.org/Scientology>
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