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.
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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
These speedruns are my fave social media trend. It's so ridiculous and the energy is great
All religions are cult, the verbage just depends on the number of members.
out-of-control cultists
Unfortunately, all this speedrun publicity appears to be accelerating membership for scientology
Cults don't necessarily work like we expect them to
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.
I'm happy to see the kids carrying on the ancient traditions, I look forward to your Occupy Wall Street.
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.
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.
You’d think a religion invented by a science fiction writer would have anticipated this vulnerability.
It served L Ron’s purposes. He got to live like a king. Now it’s someone else’s problem.