This story makes me so incredibly sad. It brings up a lot of emotions and fears that are very close to home. What I found particularly frightening, and yet so true, is the level of insulation/ignorance demonstrated by the quotes below. These are not people living in communes away from the evils of the world - these are people who go to work, shop in regular establishments, and lead what, for most, look like ordinary lives. This really highlights what I see at home and among the scns I know.
Mr/s Blanky is one of the kindest people I've ever known. S/he is troubled by fictional people in popular entertainment who do bad things. S/he is particularly disturbed when, as the audience, you are first led to liking someone who turns out to be a bad guy. And by disturbed I mean will lose sleep over it. Can you imagine the spiritual/emotional damage when s/he comes face to face with what cos/dm really are? And then to know s/he's given money to support that? And yet, s/he is a die hard true believer who has disconnected from family members for questioning the saintliness of cos. Ugh.
What more can we do to make this information - all of it, any of it, bits and pieces - so visible it can't be missed? Billboards or bus bench/shelter posters near orgs? Documentaries - radio and television? Mass effort press releases to local stations in cities with orgs and missions?
I'm angry today.
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Blanky - I totally agree and feel anger too about it. What I have noticed since I got out is that this is stage one. She thinks the church is run by a SP and Hubbard is okay. At least she won't get any worse - redoing the Bridge, training, purif and 500 hours of OBJ not to mention being subjected to more crush regging because she is now looked at *the OT's* from COB's viewpoint as RESPONSIBLE to get people in etc.
She appears to be a kind, loving and good person. It is amazing that until the cult "HITS HOME" by forcing disconnection on her - she most likely participated in some cringe-worthy activities like disconnecting from friends who supported Debbie Cook and got declared. Scientology uses trauma and mind control to convince people to do things they otherwise would not. She was under it for a very long time. I was not - so it was easier for me to LOOK AT EVERYTHING immediately upon receiving Debbie Cook's e-mail. But for some - it takes longer.
I suspect (most people newly out like are her) she will begin to look more. She will be stuck in this trauma with no relief. I watched Marty and Mike do it on their blogs. They went from "no entheta about Ron" on our Blogs a few years ago - to now allowing people to post everything about Ron and the Cult. She reads these blogs so it will crack the last remaining bubble protecting her from the truth very soon!
The postings all over the internet are available to anyone who wants to know.
Even with "loving Ron" - life will be rough and still not make sense to her - the "tech" always has excuses as to why Scientology does not work.
She is OT 8 - how come she can't get at cause over this and permeate her daughters beingness and glow her out? It is such a mind fuck!
This family has delivered a very hard blow to the Cult with her announcement of what Scientology has done to her family. She may not stop and continue to talk to the media - which is HUGE!
I would bet money on it that she will probably go to the Independent Field for a while and try it there - but she won't get relief. It doesn't work and was put together by a crazy, psycho and pill popping nut! Sure - parts of it work but so does Heroin. Feels good for a bit but then there is that nasty hangover and addiction which leads one spiraling down!
Only until one fully inspects the entire subject of Scientology with no restraint and puts their "critical thinking" hat back on (they removed it without knowing but they still have access to it) will there be lasting relief.
PTSD is common after leaving a cult of this magnitude and it is crippling. There are tons of things one can do to get themselves help and relief. I can't believe all that is out there available for free and I have found very effective tools to use. I am so grateful to THE PSYCHS for some of the information they provide on the subject, including some medications and therapies. I am grateful to all the holistic approaches out there available to help.
I am so happy another Scientologist has at least woken up enough to LOOK at the internet and reach stage one! It typically has to hit home in their own camp before they LOOK. That is disgusting but we need to forgive them and welcome them out. We too did shit we cringe about today...some more than others - but that can depend on the level of "trap" they were in with Scientology. I was lucky and had no traps! Some people get trapped with family in, signed staff contracts, witholding spiritual freedom trap, being declared an SP trap, money on account trap, the guilt trip Gang Banging Sec Check mind fuck trap convincing them it is their fault!
I am angry that this cult is allowed to be in "business" even one more day. I will do everything I can to help people get out. Some will choose to stay ignorant and believe Hubbard was a saint until the day they die. Oh well, it is their life, their mind, their spirit and their pain they will carry with them forever! As long as they stay deluded with HubTubbs - IMHO - they will never be free!