The Internet vs Scientology

[schild]

On one of those anon posts, maybe it was under a dig post or on partyvan, they pointed out that Obama is good friends with Oprah. Who is good friends with Tom Cruise. Who is fucking crazy.

Anyway. Just wanted to put that out there.

Yeah.  Looney makes a giant ass of himself to a stupid bitch mostly watched by stupid people who don't happen to work normal hours means because that same lady endorsed Obama means he loves the Hubbard.

That's REALLY FUCKING STUPID dude.

Uh, I know thx.

[Dtrain]

Sydney Protest Reported to number in the 100s:



Also: Tom Cruise can not fly.

More at http://forums.enturbulation.org/viewtopic.php?t=1577&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Edit: linked to (hopefully) more reliable image. Also, looks more like the protest numbers in the dozens to me, but still a good showing.

[schild]

oh god that is awesme

[Jain Zar]

If that is the average for these turnouts I say rock the fuck on.

[schild]

That's probably going to be one of the smaller ones in terms of highly populated cities.

[Tale]

OMG @ this pic, from the chick in the Hello Kitty t-shirt and gas mask, to the CULT sign, to the fists in the air.

(click for full size)


The original link does actually work, it's just really slow.

[Abagadro]

OMG @ this pic, from the chick in the Hello Kitty t-shirt and gas mask, to the CULT sign, to the fists in the air.

http://www.ruhe.com.au/scientologyprotest/20.jpg

Linky no work.

[Dtrain]

OMG @ this pic, from the chick in the Hello Kitty t-shirt and gas mask, to the CULT sign, to the fists in the air.

http://www.ruhe.com.au/scientologyprotest/20.jpg

 

While the link does not work, I know what you speak of.



It made the front page of http://www.news.com.au/

Edit: The blurred sign says 'CULT'

[Tale]

It made the front page of http://www.news.com.au/

Edit: The blurred sign says 'CULT'

My post now shows the uncensored pic. I'm not sure why they blurred it, but I suspect it's a stunt to boost page impressions and unique users - a global audience will now go there to see the censored pic and post a "why did you censor?" comment, boosting news.com.au's stats.

There is probably a legit argument that calling Scientology a cult is potentially defamatory, based on past cases, but it would be very thin. And news.com.au (Murdoch owned) has been getting up to all kinds of tricks to boost traffic, especially with Corey the party boy (where they weren't afraid to be legally borderline in naming an underage boy on kiddie porn charges, for the sake of traffic).

[sidereal]

(image censored on legal advice)

Heh.  They know the CoS lawyers are twitchy.

[Tale]

More pics from same source, a professional photographer: http://www.ruhe.com.au/scientologyprotest/ (link very slow so I've mirrored them below - click for large version).

[Nerf]

 

I think that smiley just about sums up that whole thing.  Not the facetious smiley mind you, the one that actually means Awesome, for real!

Edit: Now I'm waiting for pictures of bums dressed up like darth vader to start appearing with a cardboard sign that says "Rebels blew up death star, need money for jedi lessons"

[Dtrain]

Melbourne too!

[Tale]

Weird interlude: Moneyhouse on Scientology and Islamity (NSFW - the Board of Religion was to find a religion that will help him pass a drug test)

[Tale]

Melbourne too!

Also Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.

And a short video showing the actual size of the Sydney protest - good amount of people.

The hot Hello Kitty Gas Mask girl is getting poems written about her on message boards, but also from Sydney ... OMG STEPHANIE?.

[Nerf]

Fine, just go forward with the little protest. I'm not on board. I think the tactics here suck. When the protest fails, the movement will lose steam because everyone will go, meh, and move on to the next stupid cause. Live on with the dreams of grandeur emerging from the bowels of cyberspace.

Quoted for lulz

[Dtrain]

This whole thing only proves what I've long suspected: Australians are amazingly cool.

You can just count on them to have your 6:00 - whether it's Gallipoli, Tobruk or Iraq - they're like a friend who's been through so much shit with you they're ready to fight for you regardless of if you're right or not.

Ok, so Maybe Iraq wasn't such a good example. But they did get out quick, so they're also a lot more clever than people give them credit for. 

Seriously though, those protests are amazing, and a great first step for 02/10/2008. Way to fucking go.

In celebration, I've abducted Paelos' monkey to entertain you with dancing:

[Jain Zar]

Back when I did a lot of Internet chatting I found Aussies to be the coolest motherfuckers on the Internet.  Just genuinely cool people.

Clearly even the Channers from there are cool.

Jeeebus.  The sky is gonna fall next innit?

:(

[Tale]

Ok, so Maybe Iraq wasn't such a good example. But they did get out quick, so they're also a lot more clever than people give them credit for. 

We're still there. Haven't moved. New government says it will get out of Iraq but hasn't done so yet.

You have to see this, from the ground in Sydney - click on the pic:


(More from that person)

Edit - also the one and only TV report was from Adelaide. None of the Sydney channels bothered.

[Azazel]

Ok, so Maybe Iraq wasn't such a good example. But they did get out quick, so they're also a lot more clever than people give them credit for. 

Still there - due to leave mid-2008.

That block on Russel St in Melbourne is the kind of place that's a complete pita to get any large groups of people to, as you would have seen, between the car park, narrow footpath, being on a hill and the divided road (which turns out to be a lifesaver).

Full credit to those who turned out here in Aust - particularly as Australia "went first" in that there could be no way to know if it'd be a fizzle or a fire. Hope the rest of the world can follow suit as Aussies showed some numbers.

[Tale]

Live video feed from London raid, on now: http://www.qik.com/anonlondon

[schild]

Now, that's a lot of people.

[schild]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=scientology+protest&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

I suppose that's a page worth watching.

[raydeen]

AnonLondon just started singing the Portal song! 

Or rather the guy working the camera sang the little part 'Well, there's no sense crying over every mistake, you just keep on trying till you run out of cake. And the Science gets done and you make a neat gun for the people who are still alive.'

Fecking great.

[Aez]

This whole story is made out of win.

[Merusk]

The hot Hello Kitty Gas Mask girl is getting poems written about her on message boards, but also from Sydney ... OMG STEPHANIE?.

Pics have surfaced on 4-chan  of her without the mask.  While *I* think she's still somewhat attractive, I can see why they've started in on the 'omg what a dog' routine.


I wonder if there's anything going on around the Cincinnati office.  I'd drive by but I'm watching the Kids and nephew today.

[Azazel]

And with Gas Mask Hello Kitty Girl, a whole new generation starts down the Gas Mask fetish route...

Pics have surfaced on 4-chan  of her without the mask.  While *I* think she's still somewhat attractive, I can see why they've started in on the 'omg what a dog' routine.

Please to be PMing me a linky. I promise I'm not a scifag trying to out her, I'm just an interweb pervert. 

[Kitsune]

Very good turnout in my town, a few dozen people were on both sides of the street when I came by three hours after the start time.  I was deeply afraid that all of like two guys would be there and it'd be laughable, but a respectable crowd came.  I was getting lunch with friends, and I talked the guy who drove into going to that part of town.  He was reluctant to take the time and gas, and was pretty sure that the street would be empty, but as we approached the block and the crowd came into view, and then more crowd, it was a sweet sight that we were all very glad to see.

[schild]

http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=3013

I like this part:

"We are all X," stated an anonymous protester afterwards. "X is my brother, my sister, my mother and father. X is the poor soul that's been brainwashed and robbed blind by the Church of Scientology. We are legion and we are anonymous... X for Xenuphobia."

Hur hur.

[schild]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=scientology+protest&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

Annnnnnnnnd. They got media attention. 40 News articles int he last 24 hours.

[Dtrain]

Atlanta Police in riot gear.

Not sure if this is standard practice out there, or if they were told the protest would be violent.

[SurfD]

http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=3013

I like this part:

"We are all X," stated an anonymous protester afterwards. "X is my brother, my sister, my mother and father. X is the poor soul that's been brainwashed and robbed blind by the Church of Scientology. We are legion and we are anonymous... X for Xenuphobia."

Hur hur.

I was more interested in this little bit:

"I would caution the protesters about going too far with this religious persecution," stated Scientology spokesperson Tom Cruise. "If this continues in America later today, people should know that the Church of Scientology is an official member of Infragard. The Sea Org is now fully armed, and as a member of Infragard, they are authorized to protect various aspects of our contributions to the nation's infrastructure using deadly force. We're authorized by the FBI to do this, and we will shoot on sight."

So, appearently the CoS now has FBI authorization to use deadly force against protesters?  WTF?

[schild]

A single shot fired would end scientology's existance.

[Phildo]

...so Scientology is now threatening to shoot civilians?  I think it's time they distanced themselves from this Cruise character.

[Dtrain]

More about the strange show of force in Atlanta at http://forums.enturbulation.org/viewtopic.php?t=1822

I was at the ATL protest.

I would place the number of people there, at its peak, to be well over 200. The riot police scared the fuck out of me when we first approached, it felt like something out of Equilibrium. Full riot gear, face masks, shin pads, and they had their billy clubs out, and a tear gas launcher.

Luckily there was no violence, and we got a great response from the community. Tons of car honks, alot of waving, and some very irritated $cilons. There was one person, in a denim jacket up their driveway with a telescopic lens taking face shots of the protesters. That was somewhat unnerving.

Few chants went on, a ton of signs as well. I watched the news anchor interview a young Anon and an older Anon, and both did a fantastic job of representing ourselves.

I am incredibly proud to have been there, and can't wait until next time.