Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The came for the scientologists ...

The internet group Anonymous has declared war on Scientology.

After the first video on YouTube laying out their principles the group have posted a couple more videos and have been discussed in the major media channels. Their aim, they state:

Over the years, we have been watching you. Your campaigns of misinformation; suppression of dissent; your litigious nature, all of these things have caught our eye. With the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of your malign influence over those who trust you, who call you leader, has been made clear to us. Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed. For the good of your followers, for the good of mankind--for the laughs--we shall expel you from the Internet and systematically dismantle the Church of Scientology in its present form. We acknowledge you as a serious opponent, and we are prepared for a long, long campaign. You will not prevail forever against the angry masses of the body politic. Your methods, hypocrisy, and the artlessness of your organization have sounded its death knell.

You cannot hide; we are everywhere.

We cannot die; we are forever. We're getting bigger every day--and solely by the force of our ideas, malicious and hostile as they often are. If you want another name for your opponent, then call us Legion, for we are many.

Yet for all that we are not as monstrous as you are; still our methods are a parallel to your own. Doubtless you will use the Anon's actions as an example of the persecution you have so long warned your followers would come; this is acceptable. In fact, it is encouraged. We are your SPs.

Gradually as we merge our pulse with that of your "Church", the suppression of your followers will become increasingly difficult to maintain. Believers will wake, and see that salvation has no price. They will know that the stress, the frustration that they feel is not something that may be blamed upon Anonymous. No--they will see that it stems from a source far closer to each. Yes, we are SPs. But the sum of suppression we could ever muster is eclipsed by that of the RTC.

Knowledge is free.

We are Anonymous.

We are Legion.

We do not forgive.

WE DO NOT FORGET.

Expect us.
I'm really rather torn over this. On the one hand scientology is an evil cult that steals people's livelihoods and destroys lives and families. I'd really like to see it go down any way possible.

On the other hand is this the way to go about it? To quote the immortal words of Obi-Wan:
If you strike me down i shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
The thought has occurred that this is a ruse by Scientologists themselves to promote the religion, but time will tell.

I'll be keeping an eye out for more news on this...

1 comments:

Rache said...

I feel the same, I mean, it is evil. But if people are stupid enough to believe the writings of a sci-fi writer to be a prophet, then leave them to it.