Dutch weekly "Nieuwe Revu" on Anonymous vs Scientology

[flimbos]

Anonymous masked against Scientology

In the past, opposers of the Church of Scientology have often been harassed by members of this 'church'. To that, a solution has been found.

By Zvezdana Vukojevic

A man with a slightly too small, blank mask stands in front of the Church Of Scientology building in Amsterdam. “I don't get it. The rest should be here already. Maybe they moved to another spot?”

For a while now, the group called 'Anonymous' has been organising monthly protests against the Church of Scientology. This time the Scientologists beat them to it. They assigned their childred, age varying from 8 to 15 years old, to collect autographs for a petition to educate all thirty basic human rights, adopted by the United Nations in 1948. A nice, neutral subject, and a great way to keep the protesters away.

The masked protestor sets off to find his allies. They are a stone-throw away, located on the Spui. The members of Anonymous don't want to be recognisable on photos, in fear of being harassed by Scientologists: “We take as much pictures as we can from them too, then we ask ex-members of the Church who they are, to get a clear view of the organisation.”

For the big audience, it's not immediately clear that the dozens of masked people are protesting against Scientology. Their signs hold a lot of cryptic messages like; 'Arc with your family' and 'Why are your parents SP's?'. The only clear sign says 'Your family misses you'. “The sings are full of jargon because they are directed to the members of the Church of Scientology themselves.” says 'Gerda de Vries', a hamster-masked spokeswoman. “They get what we mean with SP's and such. An SP is a Supressive Person, really everyone who is against the Church of Scientology. If your parents call you, you get sentence points.”

Anonymous is trying to expose the 'Disconnection Policy'. According to Anonymous, Scientologists have to break bonds with their family and friends. Unfortunately, the ex-members who have had experiences with this 'disconnection' couldn't be here today. De Vries: “The first few months they treat you as royalty. After that you get fairly agressive therapy and expensive courses where they shout in your face. Then there is voluntary jobs, exept they're not so voluntary. If you don't do it, you get more sentence points. If you get ill: even more sentence points, and you're not allowed to take any medicine. At a certain point you don't have any connection to the real outside world anymore. I stand here for those people.”

On Scientology's side, they dont think these monthly masked protests are funy at all. Volunteer Paul Rood is furious: “They are barking dogs in front of a firetruck. We are that truck, trying to extinguish fires. All they do is cause turmoil, while all we're trying to do is create a better society.” Head of External Business Julia Rijnvis calls the protesters cowards: “Why are they wearing masks? We have invited them to have a chat, but they refused. Supposedly we are keeping scientologists away from their families? Nonsense. People who are in our rehabilitation-program called 'Narconon' are stimulated to pick up the bonds with their family, bonds often bruken by drug-related problems.”

Rood: “We know for 99% sure that the pharmaceutical industry is behind Anonymous.” Rijnvis nods in agreement and says: “Look, Scientology is known to have fought the pharmaceutical industry for years now. In Australia, students who joined these protests recieved 50 dollars from someone with ties to a major pharmaceutical company. That could very well be happening here, too.”

Anonymous spokesman 'Henk de Vries' fiercely disputes this statement: ”That's rubbish. They haven't provided any evidence for that happening in Australia. Saturday, the government invaded the Church of Scientology in Belgium. Scientology is a dangerous cult and should be banned as soon as possible in The Netherlands aswell.”

[Anonymouschick2]

Nice image!

[Anonymeep]

HOLY HELL OMGPONIES!

[anonauswa]

Wait? someone in Australia got paid $50? Where the hell is mine?

Someone want to write in and correct them? I kinda dont speak their language lol

[anon-lond-uk]

What is this 'barking dogs, firetruck' stuff? This is the 3rd time I've heard/read it now.

One of them was another Dutch scieno interviewed on video.

[Anonymous21]

Dammit where's my money?!

That remind me.. I haven't got my monthly check from Glaxo for the last two months!!

[anon11]

Originally Posted by anon-lond-uk

What is this 'barking dogs, firetruck' stuff? This is the 3rd time I've heard/read it now.

One of them was another Dutch scieno interviewed on video.

Hm.... I bet it's in their new and improved instructions on what to say to the press. That's why every scilon says it, they have to keep to church doctrine.
The first press release was also spoken as if they've thought of it on the spot.

(They have that TR where they have to read Alice in Wonderland and pretend they're actually speaking it out of their own free will... learning how to repeat your superiors words as if they're your own..)

[MsCabbage]

“We know for 99% sure that the pharmaceutical industry is behind Anonymous.”

God these people are moronic. Dont they realise how fucking absurd they sound?

[Xolo]

Originally Posted by MsCabbage

God these people are moronic. Dont they realise how fucking absurd they sound?

no they dont. and thats the problem

[Anonymeep]

Actually I'm happy that they keep saying that, because it sounds ridiculous and I bet that the vast majority of readers thinks that too.

I'm a bit sorry about the use of the word 'strafpunten' - did we introduce that? It doesn't cover the depth of the reprecussions people can be faced with when they do something CoS disagrees with.

[flimbos]

stats .. downstat .. etc.. so I kinda think "strafpunten" (penalty points) is valid.

(dunno who introduced it but I think "Gerda de Vries")

[Mouseyhair]

I explained in full detail about the Rehabilitation Project Force, downstats, having to "earn" free time, the Tone Scale, etc. Zvezdana wrote it all down but apparently chose to stick with that one word, "strafpunten". It really doesn't cover the full extent.

Also, hamster mask, lolwhut? I had a kitty mask.


Anyway - I'd call this a minor win; it's got some nice details, but she left out a lot of the more important stuff.

[Anoniemert]

Great news :D

*runs out to buy a revu*

[Captain-chan]

“We know for 99% sure that the pharmaceutical industry is behind Anonymous.”

The other 1% explanation is space alien overlords.

[Dr. Lilly von Marcab]

It's something that Hubbard said. They are using his ~1930s expression. Dogs don't bark at firetrucks anymore, let alone chase them nipping at the wheels.

Originally Posted by anon11

Hm.... I bet it's in their new and improved instructions on what to say to the press. That's why every scilon says it, they have to keep to church doctrine.
The first press release was also spoken as if they've thought of it on the spot.

(They have that TR where they have to read Alice in Wonderland and pretend they're actually speaking it out of their own free will... learning how to repeat your superiors words as if they're your own..)

[random]

Originally Posted by Volunteer Paul Rood

“They are barking dogs in front of a firetruck. We are that truck, trying to extinguish fires"

is a firetruck

Originally Posted by Julia Rijnvis

“Why are they wearing masks?"

i loled at the darth vader and friends pic

[dontmakemeangry]

hahaha they are a big red firetruck again! Now they say we're in front of the truck - better get out of the way?

by the way $50 for 5 hours work? Pfffft. That's below minimum wage in Australia.

Oh I forgot, the CoS doesn't understand minimum wages or employee rights.


by the way, now when we chant "that is a truck, that is a cult!" we can point at the CoS both times instead of a truck