It is certainly my hope that the entire human race, including people of every religion (or of no religion), and of every ethnicity, nationality, political ideology, economic class, sexual orientation, or any other category, can all get together for the very important cause of bringing an end to the very flagrant and intolerable abuses which are committed by the Church of Scientology.
I think that Scientology makes a large enough enemy that even when I disagree with someone one a whole bunch of other things, we can still find enough common belief in our hatred for the actions of the Church of Scientology that we can still get along just fine.
I think this is honestly a testiment to how many enemies the CofS makes. Just one example is that I personally do not like Anonymous. I find them to often be childish and due to their lack of organization they often pull stupid stunts under the guise of "Anonymous" which lowers the impact of the truly important work that SOME members do. However, the effort they put forth in exposing Scientology certainly made me like them in that one aspect. I feel much more friendly toward Anonymous due to them throwing their weight into that fight.
I have no doubt in my mind that Scientology IS bringing humanity together in the sense that they make SO many enemies that they bring groups together left and right to fight back. In an odd way they may actually be bringing their stated goals of no war and no crime closer simply by creating a common enemy for so many to rally against. Though the change would be next to nothing, it may very well result in a net increase in goodwill between people the world over. Impossible to measure that sort of thing, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
This reminds me of my feelings about the Vietnam War. It was a truly senseless and tragic war. But on the other hand, it did inspire some really excellent anti-war music. So, it can't be considered a complete loss.
It is certainly my hope that the entire human race, including people of every religion (or of no religion), and of every ethnicity, nationality, political ideology, economic class, sexual orientation, or any other category, can all get together for the very important cause of bringing an end to the very flagrant and intolerable abuses which are committed by the Church of Scientology.
The enemy of my enemy....
It's true, I feel a certain sense of common cause with anybody who is the enemy of Scientology.
I think that Scientology makes a large enough enemy that even when I disagree with someone one a whole bunch of other things, we can still find enough common belief in our hatred for the actions of the Church of Scientology that we can still get along just fine.
I think this is honestly a testiment to how many enemies the CofS makes. Just one example is that I personally do not like Anonymous. I find them to often be childish and due to their lack of organization they often pull stupid stunts under the guise of "Anonymous" which lowers the impact of the truly important work that SOME members do. However, the effort they put forth in exposing Scientology certainly made me like them in that one aspect. I feel much more friendly toward Anonymous due to them throwing their weight into that fight.
I have no doubt in my mind that Scientology IS bringing humanity together in the sense that they make SO many enemies that they bring groups together left and right to fight back. In an odd way they may actually be bringing their stated goals of no war and no crime closer simply by creating a common enemy for so many to rally against. Though the change would be next to nothing, it may very well result in a net increase in goodwill between people the world over. Impossible to measure that sort of thing, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least.
This reminds me of my feelings about the Vietnam War. It was a truly senseless and tragic war. But on the other hand, it did inspire some really excellent anti-war music. So, it can't be considered a complete loss.