It’s punching up.
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I'm happy to see the kids carrying on the ancient traditions, I look forward to your Occupy Wall Street.
Rude? To a religion that physically and/or emotionally traps people? Traps them in those specific labyrinthine buildings shown in the speedruns? In out of the way rooms occasionally shown in these speedruns? No, not rude.
My only worry is that Scientology will pull itself out of its own ass and twist the narrative to use this as advertising. Or that some kid will do this alone and never return.
tax churches. they'd all die off
out-of-control cultists
That's what I call most religious people.
Lemmy users are so one-dimensional.
Those “out of control” people are using religion because it’s a powerful tool. They are not “cultists”, odds are they don’t even believe in it. Blame the killer, not the knife.
Is that “bullet don't kill people, people kill people” but for religion? Lol.
Wait, you are serious? let me laugh harder. Hahahahaha!
That’s very different. Bullets are made for killing, it’s their sole purpose.
There are tons of good religious people. Look throughout history and everyone was religious to a certain extent, so are most old people today (depending on where you live ofc, but in rural Quebec I don’t know anyone above 65 that’s not religious). Are you saying all these people are evil, instead of, say, the Pope who called the crusades?
And religion is made to repress and control masses. This evil people are just using religion exactly for what it is designed for: to mind control groups in order to exploit them. If they can use religion even if they personally don't believe in it, it is even worse.
Then blame religion, or its leaders, not the poor fools who didn’t know any better.
Hey there, you. Yes, you. Fuck you
Cultists generally get mad when called a culstist, especially when you point out that the only difference between a cult and a religion is size and age.
The cult of Christianity has poisoned the world with its mythos, and is worse off for it.
- signed, a reformed cultist
I thought I would grow out of that edgy take but what can I say, it stuck.
Scientologists are shit, and they DO destroy lives, but at least they didn't hijack the US government to age-gate the internet and funnel tax dollars directly into unconditional support for Israel.
So yes, at least in the case of Christians, "most religious people are out of control cultists" or at least "most religious people belong to organizations that directly feed out of control cultists" is accurate enough to be fair.
Scientology actually did infiltrate and hijack parts of the US government in Operation Snow White.
You are the problem of the US. Not the maga, not scientologists, not even evangelical christians. These groups are just trying to seize power through people like you. People who are on the edge to hate.
Genuinely fuck you too.
You are the problem of the US. Not the maga, not scientologists, not even evangelical christians. These groups are just trying to seize power through people like you. People who are on the edge to hate.
LOL, someone must feel seen if they think calling out religious people is worse than the goddamned fascists killing people.
Maybe try directing your impotent rage at the people actively fucking up the country?
Hey, fuck you too buddy. Your religion is evil and so are its devout rubes.
I actually just asked Sonic the Hedgehog and he said it's not rude to mock and expose a dangerous cult, and I trust Sonic as an authority on all things pertaining to speed running.
Someone needs to inform these kids about the Clam Engram, and how to restimulate it with a simple hand gesture.
It's a rite of passage lol
We recently got a wave of new Scientology canvassers up here in Scotland complete with a shady windowless office of theirs downtown and I'm patiently waiting for the day someone hucks a brick through it.
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I would do it, but still got a couple more years til I get indef leave to remain lol
These speedruns are my fave social media trend. It's so ridiculous and the energy is great
All religions are cult, the verbage just depends on the number of members.
Unfortunately, all this speedrun publicity appears to be accelerating membership for scientology
Cults don't necessarily work like we expect them to
Funny but bad idea, helps reinforce the cult mentality for the members.
Edit: bad because it reinforces the "world is against us, we have to stick together" mindset that cults will encourage already. I feel sad for the members that are in scientology and other cults/groups that prey on the lonely or gullible.
“Random kids running through our building? Glad I’m in a cult!”
Totally checks out
They're a cult, they're happy to do that themselves, in fact it's their whole thing. If anything, humiliating them in the public like this could make the scientology-curious think twice before deciding to become a member
There's really not a good way to reach out to current members. Hopefully this will weaken appeal and influence on out members.
Okay but what if we really were against them? Wouldnt that be cool?
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