An outstanding
new German documentary about the Scientology organization has
just been subtitled in English and is now available to watch
on YouTube. The 45-minute film, The Brainwashers – How Dangerous
is Scientology? appeared on ARD, a major German television network,
in late January 2009.
The film
features interviews with Ursula Caberta, head of Hamburg's task
force on Scientology; former Scientologists (Tom
Smith, Astrid Von Rönn, Wilfried Handl, John Duignan), including several
who had held high positions in the organization; and members
of the worldwide "Anonymous" protest movement against
the cult.
The documentary investigates Scientology's "fair
game" revenge policy; its "Rehabilitation Project
Force" internal prison system; and its seemingly benign
network of "social betterment" spin-offs (such as
Narconon, Criminon, ABLE, etc.) that in reality exist only to
generate income, expand Scientology's power in society, and
recruit new Scientologists.
It also examines the mysterious
2008 death of Scientology critic Shawn Lonsdale; and much more.
The Scientology
cult was founded in 1950 by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.
Its primary goal is to "clear the planet" by "obliterating
psychiatry." Scientology's many front groups include the
Citizens' Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), Criminon, Narconon,
and Applied Scholastics. Scientology claims to be the "world's
fastest growing religion," with some 8 million members,
but mainstream demographic surveys have shown that the number
of members is closer to 55,000 worldwide, and declining.
Scientology
is currently under investigation in several countries for a
variety of human rights abuses, including child abuse, violation
of child labor laws, kidnapping and running secret internal
prison camps, as well as for visa fraud and a number of financial
crimes. Scientology has already been kicked out of Greece and
Italy; in France its leaders are being prosecuted for fraud;
it is on very thin ice as well in Belgium, Norway, and other
European countries. While Scientology is not illegal in Germany,
the nation has declared it a "threat to democracy,"
just as they have done with organized crime and Islamic extremist
groups.
Source:
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Die Hirnwäscher - Wie gefährlich ist Scientology
?
- Ein film von Tilman Jens
mit:
-
- Astrid von Rönn
(Scientology-Aussteigerin)
- John Duignan
(Scientology-Aussteiger, Autor)
- Tom Smith
(Scientology-Aussteiger, Clearwater)
- Wielfried Handl
(Ex-Direktor, Scientology Österreich)
- Ursula Caberta
(Scientology-Expertin im Hamburger Senat)
- Beate Bube
(Präsidentin Verfassungsschutz Baden Württemberg)
- Thomas Gandow (Ev.
Pfarrer, Sektenbeauftragter)
- Günther Beckstein
(ehem Innenminister Bayern)
- Ehrhart Körting
(Innensenator Berlin)
- ... and
Anonymous
'Kritiker sind Verbrecher'
hat Scientology-Gründer Ron Hubbard gesagt. Wer dem Verein, der sich Kirche
nennt, in die Quere kommt, wird an den Pranger gestellt, dem drohen - wie es in
einem internen Kommando-Papier der Bewegung heißt - 'geräuschvolle Ermittlungen'
durch eine Spezialeinheit der Scientologen: Befragungen bei Freunden und
Nachbarn: 'Du betonst immer wieder, dass du bereits einige erstaunliche
Tatsachen beisammen hast ... es macht nichts aus, wenn du nicht viele
Informationen erhältst. Sei nur geräuschvoll - es funktioniert ganz
fantastisch.' Ein aktueller Fall aus Florida zeigt, wie ein Scientology-Kritiker
mit System in den Selbstmord getrieben wurde. / Quelle: WDR
- 22/1/2009 |
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