My apologies!

I see, that I owe Scientology an apology: In a couple of previous posts I've accused Scientology of brain washing, which isn't valid. "There is no brain washing going on at Scientology,..." sociologist and Scientology-expert Peter B.Andersen says here, and I take it that he knows what he's talking about. Better than me. So, Scientology actually is leading by 3 to 0, in regard to psychiatry: No brain damaging "treatment" nor coercion, and no brain washing, neither. And, as mentioned end to end with psychiatrist Per Vendborg's attack on me in the wake of my keynote speech at the "Bedre vilkår"-pre-hearing (I'll post it here too, as soon as possible), when it comes to Scientology's criticism of psychiatry, it is based on very well-researched facts, and if anyone thinks, it can be declared null and void: Nothing doing! So saying, my apologies to Scientology!

Oh, and...

here's one more aspect of this hypocrisy in favour of Scientology: They don't FORCE anyone to join them. Maybe they try to persuade people, but they do not force them. Now that we're talking the "peaceful DEMOCRATIC order"...

Some thoughts about hypocrisy

As mentioned before: I am not a Scientologist. I have basic reservations toward everything just roughly reminding of ideologies, dogmas and the like. Nevertheless, reading the CNN-article "Germany moves to ban Scientology", I can only wonder.

In Germany they think, Scientology "threatens the peaceful democratic order", and in a report it says: "...it has been determined that (the organization) seeks to limit or rescind basic and human rights, such as the right to develop one's personality and the right to be treated equally". If this is reason enough for a ban, I'd say psychiatry ought to have been banned a long time ago. After all, Scientology only brainwashes its clientele using words. One risks psychological harm from a closer acquaintance. Psychiatry makes use of toxic chemistry and electricity in addition to words. One risks irreversible physical (brain) damage in addition to the psychological harm done at too close a contact, since psychiatry, as we all know, shows just as little if not less consideration for its clientele's "basic and human rights, such as the right to develop one's personality and the right to be treated equally", as Scientology.

All in all, Germany's hypocritical announcement strikingly reminds me of the public commotion, Denmark's extradition of some Afghan PoWs to the US gave rise to in this country: How can Denmark in decency extradite people to a nation that tortures?! Denmark, which otherwise distances itself unmistakably from everything that would remind the slightest of torture and a violation of the human rights. No torture in Denmark! Or is there???

Who's Marian?

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