Comments on: Jon Ronson http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/jon-ronson/ Little White Lies is a bi-monthly, independent movie magazine that features cutting edge writing, illustration and photography to get under the skin of cinema. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:24:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anton Bitel http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/jon-ronson/comment-page-1/#comment-14156 Anton Bitel Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:23:54 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=5708#comment-14156 Dave, I don't think you need to worry. Jon Ronson is a journalist, writer and broadcast who has made something of a specialty of investigating extreme, marginalised and 'mad' groups. Having read (and listened to) quite a lot of Ronson's work, I think I can safely assert it is rather unlikely that "Scientology is pretty close (or already has succeeded) to trick Ron into believing that Scientology courses (which will get progressively expensive) can give him super-powers." At no point in this interview does Ronson suggest that he approves of the views, teachings or ideology of Scientology - rather, as he makes clear repeatedly, he is simply talking about how easy-going they were as interviewees and subjects for his work. There is no contradiction here - I think director Uwe Boll is a genuinely nice guy and easy to interview, but that tells you nothing about my opinion of his film Postal... Dave, I don't think you need to worry. Jon Ronson is a journalist, writer and broadcast who has made something of a specialty of investigating extreme, marginalised and 'mad' groups. Having read (and listened to) quite a lot of Ronson's work, I think I can safely assert it is rather unlikely that "Scientology is pretty close (or already has succeeded) to trick Ron into believing that Scientology courses (which will get progressively expensive) can give him super-powers."

At no point in this interview does Ronson suggest that he approves of the views, teachings or ideology of Scientology – rather, as he makes clear repeatedly, he is simply talking about how easy-going they were as interviewees and subjects for his work. There is no contradiction here – I think director Uwe Boll is a genuinely nice guy and easy to interview, but that tells you nothing about my opinion of his film Postal…

]]> By: Dave http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/jon-ronson/comment-page-1/#comment-14149 Dave Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:13:32 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=5708#comment-14149 It's a scary thing, Scientology. It has automated brainswashing (or academically more correct: applying though control techniques) and is like a machine that has been creating human misery for 50 years now. As a last thing I'll say this: you do not need to believe me, but take it to heart that it MIGHT be that one of the most common brainwashing techniques is 'loveboming'. It is my take that Ron fell for this bait-n-switch technique (he might well be facing gang bang security checks down the road). Of course, believe me or not, but PLEASE investigate this organisation yourself in case you have even the slightest inclination to follow one of their introduction courses (which are actually quite usefull btw, in stark contrast to the bizar stuff later on). It's a scary thing, Scientology. It has automated brainswashing (or academically more correct: applying though control techniques) and is like a machine that has been creating human misery for 50 years now.

As a last thing I'll say this: you do not need to believe me, but take it to heart that it MIGHT be that one of the most common brainwashing techniques is 'loveboming'. It is my take that Ron fell for this bait-n-switch technique (he might well be facing gang bang security checks down the road). Of course, believe me or not, but PLEASE investigate this organisation yourself in case you have even the slightest inclination to follow one of their introduction courses (which are actually quite usefull btw, in stark contrast to the bizar stuff later on).

]]> By: Dave http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/jon-ronson/comment-page-1/#comment-14150 Dave Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:13:14 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=5708#comment-14150 Be forewarned, that (unless he snaps out of it) in about five years time, Ron will learn the big secret of the universe (and everything): all our human misery (and the reason why only Scientologists have super-powers) is because of the evil alien overlord Xenu whose untold evil deeds caused our souls to be chuck-full with dead alien spirits. Give it a few more years, and Ron will be playing exorsist in order to get rid of those pesky aliens. Add a few more years, and Ron will have found out it is all a scam. And believe me, more likely than not, he will be in emotional and financial ruin. Be forewarned, that (unless he snaps out of it) in about five years time, Ron will learn the big secret of the universe (and everything): all our human misery (and the reason why only Scientologists have super-powers) is because of the evil alien overlord Xenu whose untold evil deeds caused our souls to be chuck-full with dead alien spirits. Give it a few more years, and Ron will be playing exorsist in order to get rid of those pesky aliens.

Add a few more years, and Ron will have found out it is all a scam. And believe me, more likely than not, he will be in emotional and financial ruin.

]]> By: Dave http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/interviews/jon-ronson/comment-page-1/#comment-14148 Dave Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:12:38 +0000 http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/?p=5708#comment-14148 No idea who this guy is, but I feel sorry for him that he is allowing himself to be lured into Scientology. He is right in that most Scientologists are good, well-weaning folks, so why care? The reason is that it seems, Scientology is pretty close (or already has succeeded) to trick Ron into believing that Scientology courses (which will get progressively expensive) can give him super-powers. They won't really tell him which super-powers he exactly will get, but there are lots and lots of stories about it behind their closed doors. Just check scientology-birmingham.org for example. It's about a woman waking people up from a coma and suggesting that if you want the same thing, one should visit the local scientology office. So, do YOU think they may actually deliver their promise, as I am afraid Ron is by now doing? No idea who this guy is, but I feel sorry for him that he is allowing himself to be lured into Scientology. He is right in that most Scientologists are good, well-weaning folks, so why care? The reason is that it seems, Scientology is pretty close (or already has succeeded) to trick Ron into believing that Scientology courses (which will get progressively expensive) can give him super-powers. They won't really tell him which super-powers he exactly will get, but there are lots and lots of stories about it behind their closed doors. Just check scientology-birmingham.org for example. It's about a woman waking people up from a coma and suggesting that if you want the same thing, one should visit the local scientology office.

So, do YOU think they may actually deliver their promise, as I am afraid Ron is by now doing?

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