Re: Hi--Paulette Cooper here

Welcome to the clambake Paulette!

We're honored that you chose to enlighten us. I for one look forward to your corrections and insights. Many of us have gotten your book via the Internet and it's been a great source. The situation here on the net is probably different from any other "attack" on the cult. In the past, as I believe your case demonstrates, most fights with the cult were by individuals who had been wronged or attacked by the cult. These fights were costly and mostly unknown to the general populace. In this environment the Co$ policies were all too effective. Here, however, we have a case of an institution rebelling against the cult. No individual here is a Source of entheta, no leaders, no head for the cult to separate and destroy. Dead-agenting is an utter failure here, as the truth is all too easy for someone to post, and widespread dissemination of the cult secret documents cannot be halted due to the ease of anonymous posting. Many of the people here had no contact with the cult at all until they began their project to "handle" a.r.s. It isn't so much a case of deciding to take on the cult as it is defending against someone pissing in our sandbox. And the folks on the net are intelligent, educated, and used to dealing with scams. The cult really doesn't have a chance.

We're all prepared for the cult to use the legal harrassment trump card, and rest assured that that won't slow this group down one bit: the players will go anonymous, and the lurkers will continue to learn.

As for your worring about us becoming SP, we already are! I'm sure any of us who participated in a picket of an Org on May 6th have a nice SP folder with the photos the cult took of us. Many of us have been subjected to the harrassment of "clean" Gene Engram and Helena "'ho" Kobrin.

This medium is perfect for people to learn about the cult on a global scale, and that is the main thrust of this group. Posting information, countering cult lies, and exposing cult crimes.

I do have a question or two: How long have you been on-line, and how long have you been reading a.r.s? Are you concerned that by joining this forum the cult may step up its attacks on you? I can guarantee that the DA packs are rustling at OSA right now to post crap on you, but nobody here but the culties will believe it. Promise. And again, welcome! -- / Xenu stole my lunch money \ / Andy Testa (KoX - SP3) I'm OT! I could KILL you with \ \ testa@hou.moc.com a thought! BWAAAHHAAAAHAAAAAA! / \ Contributing to the downfall of Scientology since 2/95 /