Please

Please

The Word on Melbourne

11 March 2004
Filed under Melbourne, Politics, Text

"Only a society founded by criminals, organized by criminals and devoted to making people criminals, could come to such a conclusion [negative about Scientology]. The foundation of Victoria consists of the riff-raff of London's slums – robbers, murderers, prostitutes, fences, thieves – the scourings of Newgate and Bedlam... the niceties of truth and fairness, of hearing witnesses and weighing evidence, are not for men whose ancestry is lost in the promiscuity of the prison ships of transportation...
The insane attack on Scientology in the State of Victoria can best be understood if Victoria is seen for what it is – a very primitive community, somewhat barbaric, with a rudimentary knowledge of the physical sciences. The future of Scientology in Australia is bright and shiny. We will continue to grow and progress. No vested interests or blackhearted politicians, no matter how much power they seem to ally themselves with, can stop our thoughts or our communications . . . We will be here teaching and listening when our opponents' names are merely mis-spelled references in a history book of tyranny."

And thus spake L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, of my place of birth and residence (thanks to Susannah for passing this on). Does this remind anyone of that bit in The Princess Bride when Vizzini explains the origins of iocaine powder? "Iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled by criminals". Heehee.

Views from the Floor

Comments are closed on this entry.

Edit Entry

Categories