tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post1543701374441610214..comments2024-02-25T02:23:45.174+01:00Comments on Infinite Complacency: Janet Reitman's 'Inside Scientology'jjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07221356763434456508noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-18375664573943081742011-07-29T13:29:54.212+02:002011-07-29T13:29:54.212+02:00Thanks Jen: I'm still waiting on funding from ...Thanks Jen: I'm still waiting on funding from my psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry paymasters: any day now, I'm sure.<br /><br />I thought your Amazon review was interesting, though as I argued with Hartley, I think she deserves more credit for what she wrote, rather than being reproached for what she left out. But I do think you do pick up on a more basic problem.(1)<br /><br />Where Ijjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221356763434456508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-82296053624398024962011-07-28T08:36:44.582+02:002011-07-28T08:36:44.582+02:00I've submitted a review on mazon.co.uk with th...I've submitted a review on mazon.co.uk with the title "Borderline apology or cutting edge exploration of the distinction between cult and religion?"<br /><br />Basically I found it thought provoking, but I would have loved a book which preached to the converted.<br /><br />So, one more vote for you to turn this blog - and much more - into a book, Jonny <br /><br />Best Regards<br />Jens Tingleffhttp://www.tingleff.org/jensting/muslingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-90253535523080548492011-07-05T21:05:28.198+02:002011-07-05T21:05:28.198+02:00I think they call that "faisant la fine bouch...I think they call that "faisant la fine bouche" over here, Hartley! I think it's a good book, even if it's not the one you were looking for. <br /><br />Funnily enough though, the one you're describing is the one I tried to pitch to publishers a few years ago. I launched the site when I couldn't find any takers. I know it's a great project, you know it's a great jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221356763434456508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-38493426719159642272011-07-05T18:45:39.065+02:002011-07-05T18:45:39.065+02:00It's looking good... but definitive it isn'...It's looking good... but definitive it isn't. I'd rate it as some tasty slices, not the whole pie. No mention of alt.religion.scientology, Cult Awareness Network, Bob Minton or Anonymous for example, all major obsessions for DM.<br />And she quotes the false definition of 'wog'! (sigh)Hartley Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502699889108493831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-67559386256646950032011-07-04T08:17:19.401+02:002011-07-04T08:17:19.401+02:00I wonder if Reitman hasn't under estimated the...I wonder if Reitman hasn't under estimated the totalitarian nature of Scientology even while Hubbard was running the show. There is some evidence to suggest that Miscavige has, in fact, tempered some of the more outlandish "scripture".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-44072176643392410902011-07-04T02:35:25.667+02:002011-07-04T02:35:25.667+02:00Great review! This is a must read book if you want...Great review! This is a must read book if you want to get the whole picture and as you say the chapters on Miscavige alone are worth the price.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-31868899732739676872011-07-03T17:46:22.400+02:002011-07-03T17:46:22.400+02:00"That Cruise’s proselytising did serious dama..."That Cruise’s proselytising did serious damage to his career is a matter of record.<br /><br />Now it turns out that Reitman’s book, Inside Scientology, is another unintended consequence of his crusade."<br /><br />The first "unintended consequence" being, of course, the rise of Anonymous in response to Scn's attempt to suppress the video. Heh. A footbullet of major Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-89544244430498830112011-07-03T17:06:29.452+02:002011-07-03T17:06:29.452+02:00Thanks for the feedback: I'd hadn't read t...Thanks for the feedback: I'd hadn't read the alternative version you mention, but in the end, it probably adds up to the same thing. If the Rolling Stone decided to commission the piece, I imagine it was at least in part due to Cruise's antics. (And besides, I don't want to mess with my intro.:-))jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07221356763434456508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-766845421765556183.post-59949904473976532502011-07-03T16:04:22.784+02:002011-07-03T16:04:22.784+02:00Great review Jonny. Love the last line.
Although ...Great review Jonny. Love the last line.<br /><br />Although in the book Intro, Janet mentioned being curious because of the Tom Cruise flap, she has since said in interviews that she was assigned the initial article, and then contracted to write the book.<br /><br />At first I felt conflicted reading that, but then I thought it might be an "out" for her when attacked and criticized by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com