That time South Park took down an ENTIRE RELIGION...

[@Bloomser]

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[@denis2381]

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[@denis2381]

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[@denis2381]

Rudolph Bitler and the Wimdmill of friendship

[@deletedduck1273]

This was a great video!

[@cathaxor]

hey man, you might wanna put a flash/seizure warning on that intro. great video, though!

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

South Park saved my own family from being brainwashed by Scientology. They convinced us into their headquarters in LA and managed to bring my Mom to her knees. I saw right through them because the questions they asked were exactly the same as on South Park. My Mom says she had been through the worst depression and fear in her life in just 25 minutes with them. I showed her the South Park episode so she'd see what they actually beleive. I of course had to back it up with news articles and leaks but the Story of Xenu snapped her out of it. Who'd have thought South Park could save Millions from this cult.

[@GrievousReborn]

Did you mean South Park saved my own family from being brainwashed by Scientology? Because you said South Park saved my own family from being brainwashed by South Park.

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

​@@GrievousRebornI corrected it.

[@CaptainCat101]

That's cool

[@lukrumble3295]

@@gavincarothers595 Cope detected. Opinion rejected.

[@jmunz8755]

​@@FrankieChickenlmao, found the scientology cult member.

[@helwrecht1637]

I think Scientology hates Psychiatry because they know any therapist worth their salt would advise the client to flee the cult.

[@supersaiyandiclonius3056]

Faxx

[@Goochigoop]

Aye!!!

[@jerrys1]

Most therapists aren’t worth their salt tho

[@alexanderingraham8255]

Most cults hate psychiatry. For obvious reasons lol

[@jamesdouglas1783]

My personal theory is that Hubbard was in mental institutions when he was younger, and held a grudge against them forever. And to be fair, psychiatry had a lot of ethical issues in its infancy. That's not really the case anymore, but Scientology already placed its bets so it has to keep making psychiatry sound bad because religions don't make a habit out of changing tenets in the face of facts.

[@z3ntropy]

Imagine paying 200k to be told some secret science fiction story and some cartoon animates it on TV for you the next day

[@callmefox630]

4 times more than the infamous Verbalase animation costed I guess.

[@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M]

That would be utterly soul crushing for anyone who actually DID pay to 'advance' to that level of spiritualism only to find out the next day, week or month on a damned cartoon for FREE! I didn't fully grasp this until seeing this video despite having actually seen the episode the day it aired 🤣

[@Sir_Bucket]

It should be reminded scientologists of lower level go through initiations practices that have been described as hypnotic for the one who went through it. It's extremely disorienting, and probably one of the reasons people lower their guard

[@RedTail1-1]

@@_M_a_r_t_i_n_M You literally just said what the comment you replied to said...

[@tripleheadedmonkey6613]

@@RedTail1-1 Yes, sometimes discussions focus on a single topic, rather than veering off in any old direction. Acknowledgment that one agrees with another and reiterating in ones own words is, in large part, how consensus is formed.

[@slovak4life1991]

Scientology killed Isaac Hayes. They're monsters who tarnished his legacy and took advantage of him at his lowest moment because they couldn't stand the fact that he was friends with the people who had criticized them. They did all of this while actively forcing him to take part in a dangerous pseudoscience treatment that would eventually be the cause of his untimely death.

[@mindmast3r]

Nice😂

[@johnymey4034]

Not sure if troll or regard...

[@slovak4life1991]

@@johnymey4034 Did you even watch the video? It's literally what he said at the end verbatim.

[@jasperzatch610]

Definitely the most heartbreaking situation to learn about later on. He didn't want to leave his friends or position from what I've read regarding it

[@mckenzie.latham91]

They also protected rapist Danny Masterson

[@caspers3rdbathroomstall766]

The fact that they signed off their statement as "Trey Parker and Matt Stone, servants of the dark lord Xenu" will never fail to make me cackle

[@arcturus8329]

Shit had me cackling

[@SinisterBlitzo9]

Shit sounded like a fucking DnD title

[@HeyitsBri_]

I scrolled too far for this 😂

[@ninjacat8659]

W pfp bro

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

That’s so fucking funny 😂

[@SnakePit6517]

The “This is what Scientologists actually believe” joke has got to be one of the most savagely based moments in all of television.

[@Katie_Lou_who]

The fact it’s not even a joke is what makes its sort funny.

[@Katie_Lou_who]

Super*

[@JesseFuches]

@@Katie_Lou_whoyeah supper is my favorite meal

[@lucaslee4426]

Puts some truth behind the statement “the jokes write themselves”

[@CaptainCat101]

They had to make it clear that they weren't making it up

[@peterversionone]

I remember a couple of years before this episode, they had Scientologists in the Times Square subway station. I did that meter reading, they told me I was depressed, and I said no shit we are in New York. That is what alcohol is for. They stopped talking to me

[@dangeki5902]

Average New Yorker good job though

[@dashbrown344]

There's a whole scientology church in times square

[@Hyunckel101]

Bro is in so deep even scientologists didn't bother. 💀

[@kevinnelle6208]

If you tell them you go to a Psychiatrist they’ll leave you alone. They don’t believe in Psychiatry and believe anyone who has done that has been compromised.

[@kevinnelle6208]

@@dashbrown344Hell’s Kitchen area outside Time Square. That one is dead though. Scientology doesn’t get people outside of Clearwater and LA, and even that isn’t happening anymore.

[@DanIsDelayed]

“Anything that’s fun cost at least 8 dollars” is a common quote in my friend group

[@GEROKII]

$7.00 meal is fun for me

[@DanIsDelayed]

@@GEROKII that’s actually true I’ve never not had fun order a little Caesars pizza

[@GEROKII]

@@DanIsDelayed Glad to meet a fellow meal lover lol

[@DanIsDelayed]

@@GEROKII always a pleasure brother

[@DeadpanVT]

​@@GEROKII got fallout NV for 5$ and an endless amount of enjoyment from it

[@GrippingRaccoon7109]

The Jane and John Smith wasn't a joke. Matt and Trey wanted to make sure none of their employees got sued only them

[@kang4137]

What Chad's... well more then Chad's from what they done but ntl

[@brose.03]

@@kang4137 *gigachads*

[@zabeebusblaster3243]

He said that in the video😅

[@kyle960]

The heroes we don’t deserve

[@Ob_GynKenobi]

He said this in the video idiot. Here I'll add your pointless statement: Did you know that South Park basically brought down an entire religion called Scientology?

[@tophat156]

>owns a popular series >exposes a cult >save people from being scammed >continues on like nothing ever happend

[@Joostmhw]

No replies?! Scandalous!

[@saidzilla226]

​@@Joostmhwtruly out of place , something extraordinarily rare

[@spyhy4019]

well chef quit for one...

[@electronic_dude4970]

just an average day

[@phantombigboss8429]

​@@spyhy4019good riddance I say.

[@CooperMarketingUnlimited]

The biggest red flag is that L. Ron Hubbard's own son said that L. Ron is a liar and a crook. That apple fell off the tree, landed in a river, and floated far away from the tree. 😂

[@augustwhite7390]

Also, I find it funny that if there is really a scientology sector or whatever that reviews all internet videos about scientology they can't watch this one since it talks about xenu or whatever the thing is called 😂😂

[@CooperMarketingUnlimited]

@augustwhite7390 I grew up in the LDS (Mormon) church, and there are things the members aren't told until they reach the highest levels. It's basically a Freemason front, but none of the members would ever believe you if you told them that. I'm willing to bet that most of today's religions are that way. If people knew the truth of what they believed from day one, they wouldn't want to be a part of it.

[@sonic23233]

They also believe a sci-fi novel is religion

[@TheValoisMadness]

And, honestly, well done to him. Worthy of truly great praise.

[@CooperMarketingUnlimited]

@@TheValoisMadness Agreed. He could have inherited it all, but he called it out instead.

[@jesushernanpizarrogonzalez7297]

At this point I'm pretty sure the moment Tom Cruise dies the entire Church of Scientology it's going to immediately implode.

[@WhiteTulip2002]

That’s going to be a while, they seem to have a pretty extensive hoard of gelfling essence they’ve been giving him

[@dans.7002]

What about John Travolta?

[@jesushernanpizarrogonzalez7297]

@@dans.7002 What about him? Is he even still alive? Do people even care if he is? When was the last time he was on a big budget film like Tom Cruise? Even if he outlives Tom Cruise and becomes the new face of scientology, will he have the same appeal to attract new members to the church? I think not.

[@CraiiZeD]

I hope so, but I’ve been hearing that some migrants, unaware of scientology’s inner workings, have been being recruited into the church. People with no passports and sometimes no one looking for them are perfect targets.

[@ikariyabiollante867]

Unfortunately that's gonna be a while cus apparently he can so thoroughly outpace the reaper with that funny run of his that he's pushing retirement age but still looks 35

[@Mudfire15]

The sad thing, Isaac didn't quit. His Scientologist POA quit for him while he was in the hospital.

[@Saintnick90]

One thing that's not mentioned in this video is that Hayes did a few interviews after the episode aired, and he said that while he didn't find the episode accurate, he wasn't offended because he realizes that Matt and Trey make fun of everybody. That seems to lend further proof for the fact that him quitting was entirely Scientology's idea.

[@zoonal-gg]

He does talk about this.

[@gabrielc.9219]

Blooms needs to see this.

[@j6936-d6v]

His son backed up a statement similar to this comment.

[@nickrustyson8124]

​@@Saintnick90 I mean Matt and Trey have often times talked about Religion, not just in the show but in the writing room, it's how they get ideas for episodes, like Isaac knew it was gonna happened

[@TwistedTeaRex]

BRUH imagine only finding out your religion is a scam after you've dropped half a million on it, I would be HEATED.

[@muckygotstd2215]

That would make me crash out I’m ngl

[@iwasacringeykid9187]

Even worse if you paid to actually KNOW what it's about for it to be public knowledge now lmao

[@Dasobreadwinner]

That whole sentence sounds crazy dropping half a million and not knowing it’s a scam is insane lol

[@JazzerciseJustice]

No, you would probably double down as a coping mechanism, like many victims of scams and cults do.

[@stronglift1873]

@@JazzerciseJustice well these people were not victims of a scam. there was a guy trying to scam people and the stupidest of the stupid people fell for it. these people are victims of their own stupidity. so yes, stupid people would dubble down, they do all the time, but smart people wont duybble down, they wont even fall for it 1 second.

[@duo317]

The greatest part of this was the fact that they wrote "THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGY ACTUALLY BELIEVES", if they wanted to sue, they'd have to prove that they don't believe it, which would show what they actually believe.

[@sebastianmosqueda5959]

It's actually not that big of a mystery anymore. Joe Rogan did a full on interview with a former scientologist member. She basically confirmed that it is indeed a cult.

[@DidierLoiseau]

That's not how the burden of proof works (eg. In a defamation case). It's the one who claims something who has to prove it, so here the South Park authors. I guess they had some good proofs to back it up though.

[@SergeDuka]

⁠​⁠@@DidierLoiseauAlmost. 😂 The burden of proof lays on the plaintiff. And since the South Park team wasn’t one, they didn’t have to prove they weren’t servants of Xenu or whatever other accusations the plaintiff (the cult of Scientology) would write down in the lawsuit. 😉 Meaning if I were to sue you for defamation, I would have to prove that you defamed me. You would not have to prove that you didn’t. 😂

[@lildvsvevo]

@@DidierLoiseauno. You have to prove the thing they said wasn’t true. If you can’t provide evidence that proves the party you are suing for defamation is lying, you don’t get to win.

[@DidierLoiseau]

@@SergeDuka defaming does not necessarily imply that the statements were false, just that they hurt your reputation. However the case would be dropped if the statements are proven to be true. Generally, you would thus not have to prove that the statements were not true. In fact, in most cases, it would be impossible. If I say that you have committed a crime, e.g. that you were drunk driving two months ago, how would you prove that it wasn’t true? Same thing here: how do you prove that you don’t believe something? It’s the general issue of proving a negative. What the plaintiff has to prove instead is that the defendant made a defamatory statement to at least one other person and, usually, that the plaintiff suffered special damages as a result. However here, we are dealing with media, which makes things more complicated. They might be covered by freedom of the press, I don’t know (and IANAL). In that case, the plaintiff might indeed have to prove that the statements were untrue, and even that some malice was involved.

[@lazywallstreetnews7234]

There’s something about Tom Cruise being so rich and famous, but still getting butt hurt at a joke while he tells you he doesn’t care, that just brings me inner peace. 😂

[@happytofu5]

Here in germany, you have to confirm that you are not a Scientologist when you want to work with kids. I think that is very sensible. Edit: after reading a flustered comment about me being not right I'd like to add that I can only speak for Berlin, since I only taught kids here. Not as a teacher, but a coding workshop mentor.

[@nebojsarodic1720]

Would be more sensible to extend that to many many other religions that prey on the developing minds of kids 😬

[@dothiussteele]

Gg Germany 🇩🇪

[@Unknown-mz3ww]

​@@nebojsarodic1720Islam

[@Ramsey276one]

*WHOA*

[@Vyyy290]

as someone who is planning to move to germany, i have yet to see a genuine downside to moving there compared to the USA lol

[@Nerdtendo6366]

The death of Issac Hayes is still one of the saddest stories I’ve heard. A single episode forced a man from being able to continue the show he enjoyed working on, and the “religion” he supported ended up (supposedly) killing him completely. Just fucking depressing

[@tiffprendergast7]

A stroke killed him

[@johan-bq9ie]

@@tiffprendergast7 ..said stroke was caused by a lack of proper medication and strict diets/exercise routines forced upon him by the church. They killed him.

[@TheChoujinVirus]

@@johan-bq9ie and I believed this was confirmed by his son?

[@raptorskilltor4554]

Well sadly it’s probably not the first time of the organization of taking a life

[@YepItsMeMsJMC0721]

@@raptorskilltor4554oh look at Shelly Misciavage. Scientology has LAPD officers on payroll. They said they confirmed she was alive but no one has seen her in 18-ish years.

[@Brady14356]

I had to do a research presentation on Scientology in 11th grade. I spent like 5 minutes of it talking about this episode and the controversy that surrounded it and my teacher ended up giving me extra credit because he said that he loved the episode and was glad I mentioned it.😂

[@FlamedancerStudio]

I’m going to bring up South Park in school thank you

[@CaptainCat101]

That's a cool teacher

[@MrpizzaDrip]

W TEACHER

[@FictionalLuvus]

Based

[@IkeaShelf_]

That teacher a real one fr

[@mr.martyr8573]

Just so everyone knows…..Scientology is still a massive problem. It didn’t go anywhere and it wasn’t “brought down.”

[@Xahnel]

No one is scared of scientology anymore except scientologists. They'll probably never truly go away, but the power they once weilded is basically gone. Except in Clearwater Florida, stay the fuck out of Clearwater Florida.

[@DiobeticDaily]

Yeah I was in Florida couple weeks ago and seen their huge fucking building lol

[@Sekir80]

@@DiobeticDaily Yeah, they are everywhere but as I hear their numbers are pretty low. Fun fact: they never disclose it even to their members. I guess upper management knows it, of course.

[@saparapatepete]

True. the people that are still inside might still stay, but at least lots of people outside of it are aware of its trappings to avoid falling into it

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

Fun fact: there is a Scientology TV channel. The only time i ever saw it was in rehab. Which seems pretty shitty

[@karmiliaandrade9508]

No kidding! I used to work at a company that serviced one of Scientologies “rehab” centers and the reviews i read were atrocious. Not only that, apparently someone had died at their rehab center.

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

@@karmiliaandrade9508 that tracks

[@clairegray6027]

The rehab center is because scientology created narc-anon piggybacking on top of non-affiliated al-anon. tricking people into thinking they were legit. Scientology then uses narc-anon flunkees to agitate protesters of Scientology to keep their "hands clean" while attacking any critics.

[@worldadventuretravel]

Considering that an atrocious number of rehabs, elder care facilities, medical practices and hospitals are owned by private equity funds which exist to strip assets and dismantle corporations to the tune of extreme profits for themselves, this is not at all surprising. (BTW if you want to know how private equity owns everything, More Perfect Union and How Money Works both did awesome vlogs about it on their channels.)

[@g0stn0te]

Now you see the con of most twelve step programs. Religious fronts. Preying on the vulnerable.

[@DrBongos]

In Germany, it's illegal for Scientologists to teach in school. I had to tick a box saying I wasn't a member of Scientology,

[@jeremybirmingham2316]

That is a good start, although when you think about it all religions are questionable.. I once had a psychologist get defensive when I asked her if she believed in god. She felt it was immaterial, but I felt that anyone in charge of my mental well being should not be delusional. For a similar reason if I needed surgery and found that the surgeon was a Jehovah's Witness who didn't believe in blood transfusions, for example, I would demand a different surgeon. It is not a question of religious freedom but a question of doing your damn job.

[@JonHuhnMedical]

it seems to me that believing in God and being religious aren't necessarily the same thing. There's plenty of people that become convinced of a divine creator through the scientific evidence alone. My take is that it's when you start attributing attributes and beliefs about that entity based on supposed divine revelation that you have a religion.

[@jeremybirmingham2316]

@@JonHuhnMedical please give any example of scientific evidence leading to a belief in a divine creator. Belief in some sort of god is the definition of being religious, perhaps you are talking about spirituality which, in my book, is a cop-out.

[@patrick1911AW]

@@jeremybirmingham2316Go outside and look around. There is your proof

[@Ryno2094]

Germany sounds cool

[@guts60]

The Scientologists trying to dig up dirt on the creators of the show, only to find nothing because all the crazy shit they do is public anyway

[@guts60]

@chinsaw2727 They were actually very thorough. The issue is that nothing South Park does is private, you can’t find any dirt to hold against them because it’s already public information

[@theirishviking9278]

​@chinsaw2727you try finding dirt on two dudes who admitted to being high on acid while wearing dresses at an awards show

[@ianslee4765]

@chinsaw2727spent all that money looking, hoping for actual evidence when they probly coulda spent like half that on a few people to lie about them. it wouldve done more damage

[@dirtbagdeacon]

Their most controversial stuff comes out of their mouths or in their show, not in their everyday actions.

[@PhantoRoyce]

Apparently outside their work they’re pretty normal guys. They’ve referred to each other as “painfully average”

[@od9694]

My friend is an ICU nurse in Ireland and the Head of scientology ireland was a patient there because her kidneys weren't able to process all the vitamins she was taking

[@sarahm5936]

omg you're on a list now while they stalk you to find out who your friend is and then get your friend for whatever is the equivalent of hipaa in Ireland.

[@TheBleanaru]

This is what frustrates me about people who push supplements. I have to make sure I have a higher calcium intake than the average person because of a medication I am on. I asked my doctor if that meant I needed to take a supplement and she was like "ohhhhhh no no no no. Do not take a calcium supplement. You are not calcium deficient, and if you take a calcium supplement, it will cause your heart to calcify. All you need to do because of the medication you're on, is to eat more food with calcium. But please do not take calcium supplements because you do not have a deficiency and do not need them." People are just like "yeah just take vitamins and you'll feel better" and it's like... Just cause it's a vitamin, doesn't mean it won't hurt you if you have too much of it, and you have to have blood work done to make sure that the supplement you take isn't going to hurt your body instead of help you.

[@lalaj5831]

My sister took a World Religions class. They had speakers come in from a number of different religions. My sister simply could not stop laughing at the Scientology representative and everything they said. She thought it was a joke the teacher had set up.

[@bzuidgeest]

I don't see how they are much worse than any other church. Christianity is full of insane beliefs so is the Muslim faith. I don't see how believing in alien ghosts is that much different from believing in an invisible all powerful God, that needs priests that can't keep their hands of small boys to tell you what is right.....

[@Rickkennett143]

It was a joke the teacher had set up. Only the scientologist rep didn't know it.

[@MrMattSax]

Scientology is a joke that was played on the world

[@DimitriKendrison]

But you respected the other fairy tales that were told.

[@mobilityproject3485]

@@DimitriKendrison What's with you bud. Even the most staunch professionals admit that 30-40% of the Bible mirrors history

[@doomslayer2290]

Fun fact: 4chan's first real-life raids was against scientology.

[@doomslayer2290]

Or at least one of them

[@G-manFan1]

were*

[@archermadsen7744]

4chan doesn't raid anymore.

[@momom6197]

@@archermadsen7744Everyday we stray further from God's light. 😔

[@doomslayer2290]

@@archermadsen7744 how does that change the fact presented

[@TheSm0keP1tt]

never forgive scientology for what they did to chef

[@Siliygoose1]

chief?

[@curiouscommand5916]

Think they mean Chef, Issac Hayes was a goddamn tragedy.

[@TheSm0keP1tt]

@@curiouscommand5916 you got it man he was the goat it sucks that he got brainwashed

[@mattf666]

That fruity little club

[@djdubuque3369]

The Super Adventure Club

[@Jesse.00]

The fact that this episode isn't on streaming services is criminal

[@Yukkurishiteitene]

it's on the south park studios website luckily

[@TheNewJavaman]

It's on HBO Max, I watched it a couple weeks ago

[@Heavencollects]

Soap2days has it ! It’s episode 12 season 9

[@stephenheffren4324]

"I'll take the video down for $50,000." Scientology: You're breaking my balls, man.

[@juhotasken]

Lmao tells a lot about their current "power", which i just love so much.

[@xgearheart8592]

IDK if they can afford 50k right now. @Blooms

[@gunier.j.kintgenanimations]

"Your really pushing the envelope here man..."

[@RobotacularRoBob]

Greetings fellow scientology opponents. I just so happen to have a $50,000 savings bond with the name “Blooms” on it. I’ll just leave it here

[@sereneprincess4940]

I mean, how else can David Miscavige keep paying off the investigators looking into his wife's "disappearance"? He needs to keep the grift going, duh. (For legal purposes, David Miscavige is more than welcome to sue me for slander. Once he proves that his wife is alive, well, and is free to speak on where she's been since 2007. No, the LAPD's remarks on the case don't count; read my first sentence.)

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

Fun fact: Hubbard committed so many crimes that he had to spend the end of his life on a boat in international waters. This is because he would be arrested immediately anywhere in the world he put his foot on land.

[@dopesickdog]

on a boat, in international waters, surrounded by underage "servant" girls 🤢

[@ViktorGartner]

Anyone who wants to learn more, listen to Behind the Bastards Ron L Hubbard

[@maliamock7642]

And then he somehow convinced people to place their CHILDREN ON THAT BOAT!

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

Well people also continue to send their kids to religious institutions infamous for child molestation and rape. Parents unfortunately often sacrifice their children on the altar of their personal believes. So that didn't really surprise me... Howard did hold some sway to some people back than as any cult does...@@maliamock7642

[@thenerdbeast7375]

So that's why he was so associated with boats.

[@katiethewise]

i remember being like 13 and watching the one scientology south park episode with my dad and genuinely thinking that scientology was just something they made up for the plot of the episode 😭😭

[@gamer47e17]

it fr doesn't sound real

[@lasagnasux4934]

Wait until you hear about Nation of Islam (not to be confused with the religion, Islam; they're two different things). It's like scientology mixed with Heaven's Gate Cult for afrosupremacist terrorists.

[@lasagnasux4934]

Wait until you hear about Nation of Islam (not to be confused with the religion, Islam; they're two different things). It's like scientology mixed with Heaven's Gate Cult for afrosupremacist terrorists

[@lasagnasux4934]

Wait until you hear about Nation of 1slam (not to be confused with the religion, 1slam; they're two different things). It's like scientology mixed with Heaven's Gate Cult for frosupr3macist t3rrorists. Sorry about all the numbers and stupid censoring. KZbin won't let me post anything mentioning religion, race, or anything slightly controversial. I've tried to post this twice already.

[@lasagnasux4934]

Wait until you hear about Nation of Islam (not to be confused with the religion, Islam; they're two different things). It's like scientology mixed with Heaven's Gate Cult for afrosupremacist terrorists.

[@Ali-in-Wonderland.]

When my mom found out I smoked weed, she actually sighed with relief and said thank God I thought you were turning into a Scientologist😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@azuth11]

Speaking of Scientology not liking Psychology: I once heard Dr. Drew Pinsky on Loveline describe how he once visited the "Museum of Psychology" run by Scientology. He described it like a haunted house where they show you the horrible atrocities that psychologists have committed throughout history, such as electroshock therapy, and at the end they try to sign you up for Scientology. Dr. Drew's conclusion was that at some point in his life, L. Ron Hubbard received some psychological help, perhaps against his will by his parents, and hated it so much that he decided to demonize it for the rest of his life.

[@johnzapper1652]

Sign you up for Scientology.! I would sooner take the electroshock therapy.

[@bflogal18]

Actually it’s really about Hubbard’s ego. When he wrote Dianetics, he submitted it to the American Psychiatric Association, wanting their endorsement . Hubbard believed that he had made this amazing breakthrough and that they would claim him a genius. However, that didn’t happen. Instead, the APA laughed their tails off and sent him home with a bruised ego. After that, Hubbard despised psychiatrists and the field.

[@Jayleenyc]

I wholly agree with this!

[@cleanerben9636]

well, there is a lot to demonize in psychology throughout history. Your lobotomy, sir.

[@beeeater8893]

Dr. Drew is a dangerous hack.

[@pokemonmanic3595]

“YOU’RE NOT A RELIGION, YOU’RE A PYRAMID SCHEME!” -Spatula Madness

[@williamdaviddiazcuchimaque7511]

Más bien es un culto

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

What’s the difference?

[@subhamraj5365]

@@ProsecutorZekrom Are you this stupid to NOT see a difference? A pyramid scheme and religion have a clear benificiery, but Pyramid Schemes have people who lose a lot by nature, but religion does not. Communities are built on religion. Before you say, "Oh religions cause vIoLeNcE!1!", that only occurs because Religion is used as a dress for other things, also, only seven, SEVEN, percent of wars were caused by religions

[@dansmith16]

@@ProsecutorZekromYour mother will never make it on top.

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

@@dansmith16 Your mum tried to make it on top, but fell off - long story short, Tohoku 2011

[@jamminman9585]

The fact that even 4Chan also banded together to take down Scientology speaks volumes

[@holschermarc]

If 4Chan is against u than u really fucked around and found out

[@jamesj8061]

Yeah 😂

[@antonydrossos5719]

The one time 4Chan actually did something good, & boy, did they deliver!

[@Chpow01]

@@antonydrossos5719 One time? Go look up what they do to anyone who posts animal abuse.

[@worldlinezero4783]

​@@Chpow014chan is like a fragmented hive mind that occasionally coalesces into one being to do good things and then spends the rest of it's time hating minorities

[@83fleafan]

"You're not Gene Hackman, or that guy that played Napoleon Dynamite, but you're ok i guess." 😂😂😂

[@Jackie89000]

Scientologists have an episode made about them and throw a tantrum. The mormons had an episode and a whole musical mocking them and they took out an ad in the playbill.

[@Tony-op6xf]

😂😂😂

[@Legionbass19]

To be fair, The Book of Mormon (musical) mocks the religion but at the same time shows the value of well placed faith and the good it can bring in the right circumstances. Iirc Matt and Trey described it as an atheist’s love letter to religion. Mormonism can be dodgy, but Scientology deserves no ounce of good will.

[@Jackie89000]

@@Legionbass19 Yeah, I loved the ending speech in the Episode "All about Mormons" that the mormon kid says to Stan about how the religion may seem silly but preaches good values.

[@jonnnnniej]

​@Jackie89000 I heard so many bad stories about how things as SA in the church are constantly covered up by the Mormons though. Religion can be good, but too often it's used by bad people to justify their bad behavior

[@vanillacapricorn]

@@Legionbass19I mean they had a pretty major role in the lynching of several black people afaik.

[@theworkshopwhisperer.5902]

One of south park's most controversial episodes. "Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@atiagooqkinguliaalu4027]

😂 so true

[@Zamtrios245]

I'd even argued that this is the least controversial episode

[@syndrette]

Least controversial but biggest aftermath ​@Zamtrios245

[@blakebell8533]

@@Zamtrios245Easy to say nowadays, but as stated in the video, talking about scientology was a big no-no in the industry before this episode aired.

[@The_Commandant]

​@Zamtrios245 I wanna say their Muhammad one takes the cake. Back when it was on Hulu, they didn't even list the episode lol.

[@MathGPT]

I recall Penn and Teller had their show Bullshit! at the time; and told Matt and Trey they wanted to cover Scientology so bad, but the lawyers and network wouldn’t clear it. Then Matt and Trey just up and did it, proving they shouldn’t have been so fearful in the first place

[@kazekamiha]

In fairness it was the lawyers and network; P&T likely would have gone after them.

[@Tom-s6x6i]

That's not on P&T - their show is live action, it needs studio space and travel expenses and god knows how much else and it all has to be cleared through execs who would see 'scientology episode' and just say no. SP is made by a very small and very close knit crew of madlads who don't need to interact with anyone else and can get an episode from conception to broadcast in as little as 3 days.

[@markasmaclean420]

3:58 my favorite part of war thunder is that every few years they have government security leaks because people get into arguments over tank or jet details and decide to drop classified documents illustrating the design 😂

[@hitmondle]

Calling Scientology a religion is the same as calling a seahorse a horse

[@sshaunss]

I dunno there all same people believing in bollocks being scammed out of money

[@yvan2563]

Or calling tuna "chicken of the sea".

[@revendax2584]

@@yvan2563 but is it chicken or tuna? chicken..... or tuna.... hmmmm

[@phoenixdavida8987]

😂

[@naturegirl1999]

I think cults are basically smaller religions, I could be wrong though

[@kazekamiha]

I think South Park standing up to Scientology showcased that in many ways they were something of a paper tiger; they opened the doors for others to mock and laugh at them.

[@KenMabie]

are you an idiot? Anonymous was well into Project Chanology at this point .. Trey and Matt were piggy backing on what they were doing..

[@Ramsey276one]

The last bit of inspiration I needed! "What religion was he in? Hare Krishna??" No, it's Kamitora! And it's not really a religion. I just found out... Actually my police family neighbors call them Paper Paladins! "...Why?" Because they're all about paper! Cash Donations, Lawsuits and Posters with scandalous stuff! "Google translated that as Paper Tiger...?" YEAH. That's why they didn't get to be a religion!

[@spodula]

If you were an individual, especially one who had little to no money. they could, and would, make your life hell. Paulette Cooper, Richard Behar, Karin Spaink, David S Touretzky, Gracy ward, and more.

[@uDave247]

It's for that reason alone it's really surprising that they didn't at least do something in retaliation.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

South park was unique in that trey and Matt are openly controversial and eccentric So there was no blackmail or dirt that could do anything to them... Other people could be sued, threatened or intimidated.

[@pjf674]

"I'll sue your ass and your balls" One of my favorite South Park lines.

[@chadkennedy7855]

"We'll sue you too, buddy!"

[@joelonsdale]

I bought the book Dianetics from the Scientology store in London when I was 16. I'm now 50 and still get mail from them at my mum's house!

[@wolfgangfegelein2450]

L. Ron Hubbard: You can't get rich by writing science-fiction. George Lucas: Hold my beer.

[@BaeBunni]

Yea if you ever read his books before Scientology he wasn't a very good writer. I mean obviously his description of the ships is literally "they look like planes with jet engines." So... they look like planes..

[@x808drifter]

And even George Lucas wasn't that good. Star Wars is a straight plagiarize of the 1st Dune book. It was so bad the Frank Herbert sued Lucas.

[@Tokmurok]

​@@x808drifter😂people love to hate

[@maxentirunos]

Weirdly, I read these books when I was in my early teen and kinda liked them as an humoristic science-fic, in the same genre than Diskworld and Hitchhiker guide to the Galaxy. I though hilarous how the hero suceeded when the space drug dealer tried to sabotage him by using batshit solutions even to an alien civilization, like learning the language while speeding the recording, or calculating something size by using the echo of steps.

[@Eniggma39]

⁠@@x808drifterDune Flash Gordon and the Hidden fortress

[@rickysmyth]

Its crazy how the founder even ADMITTED he made it all up as marketing to sell his book yet there are people who still believe it. Its not like he was trying to hide it and say he was the next Jesus.

[@Oriol-oo7jl]

i guess they hide this part to newcomers, like the dumb alien story. It doesn't help to the money-machine

[@axisboise]

It’s the Heaven’s Gate all over again. A cult waiting for aliens to come take them in their spaceship but it never came - instead of the members realized they were conned their faith in the cult strengthened thinking “oh they did not arrive because our faith is not yet strong enough” eventually some members even committed suicide because of their belief

[@olivercharles2930]

The founder was a notorious narcissitic piece of shit, so it doesn't really surprise me that people ate it up.

[@dominikdurkovsky8318]

Scientology is just modern gnosticism

[@SecretMagician]

Reminds me of Church of the SubGenius. They also admitted that their "religion" was a gag religion making fun of Y2K hysteria and how Christians were like at that time but it got so popular, some people genuinely believed it and it got into pop culture like Scooby-Doo: Mystery Incorporated showing and referencing Nibiru and Planet X.

[@idkmannnnnnnn]

ngl there’s really not much dirt u can have on 2 guys who admitted to being high on acid while wearing dresses at an awards show 😭

[@Imolos]

I totally forgot the acid but yea. They were doing Acid and still doing South Park. There isn’t much more what could look as munition against them. 😂

[@SeraphinSnecmel]

but did they look good in those dresses?

[@RadGnarRad]

Hell yeah I subbed - a big reason was "my journalistic integrity CAN be bought..." and also I learned stuff from your video

[@roachseedgaming2704]

"My journalistic integrity is worth a lot less than a million dollars. if you just slide me $50k this video will cease to exist" absolutely TOOK me OUT 😹

[@NobbsAndVagene]

Fortunately, that would not be a problem. It would be reuploaded the very next day. The internet, uhh, finds a way.

[@360entertainment2]

Years ago I had a friend consider joining Scientology. She’s fairly smart but after our deployment she came back with a lot of issues and saw that group as a way to help her. I showed her this episode and at first she didn’t believe it but she eventually did her own research and decided against joining them!

[@lukethmpsn]

Such a good story affirming the reason Matt and Trey wanted to risk doing the episode.

[@foxbat1766]

Don't stop there! Go forth and prevent others from joining...

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

Is joining scientology still popular.

[@diediedice]

​@@Halcon_Sierreno Kind of seems like it. When I still had tiktok, there were sooo many videos of a guy just "camping" in front of their buildings and embarrassing the workers there when they tried to get unexpected people to come in and join them, essentially saving them from their shady hands

[@calvinbenson3663]

I grew up in Scientology and was in elementary school when this episode came out. I still remember the rumors about this episode when it came out. No one was directly allowed to talk about it, but we still questioned if it was accurate. It caused a lot of drama around Scientologists at the time.

[@jakeutage374]

Do you still believe in, it okay if you I'm not judging I'm asking a legitimate question

[@calvinbenson3663]

@@jakeutage374 Definally not some of my family is still in it but I’m wayyyyy out of

[@jakeutage374]

@@calvinbenson3663 Ah thank you for answering my question

[@tomnisen3358]

K. Ron Hubbard was a fraud!

[@Kanbarusu]

​@@calvinbenson3663Damn are you okay these days hope you are

[@Azrelaxed]

Apparently the didn’t pay u 😂 23:40

[@midnightandmittens5183]

Give ‘em time

[@GabeDeFox]

Time comes and goes and its still up​@@midnightandmittens5183

[@nikitalyubavin6476]

How long does it take to pay a guy for honest video take down?(

[@Sekir80]

Still no payment.

[@FlintsForge6931]

No payment yet lads :(

[@nicholaspowers4901]

"Just slide me 50k and this video will disappear" - Blooms I won't call you a sellout, I'd do the same thing.

[@ledderfayes]

Yeah the economy is rough these days

[@skittleboi1193]

Hell you'd be doing more by taking down the video and slowly draining their fund than by keeping it up as everybody who knows SouthPark knows about scientology

[@ahetzel9054]

And then reupload it a week later from a different account 🤣

[@AzelasFromHyrule]

If the video really disappear then we should all do videos about scientology! To protest? Hell no, it's for the easy money!

[@rougestarlight4308]

And cheap! Do 1M!

[@jmalmsten]

Also, Church of Scientology wanted to infiltrate the South Park studios? They had friggin Isaac Hayes RIGHT THERE!

[@nathancrowe9131]

So the short answer is loyalty and a stroke. The longer version is that the church felt he was “too close to be useful” combined that with his aforementioned stroke and he was about as useful to them as a screen door on a submarine.

[@normanmai7865]

Isaac Hayes probably wouldn't've been on board with it, even if he hadn't suffered a stroke. He was upset but reasonable about the episode, and soon afterwards, he had a stroke, and because of that the Scientologists essentially resigned FOR him(there wouldn't have been any way for him to do espionage on Parker and Stone after that), leading to them trying to treat him with their pseudoscientific crap.

[@daniboy4153]

​@@normanmai7865 People miss that part where Issac was pretty much forced to quit

[@FlintsForge6931]

​@nathancrowe9131 is that a dbza reference?

[@musclemainia5173]

A funny little story about scientology. My grandfarther was interveiwed in a church of scientology and, of course, got told that he should become a part of the church because he could become happier. My grandfarther is a very happy and compasionate man so he didn't see any point in joining the church, so he reversed the interview and got the interviewer to reflect on their life. They were in tears and my grandfarther comforted them and left.

[@YuutaTogashi0707]

Nice

[@reddeath5791]

Your grandfather sounds like a lovely man

[@SmubFinger]

He reminds me of Iroh from avatar

[@Susman69.]

Bro pulled out a uno reverse card

[@musclemainia5173]

@@Susman69. I was about to write that but I chose not to

[@donaldham308]

15:59 idk why, but that quote is the most memorable thing from all of south park for me. “Now I’m in the closet, now im in the closet too….”

[@Humble_bumbler]

Its a joke on R Kelly's show in the closet if u haven't watched it u should its so goofy R kelly sucks but that show is funny

[@Emily12471]

I mean, at least he didn't pull out his gun again

[@thekyleprojekt7996]

The best thing you can do when a scientologist tries to talk to you is just say "dont you miss your family? how long has it been since you saw them? when did you hug your mother last?" You can see the tears in their eyes as they walk away because they literally arent allowed to talk about their life before scientology. Its the only way to get them to leave you alone

[@Ramsey276one]

Thanks for the info!

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Damn thats cold. But effective.

[@Ramsey276one]

@@TheSuperappelflap AS THEY DESERVE

[@stephenbaker9645]

Thanks. I could put that information into use someday.😊 Maybe I could finally have some fun for once...

[@grdfhrghrggrtwqqu]

@@TheSuperappelflap anyone that uses that method is a horrible human being and will HAVE a terrible life because of their bad karma.

[@paulhappyfeet]

I REALLY LOVED the "THIS IS WHAT SCIENTOLOGIST ACTUALLY BELIEVE" text box. They even didn't had to make a parody or a joke about that "religion"; Scientology was a joke by itself. 🤣🤣🤣 That's why I consider it one of the best and funniest episodes.

[@andrewlacerenza667]

Respect to the creators of South Park for leaving all the names out of the credits in order to protect their staff. Love it

[@mogadon7]

Is Old Mother Hubbard L Ron's wife ?

[@von...]

>gets paid $50k >takes down video >reploads >new video asks for $51k to take down

[@deadweaselsteve3262]

"Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel." - Mark Twain

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

By the way, since Warthunder is the sponsor for the video... Take a shot for every time classified information has been leaked on it's fourms.

[@RalphEllis]

When will Southpark do the same to lslam?? R

[@dordly]

am acoustic what does this mean

[@terrancecobb6802]

"Its easier to fool somebody, than to convince them they have been fooled" M.Twain 👍

[@AnnoyingNewsletters]

​@@RalphEllis they kinda did with the Image of the Prophet episode... ... Thing is, way back in season 2, not only did they have an animated character of Muhammad as one of Jesus' Super Best Friends, they were also making fun of Scientology at the same time, but using David Blaine and his Blaine-iacs as the stand in for it.

[@DSTYYT]

I studied abroad before i started watching South Park. During this time I found the Edinburgh center for scientology in walking distance from my hostel as a pokestop on pokemon go. Me and a few other students thought it would be super funny to go and take their free testing. We brought the papers back and completed them. The other two students had some tour planned and couldn't go so i went alone to turn in my test. My experience with them was nearly identical with Stan's, obviously without paid testing or being heralded as a god. They take your test and tell you that you dont have a purpose in life, you are internally depressed, that psychology and medication doesn't work, and then they try to sell you on dianetics, a "self help" book full of harmful philosophy and pseudoscience. They prey on the suggestible and vulnerable, tell them that they need a solution, then they sell it to them. They're awful people

[@asdfssdfghgdfy5940]

I used to troll them so hard back in like 2005 when I was in school. I went in and wasted so much of their time during the testing. I acted super interested in it and made out like my parents had a lot of money. Then at the end I just started making some infernal shrieking and ran out of the room flapping my arms like a bird. 😂 I did this quite a few times lol.

[@d0ttiej]

I almost fell for it when I was 18. They had a huge building in downtown Cincinnati and I not knowing what it was thought it was an actual church of science. So I took the test and they tried telling me the same stuff and I just laughed at them. I was like wait so this isn't about science? Needless to say they said I wasn't ready to improve myself.

[@billdefranza4927]

​@@asdfssdfghgdfy5940not all heroes wear capes.

[@DSTYYT]

@@asdfssdfghgdfy5940 I have to be entirely honest. The only thing I knew was that they were wackos and they do human trafficking so I was too scared to troll them at all. They even offered me tea and I don't think I've responded no faster to anything else

[@TheDamo616]

The fact they were beside the Forbidden Planet comic book shop always made me chuckle. "No thanks, I'll buy my science fiction in here".

[@carpeimodiem]

This episode saved my life. Not kidding. Craziest plot twist of my life. Edit: fyi Tom Cruise is absolutely not distancing himself from the cult. He's bff's with David Miscavige. He just appeared at the first post-covid IAS annual event in England a few months ago. He's as locked in as anyone in the cult. You can't interview him unless you promise in writing to never ask him about Scientology.

[@michelhadid]

Whats the story?

[@pillowmint4622]

@@michelhadid yeah I want him to spill the beans!

[@carpeimodiem]

Born in the cult. Had no idea about any of the confidential OT materials. I was trafficked by the cult. I watched that episode. I got tf out haha

[@Tobylake-jt6gu]

@@carpeimodiem Dam glad you got out and Screw Scientology

[@michelhadid]

@@carpeimodiem thanks for the context. Glad youre out

[@JayCail]

I got thrown out of a Scientology meeting in 1991 for asking too many questions. Needless to say I didn't join.

[@piedpiper1185]

My favorite shot they took at Scientology wasn't even in the Scientology episode. It was Chef's Farwell episodes were be basically spent an entire hour calling the CoS a group of fruity, child-molesters

[@innocentbystander3317]

I bet their friend Jeffery is alive and well.

[@derekm424]

That was awesome 😎. Then he passed gracefully while pooping himself.

[@dothiussteele]

It's also the only intentionally mean spirited episode of South Park, and given how Hayes left the show and the public statement that was made on his behalf, it's understandable they were somewhat bitter about the specific circumstances of the split. One of the reasons I consistently love South Park and Matt Stone and Trey Parker is because basically every other episode other than this one is never outright mean spirited. They're poking fun all the time, but it's almost always in a clever way that's encouraging the subject of the jab to find the humor as well.

[@aethelfrithofbernica]

​@@dothiussteele I counter with the ginger episode. I have faced some seriously hateful people telling me I have no soul. Kick a Ginger Day and Hug a Ginger Day existed before then so I was used to harassment, but the no soul one was backed up by a popular show. Stone and Parker didn't mean to cause harm, but goddamn

[@dothiussteele]

@aethelfrithofbernica I'm ginger too. That episode was very clearly coded as gingervitus being Cartman's thing. Prior to the seasons that had full narratives from episode to episode, anything that Cartman believed was coded as being bad or something they weren't for. Kids suck no matter what. If it hadn't been kick a ginger day, those kids would have found some other excuse to be assholes to their peers. It's not Matt or Treys fault they misappropriated one of the shows weakest episodes at that point.

[@kat_a_bru]

I can’t overstate enough how much I love how Matt and Trey for how they don’t back down to bullies. The balls they have is insane! We’re very lucky to have them.

[@HumanThing-fm6xt]

I like their balls

[@HumanThing-fm6xt]

I love their balls

[@briannelson27]

They have huge balls. Baseketballs if you will.

[@truejaneysue8269]

They backed down from the Muslim religion.

[@TheIrreverentUncleAl]

@@truejaneysue8269 That wasn't them, that was Comedy Central.

[@aequitas26]

The R. Kelly addition was all because at the time, he had a music video series called “Trapped in the Closet”

[@Sentarry]

oh yeah, but now he locked up fr 😅

[@justpok3285]

​@@Sentarry Trapped in the Cell

[@Natej3ds]

​@justpok3285 My names R. Kelly and I like to p

[@british35]

@@justpok3285Trapped in the lockup sounds better

[@Lexinicolemk]

I guess Scientology didn’t fork over the $50k since this video is still up 😂

[@NoahWaggoner69]

I think cheeseburgers go well with fries

[@Rdr_glazer]

Same

[@targetida3999]

Don't forget your nuggets

[@slowpoke7268]

Or the sauce

[@Biggestcornball]

facts my brother spit yo shiz

[@ThatKenBoi88]

Fr

[@solomonpachowiak106]

Then they kept the "fuck you" to Tom with the episode where he's in a factory literally packing fudge.

[@bzboo]

LMAO

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

Weirdly, Scientologists had a stand at a car show here in Dublin a few years ago. They were offering personality tests, and for a laugh I went for it. Given the asininity of the questions asked, it was very difficult not to laugh and I cracked more than once. They then asked me to leave and then followed me around the show as I took photos of the cars on my phone. I got to the point of asking their opinion on particular cars, which angered them even further. Edit: I had known quite a lot about the cult prior to this.

[@wintersbattleofbands1144]

I love screwing with them. Try not to laugh so they spend more time with you and not on someone else.

[@_vivatron]

Why do Scientologists follow people around? Do they think it’s scary or something 😂 like oh no, you’re following me in a public space! Even if they do follow you to your residence, you can just call the police

[@TJOEL20]

@@_vivatron You’d probably change that attitude pretty quick if some strange man actually followed you to your house.. if that doesn’t unnerve you, you are naive to the real world

[@_vivatron]

@@TJOEL20 that’s not what I said, the comment said he was followed at a car show. I wouldn’t be scared if I was followed by Scientologists at a car show, that’s their scare tactic. If they followed me to my house, I’m calling the cops. I didn’t say I wouldn’t be scared if a random man followed me to my house.

[@Backpfeifengesicht45]

@@TJOEL20 I guess it depends where you are. If you're in the UK, for example, calling the police would be as useful as t!ts on a pigeon. However, here in Ireland or in Germany, behaviour like that is taken more seriously.

[@thatonelonghairedguy764]

Braille skater (the Blippi of skateboarding) Aaron Kyro stepped away from the group for 3 years, barely showing up cuz he went to "business school." hes now the San Fransisco branch of Scientology's highest member, and Braille is burning down around him.

[@Kage342]

My father was in scientology when L. Ron was still alive. He doesn't talk about it much, but some of the stories we could get out of him are horrifying. One such story was them forcing a heavily pregnant woman to eat garbage right out of the can. Torture, abuse, all of this stuff.

[@thomastackett2577]

I heard LRon touched boys?

[@paris5768]

Had heard or read something years ago where as a form of punishment they made a lady clean the toilets inside of a bathroom with her tongue.

[@ackerjawaka1966]

​@@paris5768luxury...when I was a scientologist they made me spend time with Tom Cruise and John Travolta...having to listen to them all day telling anyone who will listen that neither of them are gay is punishment enough ♠️

[@schnoz2372]

Whoa. Why?

[@Kage342]

@@schnoz2372 because, in any cult, one way they keep their members in line is fear. Punish you when you don't do as they want.

[@natalierose13]

“You’re not the guy who played Napoleon Dynamite, but you’re alright” 😂 I was in school when this episode came out and me and my best friend LOVED IT. Brandon literally could not wait to show it to me. He used to tape episodes off cable for me because I didn’t have cable and could watch South Park lol.

[@MotorcycleCheetah]

That’s actually a really cute story. Glad y’all had fun with that, haha!

[@tyjonawob]

Isaac hayes own son said scientology higher ups killed him then put a letter out blasting this episode. That's why we don't have chef 😢

[@theresaschmidt1183]

That and because he's dead.

[@spyczech]

I had to proof check that it sounded bullshit. They didn't kill him literally but his scientology entourage bullied him "Hayes's son Isaac Hayes III said the decision to leave the show was made by his father's entourage, all of whom were ardent Scientologists, and that it was made after Hayes suffered a stroke, leaving him vulnerable to outside influence and unable to make such decisions on his own"

[@talullah1065]

@@theresaschmidt1183 yeah it says that right in his comment

[@GrievousReborn]

We'll probably never see The Simpsons make fun of Scientology because of Nancy Cartwright the voice of Bart Simpson is a Scientologist.

[@Thekitty0706fan]

The Jane and John smith thing was just great. It shows that Matt and Trey always thought one step ahead and wanted to shield their fellow employees from harassment that they knew they'd surely get. And while Matt and Trey were ready for it they didn't want to put the rest of the crew at risk.

[@rockyvolcano4]

I've written D&D one-shots with more cohesive and believable stories than what Scientology is based on.

[@Sucullentbutter]

Damn, imagine getting beaten by a random dnd dungeon Master lol.

[@RDA000]

I played a mind flayer paladin that rolled a nat 20 forgery check that showed he should be the king. Then the royal golem truth tested me and I rollee a nat 20 on the bluff check and it attacked his own family and said I was king

[@jameshall2769]

Riches await you! Just need some dark triad personality defects ...

[@tyrant-den884]

This what happens when your mythology is based on a failed sci-fi writer in the 40's.

[@michiwonderoutdoors2282]

@@tyrant-den884 I read Battlefield Earth, not a bad book, the movie? A disaster.

[@rocksandoil2241]

A friend got involved with them in the 70s. He resurfaced years later and became a surveyor. He told me and a friend at a college reunion that those were lost years and it F'd him up for a decade.

[@emmyvillaatchinson]

absolutely no love for the guy but matt lauer’s calm “i’m not prescribing ritalin, tom” is hilarious

[@soapsatellite]

Yeah, it is and he's right. Tom starts talking like he's using Lauer as a stand in for them

[@YehudiNimol]

Went into a scientology center once out of curiosity. It immediately gave me the creeps. Got welcomed by a pretty receptionist who asked for my name. I initially just came in to use the bathroom, take a look around and leave, but right before I left I got called again and eventually was directed to a video screen. Again, out of curiosity, I stayed. The first video I watched was called "The Truth About Scientology" and was batshit insane - the whole video was about how scientology is not a cult and how the newspapers, the media and "bad people" (like doctors and scientists) lie to you so they could profit off of you being depressed and "not knowing the truth". The video had heavy anti-medication sentiments which were only implied. At this point my leg was already shaking with unease. The second video was a short 30-second introduction to scientology that said nothing to me. The third video was about the 3 'principles' of scientology (which were all really generic, like "knowledge should be for everyone"). What absolutely bothered me is that none of the videos, nor any of the people I talked to, could properly explain to me what scientology actually was. After I filled out the personality test, I sat down with an older lady that typed all my answers into a computer program, and printed out a graph (which, of course, told me I'm depressed), then tried to shill me one of their many introductory courses. At this point I was completely tuned out, since I realized scientology was just a glorified self-improvement course and not a religion. It's incredible how accurate South Park's depiction is.

[@XGD5layer]

The silver lining is that if they're following their doctrine, at least they're not drugging people. We can only hope

[@derrickbartledoo2680]

This sounds amazing, how do I check it out?

[@kathleenshaw932]

Where can I find these amazing self improvement courses without joining the cult?

[@fujster]

google ​@@kathleenshaw932

[@YehudiNimol]

@@kathleenshaw932 honestly, I don't think you can. Their courses are pretty much trademarked and I assume they're full of their pseudoscience. I'd wager you'll get more out of any of the run-of-the-mill self improvement courses you'll find online

[@MatthewSmith-to1hz]

Matt and Trey deserve the Noble Peace prize for saving millions from this scam

[@conor7154]

Nothing changed after this episode aired and if you watch this shitty reaction channel you’re a moron.

[@mortache]

Noble Peace Prize is reserved for war criminals and loan sharks

[@ChaossX77]

Nothing gets through to most cult members.

[@pieceofpeace35]

​@@ChaossX77this probably stopped thousands of people from even joining, if not hundreds of thousands, and it did make some members question Scientology. Remember in the video of the niece of the leader who found out those beliefs through South Park?

[@shd_samurai9676]

The fact that Isaac Hayes quit while he was fine with making fun of every other religion proves South Park's point.

[@user-jl7cz2pe6d]

IIRC, according to his son, Hayes seemingly wasn't really offended by that episode. I think he was pressured by scientology to quit.

[@John_the_Paul]

@@user-jl7cz2pe6d he reportedly suffered a stroke, during which time associates within the ‘religion’ quit for him; at least that’s what I’ve heard.

[@LastRookie]

​@@John_the_Paul 'that's what I've heard', bruh, it's in this video. Just say it said towards the end of this video.

[@maxtracker2904]

Scientology is like ALL religions - they make some good points (eg. over-prescription of psych meds) but then spoil it with a lot of offensive nonsense…

[@thechatteringclown]

​@@LastRookie well yeah, but given the original comment and the amount of likes that comment got, how many of these people actually watched the video?

[@megasnowey7177]

Matt and Trey's response is just trolling scientology and i love that

[@MrDoesVoices]

I can promise you after South Park made this episode. Nothing changed for the scientologists. I live in Clearwater, Florida. The places the biggest Scientology church in the world and things have only gotten worse. Scientology is actually destroying the city i live in

[@ShrexyGuy]

Tbf, Clearwater was largely undeveloped swampland til those weirdos bought it in the 70s

[@TheGenericPerson]

I also live in clearwater, this is so true. Don't understand how some people can be blind to how big of a sham this fraud of a religion is.

[@straawberryfieldsforever]

but scientology owns the place, it's normal that it's all over

[@TheGenericPerson]

my comment got removed lmao

[@pettykittyfam]

​@@ShrexyGuyI'm sorry... "To be fair" ... Are you suggesting it's ok that a cult is destroying a city just because they helped to develop the land? I'm struggling with that logic. No one should be forced to live in a town run by a corrupt cult... Separation of church & state I thought. This is a strange comment ... If I misunderstood I apologize.

[@deskish3930]

Any mention of isaac hayes always makes me sad. apparently the church pressured him quite a bit when his health was on the decline

[@emitindustries8304]

In the late 80s, I worked at a small machine shop in LA. It was run by 3 Scientologists. After taking their personality test, I was hired, and promised a decent rate of pay. I never received that money, and worked at their dark, hot, dusty machine shop for several months. The job sucked, and the people running it sucked. Every time I asked about the pay that they said I would receive, they said "next week". They lied continually to me and the other employees. I finally got out of that hell hole of a job. And it left a bad image of Scientologists for me. Years later, I met other people who had similar, much worse, experiences with them. The church basically gets as much free labor from people as they can, then dumps them, grabs the next sucker, and all with the promise of personal growth and freedom. People become broken by the church, financially, physically, and spiritually. Nice, if you're at the top.

[@OublietteTight]

Pyramid scheme? They own a lot of property world wide.

[@massgunner4152]

Why did you wait several months to quit? I wouldn't last one in that condition.

[@MrMimj]

you should have sued them for not paying...for months...

[@InsanityVirus]

Thank you South Park for saving millions from a scam religion lmao Including me, cause if Scientologists would have gotten to me, I am far too naive, I'dve been screwed lmao

[@Philtopy]

When I played „The Stick of Truth“ Southpark videogame I almost died from laughing because Tom Cruise was still in Stans closet.

[@dothiussteele]

I didn't actually catch that. I know I missed a good deal of it. Good catch :)

[@Ensign_games]

XD

[@iluvchess14736]

"I'm never coming out!" Unfortunantly he's gone by the time Fractured rolls around

[@Official_RetroMania]

Matt and Trey are true heroes! Going against scientology is like asking for death itself. These guys have balls and I respect that!

[@FernandoMartinez-pv1id]

Its easy to go up against an organization that tries to find dirt on you when you dont have dirt for them to find. All these media organizations and celebrities have dark secrets like Epstein's Island. Thats why they were so scared.

[@archmagemc3561]

Your not kidding, they used to have 'reeducation' locations in the rocky mountains they'd take enemies of scientology... They were found and shut down around 2010 I think.

[@Official_RetroMania]

@@archmagemc3561 Yeah I know they are pretty scary even if you are rich a famous, so I have full respect for Matt and Trey. To be fair they also called our Muslims and Muhammad what is crazy!

[@izzcakes]

just wait until you see the banned censorship episodes

[@CyberLance26]

I hope they have not lost those balls because Joe Biden has been president for a long time now and they have not done anything about him at all yet.

[@CR1SPER-L]

"i had a really weird lecture the other day, my Professor was waffling about war of thunder"

[@derekm424]

Maybe they are sponsoring him too 😅. Wouldn't surprise me, this day in age.

[@187mrsmith]

"Dad Tom cruise won't come out the closet"😂😂

[@EdgyShooter]

The scariest part of all this is realising that the episode really did come out 20 years ago...

[@OublietteTight]

You can now track down your life experiences by counting decades! 😮

[@solarfinder]

Hey, it could be worse.... 😊

[@bobbywalker2980]

​@@OublietteTight or by finding the southpark or Simpsons episode.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

And unfortunately scientology is not dead.

[@OublietteTight]

@SorbusAucubaria Exactly!!! My guess, scientology is riding their insanely huge real estate holdings so the tip top of the ruling Jerks can be rich rich rich?

[@amandamoore7512]

“I don’t care what anyone says or thinks” yet is literally spending MILLIONS of dollars in Scientology. Ok Tommy-boy

[@TheRealBatCave]

He likely doesn't spend a nickle, he is thier asset, they spend money on him

[@wanderingbufoon]

religious organizations are considered tax shelters. Just so you know. These things do not function at a spiritual level and whatever cult functionality it serves, it's for the unimportant people within those organizations. The mid to high levels are the ones that see it as a business venture as it always has been. The same goes for charity organizations, etc.

[@issabeganovic8822]

*🍭SUCKER🍭*

[@Ben-zr4ho]

Matt and Trey know bullies are paper tigers 99% of the time. Call them out and they crumple. Theyve spent their career proving it. And either way, the truth is worth it...

[@ajrestivo]

This episode was their monalisa, their david. Their pyramid of giza. Their magnum opus. This episode is genius comedy

[@stevemc01]

"Heheh look at this. I found Trey and Matt once dropped acid and wore dresses." "DAMN THAT'S PERFECT! Where did you find that?" "The Oscars reel."

[@caspers3rdbathroomstall766]

fr lmao like what embarrassing shit did they expect to find that wasn't already proudly on public display?

[@stevemc01]

@@caspers3rdbathroomstall766 “Scientology can’t expose you if you carefully expose yourself first lol”

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

“FUCK what about them saying some gay or trans shit?” “Sir-“ “I KNOW I KNOW IM TRYING DAMMIT”

[@MainMan10]

​@@Werewolf.with.Internet.AccessYou good bro?

[@nevaehhamilton3493]

​@@caspers3rdbathroomstall766 they were high.

[@melt_brain]

my favourite thing about the whole "tom cruise won't come out of the closet bit" is in south park: the stick of truth, after you beat shelly and go to stan's room, if you try opening the closet door, tom cruise is on the other side keeping it closed saying "I'M NEVER COMING OUT"! in the fractured but whole, I believe it's the same, but I've only gone to the marsh residence maybe twice in that game, and once was to shit in the toilet for the achievement lmao. also, I hope everything is going well with nursing school and finding medical jobs! so proud of you! fellow nursing student here, and let me tell you: it's amazing!

[@cyovu]

W stick of truth reference

[@Tealyz]

As a nurse: nursing school is the worst part of being a nurse. If you can get through it you can do anything!

[@melt_brain]

@@Tealyz i tell you what, getting through nursing school is literally the only thing keeping me going. i LOVE education. i love the adrenaline, the pain, the anguish; all of it. it's amazing. education is phenomenal. it's so important for someone like me. nursing school isn't actually THAT bad considering my rapidly declining mental health when i first began. having a good boyfriend now, going through it is so easy now. you're a true hero! nurses are the backbone of the medical field and the healthcare of people. you're awesome. i don't even know you and think you're going to change the healthcare system. much love

[@melt_brain]

@@cyovu it was amazing. my sister watched me play it, and she goes "why is someone in stan's closet?" and i had to explain it to her, and she bursted out laughing uncontrollably.

[@ComicPower]

Claiming scientology as your religion and L Ron is its prophet is no different than claiming that Star Wars is a religion and George Lucas is their prophet.

[@seanmoran9383]

At least the Jedi code has some good points, some

[@jaustill237]

Blessed be George Lucas.

[@stochastic42]

Or any other religion for that matter.

[@FamousWolfe]

@@seanmoran9383 Sith have better points

[@ComicPower]

@@seanmoran9383 i will give it to you the warrior monks of the Jedi order are pretty freaking cool. But unlike scientology at least it is self aware that is fictional