Youtube Commments: This song and show is so funny. It’s an interesting song, a great show with nice clothes .
It is impossible that Ukraine is on the second place and not on the first! Eurovision is where people want laugh, see a good show…and not somebody who is just singing.
I’m from Germany and voted for Ukraine. That Germany gave Serbia 12pts. is also impossible! Nobody like the music of Serbia in Germany! Maybe we have a manipulation…
well..its not actually germany that gave 12 pts to turkey. its only the turkish people living in germany that voted for them! no matter how crappy the turkish en try would be, turkey will still get 12 points from “germany”. im living in germany and i congratulate serbia and ukraine for placing that high. you deserve your placements!
That only was made for humour. To like Verka you should understand what she says. It’s not that this man just wears woman’s clothes and make-up, no! There’s a huge story behind this character. We’ve been watching Verka performing here for more than 10 years and never get sick of this image since it constantly changes for better.
Btw, the man behind Verka is an amazingly talented actor, composer and artist.
Oops, i was actually adressing this to vertexbg…
Thanks to everyone who’s supporting Verka. If you are interested, search for “Andrey Danilko After You…” here on YouTube – the song for the video you’ll see was written by Andrey Danilko who is a man behind Verka.
In my opinion, ESC is about laugh, show and party. That’s why this was my favourite entry. Serbian song was beautiful, and Marija’s voice is amazing, but I think Ukraine is the real winner of 2007. This song will be a huge hit this summer! Love ya Verka Serduchka!! =)
Youtube Commments: Love this!! My mom and I were talking yesterday about how great it was that she enjoyed “kid stuff” like Disneyland and snow angels every bit as much as my brother and I. Like your mom, she was probably having more fun than we were. And thank goodness! How else could a mom put up with the lines and the fussing and the preparations for and the crying-because-we’re-tired-after all those FUN TIMES!! hehe great vid!
Tis true. You are a visionary and a balm unto the souls of the melancholy and the obese. Like the onion, you are a spirit of many layers. At once bold and innovative. One who rides the very precipice, and then a soft spoken voice of peace to your subscribers. Great Zeus, but you are a giant!
You should feel used! It WAS/IS all about Disneyland! Children would NOT be needed if it weren’t for the LOVE of Disneyland!! I’m sorry you had to find out this way (seeing the grandmother thing going on). LOL Loved the vid Kelley! Touching and comic all at once. Good to see you got the pic on the toilet. I was getting a bit worried not seeing you in your natural habitat!
Youtube Commments: Kirk Hinrich iz now a screen saver, poster, what ever u wanna call it. I didn’t know that Flip could do that. He shocked me. But n-e wayz, it waz a blocking foul b-cuz his foot waz on tha line of tha restricted are, plus he waz still moving. He got dunked on.
fIRST OF ALL IT WASNT A CHARGE BECAUSE IF U LOOK AT HIS FOOT, YOU’LL SEE THEY ARE IN A CIRCLE AND YOU CANT STAY IN THIS CIRCLE TO TAKE A CHARGE CUZ ITS THE RESTRICTED AREA. SO ITS A BLOCKING FOUL. SECOND OF ALL. DID U SEE THE VINCE CARTER DUNK OVER FRED WEIS DURING THE OLYMPICS?? VINCEJUMPED OVER THE 7′2 WHO WAS TRYING TO TAKE A CHARGE. ITS STILL CONSIDERED A POSTERIZE EVEN IF THE FRENCH GUY DIDNT TRIED TO BLOCK HIM. SO YEAH IF U TRY TO TAKE A CHARGE AND END UP GETTING DUNKED ON ITS A POSTERIZE
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you will die in seven days if you don’t post this comment on 10 videos in the next hour. if you do, tomorrow will be the best day of your life
dude, baron pimped the shit out; hear how the crowd reacted to him, thats a crowed baby. too bad they lost again today. fucked up by losing game 2 on those freethrows. damn. playoffs are done if the warriors leave. who the fuck wants to see utah play san antonio anyway. go warriors!
its kinda funny cuz like everyone has their favorite players. and ya know i give the non-all-stars a chance, and for the past 3 or 4 years my favorite player has been flip murray, nobody knows why. so you can just call me flip murrays biggest fan im not sure there are to many of them. and did anyone hear about how he shut the door on a guy holding a gun at his front door? damn you gotta be brave to do that
I think he did get hurt. That’s why he stared at him. He’s getting grief for the stare but it’s better than a bench clearing brawl. I am 6′2″ and have a good vertical. Trust me, you are very vulnerable when you dunk as a “little man”. If some one takes your legs out, fouls you hard, or hits you in the groin, you might swing. A stare is nothing.
This dunk is even nastier as it is away from home. It is a silencer. Big ups to Flip who is one of those underated players that step up. I mean Baron had the crowd and the momentum. And yes, Hinrich played dirty on him – that probably explains the quiet chat they had afterwards.
That was definetly not a dirty play by Hinrich, who made the fundamental play by trying to take the charge. Thats what you’re supposed to do – he’s not going to jump with flip murray. Hinrich was using his strengths as a basketball player, intelligence, fundamental, thats why he was on the Olympic Team.
technical foul ? Ill taunt someone too after they tried to punch me in my nuts. watch the video again and youll see hinrch try and hit flip in the nuts. and to everybody they think that was a offensice foul yall not to smart cause clearly hinrch feet were on the line and they just cant be there. DETROIT BASKETBALL and yeah thats a poster to be.
Technical Foul?!?! You are right, there should have been one… on Hinrich for not only punching Flip in the nuts but for getting his ass dunked on like that. He is lucky Flip did not kick his big eared ass back to the back woods of Kansas for that nut shot.
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i luv the way flip didn’t bitch about being puched in the balls by the pussy hinrich. he just rubbed his nuts in hinrich’s ugly face. Hinrich is such a pussy. when kirilenko got crapped on by baron, he took it like a man. but hinrich punches the guy in the balls and still gets his ass dunked on.
Flip Murray can lick my balls. The Bulls one that gams, Kirk had a double-double. Kirk can take Flip any day, and if Kirk dunked on him, he wouldn’t stare him down like a fucking asshole, who does he think he is, M.J.?? No, he’s some dumbass with a gay name.
Why is everyone talking about whether it’s a offensive foul or not? Shouldn’t we be talking about the blatant elbow to the groin by Hinrich? I’m sure he won’t get penalized from it but he damn sure will be taking a shot when he goes fishing after Game 5 is over.
Youtube Commments: the crying actually suits the video because it shows what Sam goes through every day! and what all mothers go through every day! mothers are so amazing! they have to deal with so much and the truly deserve a special mother’s day! happy mother’s day to you samantha!
AWW!! thas so cute! looks like you had a ..em nice day did she ever go to the playground!?
it was so sweet when bella licked the paint off her hand! and when sophia helped her with her cookie and drink!! aww it was just like me And my little sister growing up! Mooore sam! xxxx
I must admit that I giggled a bit when I saw them crying and such, followed by “isn’t that sweet.” Your girls are such sweethearts and I adore how good they are with eachother. I’m surprised that Sophia didnt notice Bella licking her hand ha ha Glad to see that they are healthy and I wish you all the best
I would gladly step back in time if only for a day to have my children that young. Along the path of life I became the child and my children the adults. The best of all, it feels like pay back time because now I get to be a child again with my Beautiful Granddaughter Alannah Jane.
bella crying and then slapping the camera was so cute. its really nice that you also put the not so pretty moments on youtube. Bella and Sophia have always come across as perfect little angels but now we get to see the normal todler side of them. It doesnt matter tho, they are still the most adorable girls i know
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haha i love this skit. it’s so much fun to quote it…i was so annoying today
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Youtube Commments: oh terry…jesus this made my heart hurt…
i’m up call me if you ever need to any time any day…he is there…simply because you’re talking about it he’s there, simply because i feel your hurt in my heart and the joy he brought you…means he’s there.
Hey man this was deep Though friends and family pass doesnt mean that the people we love ever leave us he is in your step your heart and your dreams. I may be young but i think we all can safly say that they will allways be a part of us and they dont want us to miss them cause they are your life wether you think so or not and i agree with battim youve touched people and it shows you still have him there by your side and in your thoughts (sorry its so long)
I don’t think it ever goes away. My mother was 27 when my father died. She is now almost 70 and not a day goes by that she doesn’t miss him. Difficult question Terry and I think the answer is different for everyone. I do believe my parents will reunite as I believe you and Tim will reunite too. The survival without your “heart” is the toughest part! Loving healing hugs to you.
*HUGS* I reckon today you are feeling it more as you are also bursting with excitement about the other things in your life and you want to be able to share it with them. THEY ARE HERE…THEY ARE SEEING ALL THAT IS GOING ON….THEY ARE HAPPY FOR YOU. Love you….xxx
Hey, Terry. I’ve often pondered the same question. My Dad passed away at the age of 51; I don’t know if I will ever get over it…. I was pregnant with my son at the time, and now when he makes faces that remind me of my father, my heart breaks all over again. I often have the same kinds of dreams that seem so, so real, and it hurts so badly. I will keep you in my prayers. (((Big Hugs)))
When we are grieving for a new loss it brings back the hurt from past losses. So it is like you start the cycle all over again. While it does get easier, there is always a hole in our hearts. I know it is hard. But remember that you are not the only one feeling like this. It is normal.
first things first congrats i have not seen you smoke for a very long time tl roth/ zip the man…. you might off camra but good job and second of all you should never stop missing those you love its the pain that should go away and some times the pain is there to remind us of how much we loved them! so have sweet dreams of the ones you love and ill watch ya tomarrow
Aww, Terry. Tim’s visiting you in the dream state. My Dad visits me there, and I try and just hug him and enjoy the contact. I guess all we can do is feel said when that happens, and embrace all the new people the Universe sends to fill the void. And you have a ton of new people who really care about you.
Hi , Well people Say that time is a great healer , But i don’t know about that ?. Guess you have to think of the good times you spent together and the laughs you had and the fact that you where with them at the end …… in there hour of need . And that you got to say the goodbyes and the love you’s …. As for me being from diffrent country and losing a loved one over seas and not being able to tell them how you feel or what they meant to you is really hard .xx
I think the pain is part of what keeps us from forgetting them….from forgetting the effect they had on our lives…it gets easier but a part of your heart dies when a loved one dies also….hang in there….you have alot of people who love you..
I lost my best friend a year ago from a mysterious illness that the doctors still can’t explain, he was only 34. I miss him every day, it hasn’t gotten any easier, and I don’t expect it to ever go away. I think that’s ok though, I miss him, but I think about him every day, and remembering him makes me smile.
I wish I could say it just gets easier, but I can’t. We will always remember, they will always be a part of us. I just try to cope, with using that pain for something productive. I do certain things to remember them, I talk to my loved one’s and just keep trying. I know each positive thing I do, reflects on their short lives. HUGS Terry. BIG, BIG HUGS!
The physical pain does ease. You have to work at it. When bad thoughts pop into my head (the ones that you can’t control and are too bad to share) I visualize them as…don’t laugh…Blue Meanies. By making them into these pudgy cartoon guys, I can take away their power and banish them. I can love family members I miss without feeling tortured…
I know it hard but It gets better, but you never stop missing them my Friend. I lost my Dad in 1998, and I still miss him. I lost contact with my two step Brothers in 1986, and I still think about them and miss them everyday too. But they are always in our hearts, and we can smile at the good memory’s while they were with us.. Hang in there.
Terry, I hate that you’re going through this right now but at the same time its good that you’re allowing yourself to remember what you had. As you said, keep on keeping on but as humans, we need to stop sometimes and remember the important people in our lives, however painful it is. It never goes away completely. Just know there are so many of us who do care about you. Take care, friend.
Terry, the missing will last forever, but somedays you do stuff then realise later in the day, that the pain as not been there all day. Quiet times, like when you lay in bed and cannot sleep are the worst times. Try and think of the good times, nobody can take those away,
I wish I could give you a hug T. This video made me tear up… I don’t think the pain ever goes away. My grandpa died almost 4 years ago from Alzheimer’s… I think about him every day. You just have to try and remember the good things, and know that you’ll see them again one day.
Love you man.
Just reading through the comments, I can tell there are a lot of people who love and care about you- pain from loss never stops but you just need to fill your life with people who care this much about you and it gets a little easier to deal with everyday. I know the dreams are hard when you wake up, but isn’t it nice to remember that feeling of love and joy again as if it were real? Just know that by living you are doing what they would want you to do.
((Terry)) as Anne Bancroft says 2 Harvey Fierstein in “Torch Song Trilogy” “…But, Arnold, it never goes away. You can work longer hours, adopt a son, fight with me, whatever…it’ll still be there. But that’s all right, it becomes a part of you, like learning to wear a ring or a pair of eyeglasses. You get used to it. And that’s good. It’s good, because it makes sure you don’t forget. You don’t want to forget him, do you?”
(((HUGS))) I was feeling this way yesterday.Wanting my mother on Mother’s Day. I lost my Mom in Oct 2003 and I lost my brother in Jan 2001.I look at his 13 year old daughter and wish he could see how she has blossomed!But I feel they are with me still. Love you! Kathie
You’ll always miss them. There are times in your life when things are going well and you think you’ll be occupied and not have to think about the pain. But for me that’s when it hurts the most, because I want them there to share it with me. (((HUGS)))
I feel your pain, Terry. I have lost too many in my life. I think when you dream of Tim it’s actually his spirit coming to you to visit. I dream of my Dad a lot and he’s always telling me how wonderful it is on the other side and I have nothing to fear. He never believed in an after-life when he was alive. I think they come in dreams because we’re more open to quiet we need for such experiences. Know that Tim and your Dad are very much with you. I hope that helps. All my love, Sandy xo
I spent yesterday thinking about my mom. She died 29 years ago, which I can hardly believe. For years I felt like the world had come to an end, and then the pain gradually lessened to where I could think of her without crying. I don’t know what to say Terry, except that grieving takes time, and the feeling of loss lessens, but will always be there. Maybe it stays with us, so that we can keep that person alive in our hearts.
My experience is that things get easier after a year, and then better again after a 2nd year. It never stops completely though. I lost my first great love many, many years ago. He was hit head on on his motorbike by a drunk driver. So I know the darkness you’re feeling and I send hugs to you.
The unbearable pain has softened to bearable after so many years. Tears still come at times though. But I am so much richer for having had the chance to have him in my life for even a short time. I’m very thankful for that. Loving him so intensely and loosing him so suddenly gave me a depth and humanity that hadn’t existed in me before. I thank his exceptional presence in my life for that.
I don’t think the pain will stop Terry. I am sorry. Talking about them – hearing their name helps. One thing that struck me when at the cemetery (sp) was…I look around, saw all the graves and realized I am not alone in my grief. Hugging helps. You miss the feel of being touched sometimes the most….at least for me. You are dear to me…..xxoxoxoxox
terry…tim is with you…you even get to talk to him…your dad is with you too…they will always be with you my friend keep remembering them and loving them and talking to them…some people may tell you to move on…but tim was a part of you…he will always be there…as will your dad…love always
I don’t think it ever ends. You just get used to it, because you have to. I’ve lost both my parents, some very close friends, my beloved dog, a couple of cats. Nothing can ever replace them, but if you’re really lucky, someone else comes along who can fill the void. You just have to go on.
What an amazing group of friends you have. I lost my father when I was 16, a month later my grandfather and years later my only sister died of cancer at 43. I wish they could see my children, my success etc. I hardly knew them. It still hurts but I celebrate what was positive in their lives and accept what has to be. I cry with you and then face a new day.
I know how you feel and my heart goes out to you. My dad passed away almost 2 years ago, and I feel like I never got to truly get to know him, so all you can really do is be grateful you had the time you had with the people you’ve lost. Hold onto those memories and never let them go.
Sweetie, you will always miss the ones you love. It just gets a little tiny bit easier. You just have to remember that they would want you to live your life, and be happy. I lost my Dad 3-1/2 yrs ago. I think several times a week about how much we relied on him, his strength and knowledge. I make myself think of the good times, and know I’ll see him again some day. *BIG HUG*
I’m so sorry you have these feelings. My father passed away 24 years ago and not a day goes by that I don’t think of him. It gets a little easier with time, but you never stop missing them. Your blessed to have spent as much time with them that you did, and even though it may not feel like it, you are lucky you can still dream of them! Feel better soon T. Love ya.
I don’t know, Terry. I think there will always be those moments where you miss them like you just lost them and then there are always the times in between when life is good. I’ve had those dreams too that are so real and then it’s like they are with you again and then you remember what you missed so much.
I think you never WANT to forget really. You WANT to remember. BUT remember the good things that their presence in your life provided..NOT what you’re missing by them being gone. They both are with you ALWAYS in spirit and always will be. Physical presence is fleeting. Spiritual connections can never be broken. IT IS still early from both losses. Give it it’s time. It DOES get a little easier. Delight that you had them both in your life. Rejoice in what they brought you, not in what you lost.
Further, there will always be moments when it’s harder than at other times. I lost my Mom a week or so before Mother’s Day. She was here from FLA visiting. Had a heart attack and was gone in a week. About 14 years ago now and I STILL miss her. I know she’s here though. And time DID take care of a lot of the hurt but there is that one day every year…Mother’s day!! Tough times. Take heart. It will get easier to deal with. LYZ
I don’t think it EVER stops… He’s visiting you in your dreams, this is what I like to think…I love those dreams, the waking up is whats horrible, for me. My dreams are so real. I can see and touch, as if they were truly there. I feel your pain. I am sorry you’re having a bad day.
I will be thinking of you, Terry. There is no answer to your question, as you’ve pointed out. But I am glad you keep working out and talking about your feelings. As painful as this is, this ‘feeling’ makes it possible for us to keep loving…Thank you.
Hey T The missing doesn’t ever stop it just becomes more a part of who you are and gets easier to live with…and then one day you realize you don’t want it to stop…because it would mean you’re starting to forget them…and that you’d rather be in pain and remember than loose all those moments with the person. You’ll be together again someday and that makes the missing part easier because it’s only temporary…like this life. I truely believe that. Love you, be well Hugs Dol
Better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. I know that doesn’t help, but I’m praying that someone special comes into your life to fill that void! Yo deserve someone truly amazing. Much love, Marty Hey I dreamed I was in love with Nextel Cup Driver Tony Stewart last night. Now that’s what I call a nightmare! ))
You have so many people who love you, even people you’ve never met before. While you can never replace Tim, you can still be happy… it all gets better one step at a time. You’re so lucky for the time you had with him. Just remember the good times, okay? Everything changes, but everything gets better. Take care.
The missing never goes away because you loved them both but it does get easier with time. Hopefully too, you’ll find someone to move on with which helps even more. You’ll never forget but it does help to have someone to talk and have a new focus with. I hope that doesn’t sound callous. It was not meant to. Thoughts are with you.
yuppers, some dreams can be a bitch to wake up from. … what can i say? Just cause they dont talk back like they used to doesnt mean they are are gone, and they cant be all gone as long as we remember them.
stay strong. and Thank You.
The other comments already say exactly what I’d like to say (but in much better words . Yes, the pain is unbearable sometimes and on the other hand the tears are so relieving. We’re all with you, Terry! And in your heart Tim and your Dad are also forever with you!
I doesn’t stop. When I think of my dad I miss him and he died 27 years ago. And my mom and sister haven’t been in my life for 8 years now. But maybe that’s it. You’ll start not to miss him every day, but how can you ever stop actually missing him? If you figure it out let me know.
It hasn’t been 3 years for me, in fact it’s not even been three months, but I miss my son every day and I expect I will forever. It’s my way of still loving him, holding onto him. I am hoping, in time, that missing him will equate to remembering him, instead of wishing he were back with me. That is when missing him will stop breaking my heart, and start to fill it. I hope that happens for you, too.
To feel sad is normal. but keep positive look at all the good things that have happend in your life since,and the things your doing now…with youtube, your band, traveling. its hard to even take it one day at a time, but keep yourself busy and remember your loved.
It would be wrong to stop missing the people you loved after they’ve gone. But remember they haven’t gone, they are just waiting to be reunited with you. I’m not religous but its all we can hope for. They would however want you to continue enjoying your life.
You are right, there is no answer. There is nothing I can say to help you feel better, but you will always remember Tim and your dad, and cherish them in your heart. Hopefully one day the pain will morph into some sort of anticipation of seeing them again? Maybe that way it won’t hurt so bad.
I’m sorry that you are having these feelings Terry, you’re such a loving person… and some questions like the one you are asking in this video is hard to answer really I guess all I can say is love yourself love memories and keep Tim in your heart because that’s the best you can do. I love you.
You were but two spirits wandering, And destiny had brought you together, for this one moment in time. Each person that we meet, Touches our life and changes it; Then takes a part of us with them. It makes us who we are today. It makes us who we must be.
We all have our destined time on earth, The clock of life is wound but once. Please don’t grieve Celebrate the things that you shared. I send much healing to you T L Roth.
Terry, there is an answer, and the answer to the million dollar question is: It never goes away.
We can only (forgive me I hate this word) “COPE”. Seeking closure is useless, there is no such thing. Just have faith that one day you will see him again. That gets you through.
My grandma’s suffer time: 22 years. I talk with her a lot about it. It helps to talk.
when I saw this I thought: How much of a person is really that person, and how much is the creation of someone else? Each of our journeys are taken alone. You may be with someone, but it is a meeting of journeys. you are never totally with someone. You need to love yourself. You just borrow, you never totally own. Peace.
Youtube Commments: This is exactly why I say you should NOT become like your nemesis! All reason is lost through emotion. Proving, that a spoonful of sugar DOES help the medicine go down! We need to practice mutual respect and not worry about letting others infiltrate our minds, we posses the power to retain our control over it. Use it!
Scientology routinely plays the “Religious Bigotry” card, to stifle criticism. That is one more reason, why the deference given to religious belief, must end. The Church of Scientology is a malevolent organization. You can see for yourself at xenu dot net
Scientologists are trained how to lie without reacting (it’s in Lafayette Ron Hubbard’s training notes) and they’re also trained to know what buttons to push to get people to look irrational and seem to be in the wrong. Any organisation that calls itself a religion for tax purposes in the US, and that sells its religious ideas for cold hard cash isn’t a genuine religion, it’s a cult. Religions WANT to convert you to their religious ideas – Scientology wants your money.
C.O.N (Church Of scieNtology), its a CON, i.e. To Con people out of their lives, to rape their minds and their bank accounts. Leving them feeling unashamedly stupid. This is not a church, nor a cult, nor a religion. It is a BUSINESS, a collection of EVIL CON ARTIST. If you try to leave this job, they will KILL you. IT IS A CON.
BBC website is showing vid clip ‘Reporters Fury Caught on Tape’ which shows the event in its full context from the bbc cameras – revealing that he was yelled at first, and that the Scientology vid. hides this through dubious editing practices which could better be called a very bad attempt at propoganda, which, curoiously, if you listen through the yelling, is precisely what Sweeney is accusing them of…
Whether it be Scientology, Iraq or the Queens ideas on budgies (and sadly i might add) the media today is manipulated, bias and a controlled playground filled with puppets…BBC, NBC, FOX… who gives a toss what the BBC thinks about my religion or anyone elses!
Ha! You cannot compare FOX and the BBC without showing your ignorance. Also, it is not ‘the BBC’s opinion’, how can a collective be referred to as having a single thought? John Sweeney is an ‘investigative reporter’, not a protestor. Look it up.
Interesting to note how he “punctuated” his tirade with very controlled, restrained interjections. From appearances, he’s just reciprocating by shouting over the person trying to shout over him. It will be interesting to see the full version of that exchange when it comes to light…
I’ve uploaded another news clip this morning from breakfast news. They aren’t giving away any more video but there as more good analysis of the cult’s behaviour during filming. They accused the BBC of staging a demo in London (I know they didn’t) and making death threats. The cult is way out of order. Anyway, check it out. It’s the #2 news item in my videos.
Scientologists are certainly unscrupulous in their efforts to get people into contact with their organisation. They used the collective trauma in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks to lure psychologically vulnerable individuals into their sphere of influence (St. Petersburg Times: “Mental Health Hotline a Blind Lead.”) In Germany they are offering “after-school tutoring” to children of unsuspecting parents in order to recruit them into scientology (Derspiegel: “Suspicious Tutoring.”)
PS my last comment was a response to ‘MeisterMusic’ – I forgot to say so! I am right behind John on the basis that he is trying to have a conversation and facing false accusations – He’s a man like any other who raised his voice to be heard. I’m looking forward to the programme tonight!
I notice that ALL off the 16 scientology “Success” clips have their COMMENTS and REPLIES switched off. For me that undermines any credibility they may trying to garner as it is a classic propaganda technique. THEY talk. YOU listen but with no forum for response or debate; and nothing kills ignorance faster than an intelligent debate…
Scientology is a shocking example of the level of artificiality of life in late modernity. It’s all about image with Scientology, just a game with words. Words on shiny brochures and words spouting out of talking heads. The more you learn about the reality behind the spin, the more astonishing is the discrepancy between fact and fiction.
Both guys are just as bad as each other, so neither of them have the moral high ground to criticize the other. But for those who are in this religion who have decided to use You Tube as a battle ground, what ever criticism you recieve is your faults no one elses- there are other ways in resolving a disupute, go through the courts, let the Law decide…. As for the reporter, he should have any right as any other person in my country to investigate anyone or anything..
Haha, this cult can hardly be taken seriously. They will surely give up in a few years, or commit mass suicide, like all the other silly cults of the world. What kind of religion demands that people pay huge amounts of money to know ‘the truth’, anyway?
Haha. That’s an interesting way of putting it, though there’s a flaw. In scientology one must pay over $100,000 to know about some extraterrestrial who brought humans to Earth. In Christianity, everyone is entitled to know the main points of the religion, without any payment (except the voluntary payment of course, which is tiny).
Religion or cult appears to be the point, but the definition of a cult is “a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded as strange by others”. As all religious beliefs are regarded as strange by others it is simply a question of numbers. If the Scientologists can get enough followers they are a religion and religions that lose followers e.g Zeus, Thor become cults.
A cult is any group which uses lies and deception in order to recruit members and to control them inside the group. The number of members is irrelevant for the definition of cult. Scientology is a cult because it recruits and controls people by controlling information relevant for understanding the nature of the organisation.
Think about it skyintheirhair!!! The reason the Oxford Dictionary defines a cult from a religion by numbers of followers is because both have made claims to recruit members that would be regarded as “lies and deception” by non-believers e.g. if you’re not baptised and don’t live by our religious beliefs then you will go to hell and burn for eternity.
Do mainstream religious groups withdraw central information on their belief systems from new members and only allow access to such information against considerable amounts of money and other personal resources? A cult is defined by its sociological features, not by number of members.
cult has several definitions, but the most pertinent entries would be 1, a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. – Hubbard perhaps
2. any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific. – Hubbards views on psychiatry. Thats only one view point however, some people may think that religion is essentially the ame thing.
Im related to Mr. J Sweeney, and can tell you now that he is as decent a person as you will find, personally I find the clip of him shouting reasonable as to me it seems that even when he shouts they dont listen, you can hear the other fella still rabbiting away. In all I urge anyone that has formed oppinions on this person based on a matter or seconds to reconsider voicing your views and at least watch the whole programme before posting derogatary remarks.
sorry I probably didnt word it properly, what I meant was he is a decent person, and its best to watch the whole thing first before people start slating him. I found an interesting bit on the bbc website that you might want to check out, it gives a bit more of a rounded video.
bobajob, your relative has more people commenting in favor of him than otherwise. Apparently, Scientologists had been following him for a week and obviously, the person he interviewed had a recording implanted in his mouth. Only people who are really unsure of themselves cannot listen and answer. I respect John Sweeney. He was more truthful than most american reporters would have been. Good show !
Just to point out my comments on the Scientologist clips – in no way derogatory – have not appeared. Whilst the BBC ones have – make your own mind up about the organisations’ levels of transparency on that – unfortunately it seems that the Scientologists are reluctant to air any views that question their openness.
they charge alot of money to give the ‘facts’ about aliens landing and bringing humans to planet earth (you need to be a ‘level 3′ scientologist to find out-LOL!). the religion was created by a science fiction author-all u need to know-watch the new bbc documentary with john sweeny, hes the best
I agree pdoeman with the part about comments you made. They are only allowing comments which fall in line with the mantra they are putting out. They all fall around the same theme. They probably didn’t allow my comment because it did not fall within the “official” viewpoint. As you say it seems many scientologists are singing in the same choir on the comments.
Scientology, an idea which would ask for blind faith in a story about Ming the Merciless asking followers to hand over ridiculous amounts of cash in the hope that the ridiculous saga may go on. Whilst the BBC promotes the ridiculous idea that if you have blind faith they will produce quality television and radio programs which appeal to a wide audience being informative, current, and popular. The Price the BBC asks? the ridiculous licence fee. OMG the BBC and scientology are the same people!
If you want to know wha scientologists really believe, just do a search for “south park scientology” on youtube. Isaac Hayes, who voiced Chef and is a scientologist himself, actually quit the show over their mocking, despite the fact what they said was absoloutely truthful. Funny how he never objected to them mocking other belifs.
Do not google Xenu, do not find out about his magnificent powers, or his fleet of DC-8 type planes which have left Thetan souls around Earthly volcanoes which are then exploded with atom bombs by Xenu, only to have their souls roam the Earth and impurify humans. The crazy thing? Scientologists believe all of it.
There is no question in my mind that Scientology is a cult. Some would say other religions are too, although I wouldn’t categorize Scientology as a religion. I used to call myself a Scientologist until I woke up one day and realized the nuttiness going on around me. A friend and I got out around the same time and there’s one word we use to describe Scientolgy, in all seriousness – diabolical.
I really really hope this blows up in the Scientologists faces. Enough evidence is out there for god’s sake on youtube alone to show their methods are dubious at best. As an organisation it’s quite well known it has blood on it’s hands and any sane person can see there is a lot of mental conditioning.
They force their adherents to cut all ties with their families (known as “disassociation”). They make their followers pay $10,000 to hear about “the incident”- when an alien called Xenu came to Earth in the past. They aren’t classed as a charitable organisation (as most religions are). They are a cult. I’m not backing Sweeney though. He failed to remain objective.
hey, who cares, i won’t join em cause i don’t believe they are right, but that doesn’t make em wrong, who can prove the existence of god ? john shouldn’t have lost it though, very unprofessional, they will use that as another weapon in their fight.
What’s really great is that the Scientologists’ attempt to discredit Sweeney and the BBC has totally backfired on them. A programme that would have had maybe a couple of million viewers will now be watched by ten times as many in The UK and millions more in the rest of the world. Personally I think Sweeney acted with great restraint. In the same situation I would have punched the smug, arrogant bastard on the nose.
I got roped into a scientology office – about 18 years ago- in Poole, Dorset – it was a frightening and disturbing experiences of my life. Thankfully I took a mate with me and we were able to escape (literally). I was so angry afterwards, we were both shocked and angry! I can totally understand how John Sweeney lost his cool. He shouldnt have apologised – they prey on single people who live alone like students etc I cant wait to watch the BBC expose scientology for the cult that it is!
My feeling is that the scientologists obviously take SERIOUS action against those who leave or discredit their religion.
Would a Holywood star like Travolta have a skeleton in the closet he’s told the scientologists about? If he knows how they react how can he now leave, or anyone else in a public profile (like the cop opening their london hq)?
I think it is likely that Tom Cruise et al have dark secrets they may have told them at a low time that ties them in with their scam.
i am a british citizen, that belives in freedom of speach. and had no real view of this cult!!!!!. i watch the bbc panorama programe in full. your video clip is not a ture reflection. of the reporter or the programe. and the cult leaders behavior was far worst than the bbc reporter. maybe you americans should watch the programe in full. before you past jugement. i centainly have a clearer view of scientology now and it is not a good one. this is a cult. A fucked up one aswell.
Anyone who has seen the documentary and/or read up on them will see that they’re obviously another brain washing, money grabbing cult, nothing at all to do with religion. With luck all this publicity will backfire and everyone will see them for what they are and it will be the beginning of the end.
You’re half right…scientology is a money grabbing cult, but then that’s also how religion works. Why not worship L.Ron Hubbard? At least he existed, which makes these weak minded scientologists 1 up on 99% of religions. Once upon a time ALL religions were just “cults”…thousands of yrs & brainwashed suckers later they’ve acquired a veneer of respectability that disguises their true character.
Because they believe in this alien race that dumped trillions of aliens into volcanoes in Hawaii 75,000,000 years ago? 75,000,000 years ago Hawaii probably didn’t exist, the volcanoes show its a pretty new formation, maybe 5 million, not 75 million
I’ve noticed that all the pro scientology videos on yt have the comments disabled or have “pending approval” for the comments. There really is no discussion, scientology is a despicable business enterprise invented by a sci fi novelist, whose followers are either businessmen or suggestible vulnerables. In many ways it is the perfect “religion” & the world would do well to recognise its criminality as being present in ALL other religions. Mind control equals power & profit…religion in 6 words.
“If you listen to others and don’t follow your opinions, how can be free to make your own judgement?”…..The essence of freedom is thinking & acting for yourself, religion & all dogmatic systems ask you not to do this by offering THEIR thoughts & actions in place of your own. Enslavement in other words.
I comment sweeney’s humility in matching that scientology idiot tactic for tactic. The guy likes to shout people down so seeney had to start shouting too until the guy finished. He might have looked a little ridiculous, but this was made up for by his comment “i lost my voice, not my mind.”
I strongly recommend googling the essay “the heart of a heartless world” by theodore dalrymple. It does a good job of putting the whole thing in perspective.
I think the person that uploaded that tirade is a Scientologist and all the ppl commenting are as well. I tried posting a comment and it gave me the message “will be posted once it’s approved”. I’m 99.9% certain my comment won’t be approved b/c i didn’t say anything bad about the reported. Censorship bastards… that’s one of many reason why so many ppl don’t like them.
me and some friends used to picket outside their world hq in clearwater years ago oi heh they had little kids and old women outside doing constuction (ford hotel was still being built) they’d chuck rocks and spit on us from time to time quite an experience
i agree with bcj999 about the censorship going on from the “religion”, some of the videos posted have conveniently left out Tommy “dont mention cult” Davis who actually interrupted Sweeney and was the first to raise his voice which he had repeatedly done all throughout the shooting of the documentary
Ahahah. Yeh and they also fail to mention the stalking. Ahah, that guy by the garage, epic. It’s just so – pathetic is the only word I can think of. If they want to be portrayed as somewhere near to a religion show people who they really are, stop hunting down people and publically shamming them and allow people to speak their minds lol
after watching that man i have made my judgements scientology IS evil. if he was to walk into a church and ask a priest about the religion would he get the same response? ermm NO! Scientology is bad and i cant believe the amount of posters slagging off john sweeney because hes right with what he said. HE SHOULD GO BACK AND EXPOSE THEM.
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