honest abe

"Total freedom" is a term often heard in promotional materials for the Cult
of $cientology. It is implied, if not overtly stated, that one can obtain
such "total freedom" through $cientology alone.

As $cientology initially presents itself to the newbie ("wog" in their
vernacular) as a psychotherapy (dianetics), one may be led to think this
claim means total freedom from anxiety, fears, personal limitations, etc.
Such beliefs are encouraged, but are false. Let's see what it REALLY means -
"word clear" it, as they would say:

TOTAL: Complete, utter, absolute.
FREEDOM: Quality or state of being free. Liberation from slavery,
imprisonment, or restraint. Exemption from necessity in choice and action.
Self-determination, absence of restraint.

"TOTAL FREEDOM" is literally impossible. In this world, the actions of human
beings and various physical-material factors unavoidably restrain the
freedom of all individuals. In all societies, we must abide by laws that
deprive us of some freedoms, supposedly for higher purposes such as safety
and security. Violating such laws (committing crimes) for the sake of
greater freedom however also impacts on freedom, as the outlaw finds it
difficult to go to the police when he or she needs the law on their side.
And there's not much freedom in jail!

In the hypocritical cult of $cientology, the claimed source of "total
freedom", we have such things as RPF imprisonment, "ethics" rules, and a
history of many criminal convictions of high-level $cientology officials
that thought their "total freedom" allowed them to violate laws with
impunity when for the cause of their "church"

I suspect that $cientology seeks only GULLIBLE ****ERS, especially those
with plenty of money in the bank. Anyone easily taken in by promises of such
impossible things as TOTAL FREEDOM certainly qualifies as a gullible ****er!