So the chanology protests of Scientology centers have occurred all over the world. And the mainstream media seems to have not paid much attention. Which is weird because this protest hits so many hot button issues. Freedom of religion. Freedom of Speech. If it's anything, it's really an amazing case study in the undeniable power of online memes. (Actually, Defamer has covered this a few minutes ago so my guess is that the mainstream media will now pick up on it, maybe a day later and a dollar short.)
What's interesting to me about this phenomenon is that in Dallas, Texas alone there were at least 50 people protesting outside the Scientology Celebrity Center. (That's what was reported to me by an eye-witness. I wasn't there to actually see the protests myself.) 50 people all from a YouTube video. You can't get 50 people to go out and buy toothpaste on an exact date and time with a million-dollar media buy. Let alone get people to call in sick from work or come in late all because a YouTube video asked them to do it.
This just in: Chanology chose February 10 because it is the birthday of Lisa McPherson who they allege was murdered by Scientologists in Clearwater, Florida in 1995 when she was 36 years old. She would have been 49 yesterday.
On YouTube protesters have begun posting their videos of this event and it seems like way more than 50 people showed up around the world. It's really staggering if you think about how powerful the original chanology video was.
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