Scientology sees flood of former members speak out.

[MasterOfMagic]

These people are risking losing that which they bargained away their humanity for. To get it back I wager that's a fair trade, and I have a hard time pitying them because THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN THAT POSITION.

Yes. And you or I could have just as easily done the same thing if we had been in their position. Them having their humanity taken away while they were weak does not mean they deserve all of the shit thrown their way.

And do you know anything about military recruitment? I was 17, broke and had very little prospects. They offered me "money for college" and a trade. What I got in return was 6 years of being told I don't suck dick well enough for advancement.

It's the same damn thing, but the difference is you can't get out of the military once you're in without incurring severe criminal charges. With scientology, you can just walk away despite what you might think about losing friends and all that.

Except you got out and got a job that paid you $5,000 in a month. The military has its bad points, and I'm sure your much more well acquainted with them than I, but it doesn't throw people down a shithole and keep kicking.