| Wild Wild Country 08:42 - Oct 7 with 3719 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
On the Netflix. Has anyone else watched it?
It was added a year or so ago so not a newly added documentary, but it was the first time I’d heard of the story and the people involved.
I know there are a few on here that live in the USA and may have been in that area or followed the news in the 80s as it seemed to get quite widespread coverage.
It was genuinely interesting as it was covering a perceived ‘cult’ that set up a city of Rajneeshpuram in the wilderness in Oregon and the obvious clashes with local communities and ‘Christian values’ etc.
It felt a bit shallow in terms of depth at times given the huge numbers of people involved it didn’t seem to spend a lot of time on day to day life but having done a bit of reading up since was intrigued if anyone had seen or experienced the Rajneesh |  | | |  |
| Wild Wild Country on 15:14 - Oct 8 with 812 views | leitrimblue |
| Wild Wild Country on 23:40 - Oct 7 by monytowbray |
Please do! |
He was with Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Apparently they wore orange and had shaven heads and we're Orthodox monastic. |  | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 18:17 - Oct 8 with 767 views | Bbmaj |
| Wild Wild Country on 15:14 - Oct 8 by leitrimblue |
He was with Swami Satyananda Saraswati. Apparently they wore orange and had shaven heads and we're Orthodox monastic. |
That sounds a little more hard core.
As a youngster I had an orange robe, but we wore all the colours of the sunset.
And there were lots of long haired men and women.
Funny story about the clothes - my fist visit to Portman road would have been around 1981. Me and my dad were dressed in red from head to toe, and the opposition were in red (I think Liverpool, could have been forest or someone else). We were at the churchmans end, but there was no animosity towards us, just friendliness, and someone found a crate for little me to stand on so I could see the game. We had a blast.
Later in the eighties I went to games with more awareness of hooliganism and the tribal nature of football, and realised there could have been a different outcome!
I could tell a few eye opening stories about my dad and Ipswich, he was a bit of a character. E.g being expelled from Ipswich School on his graduation day! |  | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 18:35 - Oct 8 with 748 views | leitrimblue |
| Wild Wild Country on 18:17 - Oct 8 by Bbmaj |
That sounds a little more hard core.
As a youngster I had an orange robe, but we wore all the colours of the sunset.
And there were lots of long haired men and women.
Funny story about the clothes - my fist visit to Portman road would have been around 1981. Me and my dad were dressed in red from head to toe, and the opposition were in red (I think Liverpool, could have been forest or someone else). We were at the churchmans end, but there was no animosity towards us, just friendliness, and someone found a crate for little me to stand on so I could see the game. We had a blast.
Later in the eighties I went to games with more awareness of hooliganism and the tribal nature of football, and realised there could have been a different outcome!
I could tell a few eye opening stories about my dad and Ipswich, he was a bit of a character. E.g being expelled from Ipswich School on his graduation day! |
Yer, do get the feeling it was a little more hardcore. Was quizzing him about it earlier after mentioning your post to him. Think it ended a bit badly, but he doesn't regret the experience for a second. They only left as ' the kids were getting older'. Him, his partner and 3 children ( now all in 20,s) are all an advert for at least experiencing alternative lifestyles. All very interesting, well rounded people | | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 07:56 - Oct 9 with 681 views | Bluespeed225 |
| Wild Wild Country on 13:27 - Oct 8 by monytowbray |
No, the problem is you somehow came away thinking the cult were the the problem.
If you felt that, you may be a bit bigoted as it was evident from the filmmaker and narative of the doc the christians were no better.
You’ve swerved the point again speaking in generalisations. [Post edited 8 Oct 2021 13:33]
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Yup, I generally think of any group that are led by a guru/pastor/pope or whoever, is basically a pyramid scheme by another name, preying on the vulnerable, particularly if they have a bank account. If the made up story they spin works for you, then knock yourself out, ‘A bit bigoted’😂 |  | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 12:11 - Oct 9 with 644 views | solomon |
| Wild Wild Country on 13:25 - Oct 8 by monytowbray |
Jim Jones’ damage was a drop in the ocean vs the damage mainstream organisation does daily though.
Cults get a bad rep but same energy on smaller scales. |
Depends on how much sexual abuse you’re willing to accept I suppose. For me it’s zero. |  | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 13:23 - Oct 9 with 627 views | monytowbray |
| Wild Wild Country on 07:56 - Oct 9 by Bluespeed225 |
Yup, I generally think of any group that are led by a guru/pastor/pope or whoever, is basically a pyramid scheme by another name, preying on the vulnerable, particularly if they have a bank account. If the made up story they spin works for you, then knock yourself out, ‘A bit bigoted’😂 |
You’re making things up though as you’ve watched the documentary with “normie-tinted glasses”.
Everyone in this thread has said as much. |  |
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| Wild Wild Country on 13:25 - Oct 9 with 624 views | monytowbray |
| Wild Wild Country on 12:11 - Oct 9 by solomon |
Depends on how much sexual abuse you’re willing to accept I suppose. For me it’s zero. |
Same, hence why I am pro the abolishment of organised religion.
Again, organised religion does far more damage than any cult ever has. You only need to look at Qanon, the US Evangelical movement (still dining out on satanic/marxist made-up nonsense in the 70s/80s/90s) and the endless scandals (often involving sexual abuse) they’ve covered up over the years. [Post edited 9 Oct 2021 13:26]
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| Wild Wild Country on 13:52 - Oct 9 with 607 views | leitrimblue |
| Wild Wild Country on 13:25 - Oct 9 by monytowbray |
Same, hence why I am pro the abolishment of organised religion.
Again, organised religion does far more damage than any cult ever has. You only need to look at Qanon, the US Evangelical movement (still dining out on satanic/marxist made-up nonsense in the 70s/80s/90s) and the endless scandals (often involving sexual abuse) they’ve covered up over the years. [Post edited 9 Oct 2021 13:26]
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When you say you are pro the abolishment of organised religion what are you suggesting? Making the following of organised religion illegal? I imagine there is good an bad in organised religion just as there is in cults | | | |
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| Wild Wild Country on 14:57 - Oct 9 with 577 views | monytowbray |
| Wild Wild Country on 13:52 - Oct 9 by leitrimblue |
When you say you are pro the abolishment of organised religion what are you suggesting? Making the following of organised religion illegal? I imagine there is good an bad in organised religion just as there is in cults |
I'd like to abolish all power structures. Organised religion just so happens to be one of them.
I don't believe any system that seeks control and gatekeeping is good for anything but corruption, even if the intentions aren't there originally the bad-faith actors are never far behind. | |
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| Wild Wild Country on 17:54 - Oct 9 with 546 views | solomon |
| Wild Wild Country on 14:57 - Oct 9 by monytowbray |
I'd like to abolish all power structures. Organised religion just so happens to be one of them.
I don't believe any system that seeks control and gatekeeping is good for anything but corruption, even if the intentions aren't there originally the bad-faith actors are never far behind. |
The BBC let saville go about his evil ways in full knowledge but did nothing, should we ban that too?
Not easy is it. | | | |
| Wild Wild Country on 20:52 - Oct 9 with 524 views | monytowbray |
| Wild Wild Country on 17:54 - Oct 9 by solomon |
The BBC let saville go about his evil ways in full knowledge but did nothing, should we ban that too?
Not easy is it. |
Actually yes, abolish any power structure at the BBC.
You seem to have internal hierarchies confused with what the hierarchies claim they represent. [Post edited 9 Oct 2021 21:07]
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