Jason Beghe talks about his experiences inside Scientology.

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  • Superrodan 2 years ago
    Nice to see you on Vimeo, Mark. Your videos will look nicer here than at other places, and they aren't gonna pull your stuff down.

    Glad to see this interview, I've been looking forward to it.
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  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    Thanks. I wish I could have fit all 8 segments in here but I used up my 500 megs.
  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    I'll check those sites out. I already have a Veoh account but they have limitations on embedding elsewhere apparently.
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  • Superrodan 2 years ago
    Man, that's a bummer. If you'd like, I still have 500 megs this week, I could host them for you until the end of the week and then you could take them back.
  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    Super, if you could download the other three divx videos from blip.tv and upload them here that would be a great help.

    Thanks
  • Superrodan 2 years ago
    Vimeo has removed the videos from my account since I had no part in creating them. This means you will need to update your blog back to the other site until this weekend when you can upload the videos yourself. Sorry for the inconvenience, I guess I won't be able to help after all.
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  • mavis martini 2 years ago
    Finally! How brave of Jason to speak out against Scientology! His words will save lives (and money!). Thank you, Mark Bunker, for bringing this story to the world!
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  • Plupsyeah 2 years ago
    It is 3am and I've just watched the last of the 8. Jason you have given us a gift of great worth. Probably greater worth than any of us can yet imagine. This is not a series of anecdotes, not merely a narrative, although it is those things too. You have reflected and continue to reflect deeply about your experience in Scientology; you have allowed us to listen in on your thoughts and your reflections, to witness some of your strong feelings; you have allowed us to know you, in a way. This intimacy is a rare and extraordinary gift.

    There's an old-fashioned word that sprung to my mind at one point as you spoke: redemption. I guess my belief, my hope, certainly my prayer, is that all the years of loss will become instead years of investment in who you are; and that the fruit of that investment will be so significant, in your own life, that of your family, and the lives of others that one day you will sense that those lost years, lost relationships, lost moments, will have been redeemed. I hope that makes sense. Thank you, Jason.

    And Wise Beard Man - you'll do. ;)
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  • g33ngelul 2 years ago
    Fascinating interview.
    Thx Mark and Jason.
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  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    I'm very pleased with how this service is doing at getting the video streamed to large numbers of people. The quality is incredible and the everyone seems to be happy.

    This looks like my new home. It's just a damn shame it's going to take forever to transfer all my stuff here at 500 megs a week.
  • ThePepsiSyndrome 2 years ago
    "This looks like my new home. It's just a damn shame it's going to take forever to transfer all my stuff here at 500 megs a week."

    To quote one of favorite characters from “The Wire”: I for one, am a patient mother fu@ker.
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  • Paul McClintock plus 2 years ago
    I've watched all 8 of these now... very interesting interview.
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  • BIGE1312 2 years ago
    I joined vimeo so I could quote an earlier post that should be read by all. Some of you may have missed it. It is so eloquent and completely conveys my own sentiments regarding Mr. Beghe and his courage. And I quote: “Jason. Your words are F**k. Your balls are steel.” End quote.

    I regret I cannot remember the poster’s name, but he is out there somewhere. You may even be lucky enough to know him.

    I wish Mr. Beghe the best and look forward to seeing him in whatever his next project might be.
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  • Captain Slug 2 years ago
    I got all of the pieces edited together and put up here.
    vimeo.com/932600

    I uploaded it to Youtube yesterday morning, it got over 1,000 views, then got rejected this morning after a bunch of flags for "hate speech". :\
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  • Roxics 2 years ago
    Nice interview, but I'm really distracted by his voice being only in my right ear. Any chance you can mix these left and right tracks together?
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  • achilles3 2 years ago
    Just finished all 8.
    what an amazing service the two of you have provided.
    thank you
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  • Ralph Slammy 2 years ago
    this has to be one of the most compelling interviews I have seen is a really really long time. I pray that more celebrities come out of the coma that they have been put in and speak out.... as well as all others. Fantastic Service you do Mark.
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  • [citationNeeded] 2 years ago
    Mark, please give Jason our best.

    Having now seen all eight parts, i have to say that i am shocks at the scale to which Scientology has succeeded in altering the use of language amongst its member.

    Much like NewSpeak, in '1984', language can be changed to make it impossible to critise the cult itself, the other use for this is to create a group cohession and tribalism. The people on the outside don't talk like us, so they must be bad.

    I very much get the feeling that the use here, is to enphersis the dangers of those outside the Co$ rather than restrict ability to critice, though i wouldn't put that past the Co$.
  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    Loaded Language is one thing that separates cults from religions. Scientology happens to fit virtually all the criteria.
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  • [citationNeeded] 2 years ago
    Mark: Can you clarify something for me please.

    Jason was a high level OT. From the Interview he got 'the pack' at OT3.

    However, In 'scientology & me', they wheeled out a number of celebs who where alledgedly OT's. When asked about every ones faverate interstella tyrant many seemed genuinely shocke, in a 'this guys nuts who'd beleive something that crazy' kind of way.

    It the Co$ compartmentalising knowledge amongs members in the public eye now? Or was this that mysterious OT power we have been warned of, known only as 'Acting'.
  • Mark Bunker 2 years ago
    They were shocked that someone dared ask them about it.
  • [citationNeeded] 2 years ago
    Actually thats an angle i had not considered on that.

    I cant beleive that, given so much time to prepare, they would not expect it as a question that would come up.
    I am actually some what suprise they tried to presurise the BBC.

    Given aunties history, structure and reputation, did they really think they could intimidate it? That Panorama would shy away from such questions?

    Or was it based on the fear they have of the very word, Xenu. Do they just think that people really cant use it without becoming ill unless they are OT's?
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  • [citationNeeded] 2 years ago
    Is true ofcause ;)
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  • Chris Taylor 1 year ago
    I applaud you Mark.
  • Mark Bunker 1 year ago
    Thanks!
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  • Anon1mous On3 1 year ago
    WISE BEARD MAN!!!!11!1!!!1

    Keep fighting the good fight!
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  • KDH 1 year ago
    The purpose was to just be there comfortably Jason; you never even past the first gradient to the Communications Course. You might also get the words confront and affront defined for your exterior self. You might also want to go back and start over so that you really get it. If you really have cognized on anything you would understand that affronting is being superimposed over confronting and is why you and your new friends are in complete denial of what they are really doing. Did you ever get what a true static is: no matter, no energy, no space, no time is? Do you really know who you are?
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  • John gonna expose you 10 months ago
    Oi! KDH why don't you FUCK OFF!!!!!!
    And it's passed not past you moron.
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  • John gonna expose you 10 months ago
    Nice one Mark!Like i said on a youtube vid these scientologist freaks neeed to be eradicated like the nazi's were in ww2.
    And for any Scientologist freak who reads this!YOU DON'T SCARE ME!!!!!!!!
    p.s Do you know of any good anti-scientology groups I can join?
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  • John gonna expose you 10 months ago
    Ohhh by the way Xenu Xenu Xenu Xenu Xenu Xenu.You fucking retards.
    I am Xenu and you have bastardized what i did.Now go blow up yourself's and your diciples on a mountain with a hydogen bomb.
    ROFLMAO!!!!!!!
    Asimov was the best sc-fi writer btw.
    Never heard of "NO wrong cupboard"
    WAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHHHAHAHAHHAH A!
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