Recently, many in the media have ganged up on Tom Cruise. I don't think there's been this level of celebrity-bashing since Fatty Arbuckle's incident with an under-age girl. Why this level of attack? What did Tom do? Does he deserve the slings and arrows of the press? Let's examine it:
1. He jumped for joy over his new love on the Oprah show. So what? Why would you bash somebody for unabashedly (pun intended) expressing his love.
2. He did battle with Matt Lauer on the Today Show for being glib about such an important subject - psychiatry's over-drugging of people they have created diseases for in order to sell them drugs. These very same drugs that now carry very serious warning labels. These very same "diseases" that psychiatrists claim are based on chemical imbalances in the brain, even though several days after the interview, the head of the American Psychiatric Association came out and said there are really no tests for determining this supposed "chemical imbalance.
3. He publicly chastised Brooke Shields for touting the wonders of antidepressants in handling post-partum depression, a "disease" that was created by the APA so they could sell more of their drugs. He never denied that women suffer from the "baby blues" but suggested that perhaps what we're really dealing with is a hormonal imbalance which can be treated nutritionally and naturally, without subjecting the new mother to these dangerous drugs.
4. He is "touting" his religion, Scientology. Is this any different than singers, when accepting their Grammy awards, thank Jesus or God? Like these "believers" who want to share their religious experiences with everyone because they feel the world would be a better place if more people subscribed to their beliefs, Tom has had experiences with Scientology that he feels very strongly about and truly believes that if the more people experienced what he has in Scientology, the world would be a better place.
5. He has been all over the world recently, promoting his new film. Some say he is overexposing himself. Doing what, his job? Not only is he the star of the film, but he is also a co-producer and he'd doing everything he can to make sure the movie is a success. Would you not want this kind of employee working for you?
So what's the deal here? It seems that every media outlet I turn to, Mr. Cruise is getting a public bashing. Doesn't this seem like too much ammunition to use to "kill" one actor? Why is there so much firepower aimed at one actor? Perhaps he's ruffled the feathers of a few folks? Could the pharmaceutical industry, the APA, the media outlets that accept money for pharmaceutical ads and others who fear the rapid worldwide spread of Scientology be too far behind this attack on one of the most successful actors of all time? Could it be that as Scientology spreads and people find out the truth about psychiatry and their barbaric practices, it will be the end of the road for them?
Something to think about. And, Something can be Done About it.
