L. Ron Hubbard, founder of scientology and sole source of valid information on earth, declared the media to be "Merchants of Chaos" and proclaimed in his "Press Policies" directive: "The reporter who comes to you, all smiles and withholds, 'wanting a story,' has an AMA instigated release in his pocket. He is there to trick you into supporting his preconceived story. ... The only ways to handle him are to eject him or to give him a story he thinks is a story." And in another reference (PTS Sections, Personnel and Execs), he declared: "There are no good reporters. There are no good government or SP group agents. The longer you try to be nice the worse off you will be. And the sooner one learns this the happier he will be." As the … [Read More...]
L. Ron Hubbard on the Subject of Stink
After I published something in the Thursday Funnies about a tabloid story pegged to the fact that scientologists are not supposed to use scented products., a number of people asked me for the reference. Of course, the source of all knowledge in the universe issued an HCO Bulletin on this topic. It took me a bit to find it, but here it is Data About Fragrances: You can see once again, Hubbard's obsession with the psychs -- who are the cause of all evil in the universe -- is apparent once again in this reference: "The psychs even have a campaign running right now to dull people's awareness and render them more suggestible by dousing society with cheap perfumes." "the psychs, on the track, … [Read More...]
The DARVO Technique
A reader sent this to me as an addition to the series on sociopathy/narcissism. What is the DARVO technique for narcissists “DARVO is an acronym that stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. It describes a manipulative tactic often used by abusers to avoid taking responsibility for their actions and shift the blame onto their victims,” explains Avigail Lev, PsyD, founder of Bay Area CBT Center and CBTonline. Narcissists and those diagnosed with personality disorders are the ones who most often use DARVO in a psychologically abusive way. It impacts the physical, mental, and emotional health of the family members, friends, and colleagues who are victimized by it. DARVO allows abusers to control the narrative and av … [Read More...]
