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		By: Ruth		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2023 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ok Mike, this has been a tough realization for me. Even with the bull Sg#&#038;, I was still afraid of, well you name it. You, Marc and Claire, Aaron have let me see things. 
This letter, this letter is the thing. What a brilliant way to SHOW what exactly is occuring (believing in the tech or not). It has to hit people hard as it does me, we thought we had a way out, we thought we had a sytematic approach to helping ourselves and everyone else. That&#039;s why sometimes facts are overlooked, that&#039;s why C Org members do what they do. It is a dedication that is hard to compare to. This letter, puts it all together. EVEN if all of LRH tech was perfectly correct, it has been perverted beyond what it was even supposed to be. Thanks for posting it, thanks Louis for writing it, and thanks Mike for being a warrior and Doing something about it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok Mike, this has been a tough realization for me. Even with the bull Sg#&amp;, I was still afraid of, well you name it. You, Marc and Claire, Aaron have let me see things.<br />
This letter, this letter is the thing. What a brilliant way to SHOW what exactly is occuring (believing in the tech or not). It has to hit people hard as it does me, we thought we had a way out, we thought we had a sytematic approach to helping ourselves and everyone else. That&#8217;s why sometimes facts are overlooked, that&#8217;s why C Org members do what they do. It is a dedication that is hard to compare to. This letter, puts it all together. EVEN if all of LRH tech was perfectly correct, it has been perverted beyond what it was even supposed to be. Thanks for posting it, thanks Louis for writing it, and thanks Mike for being a warrior and Doing something about it.</p>
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		By: Daniel Wilson		</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Elbert Hubbard&#039;s A Message to Garcia is a widely distributed essay written in 1899 that expresses the importance of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work &lt;a href=&quot;https://solvemyonlineclasses.com/take-my-course.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;take my course online for me&lt;/a&gt;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elbert Hubbard&#8217;s A Message to Garcia is a widely distributed essay written in 1899 that expresses the importance of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work <a href="https://solvemyonlineclasses.com/take-my-course.php" rel="nofollow ugc">take my course online for me</a></p>
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		By: Loosing my Religion		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Loosing my Religion]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This letter should be recommended to anyone who has doubts about scn and to those who have relatives or friends still inside and who want to wake them up and get them out of there. 
It is full of ideas to use to ensure that the person has to really think without automatically using the preset responses he has in his head due to the indotrination that has been continously implanted over the years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This letter should be recommended to anyone who has doubts about scn and to those who have relatives or friends still inside and who want to wake them up and get them out of there.<br />
It is full of ideas to use to ensure that the person has to really think without automatically using the preset responses he has in his head due to the indotrination that has been continously implanted over the years.</p>
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		By: SPeaking my Truth		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-304624</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wow! Thumbs up! This guy really got it.

His analysis is perfect and each one of his observations is totally correct; a nice case of personal integrity.

I&#039;ve been in the Church for quite a while as a staff member and a Sea Org member and I can tell most of the contradictions he analyzed so well went through my mind at some point.

Being inside the Church it becomes very easy to accept the current state of things because you don&#039;t want to lose your hope for a better world, but lies and contradictions finally pile up and you can&#039;t &quot;unsee&quot; anymore the huge amount of bullshit you accepted along the years.

At some point each individual Scientologist will question his blind acceptance of what is going on and disconnect from the real suppressive guy, DM, and the minions he lured into believing he has a right to decide life and death of everybody.

I&#039;m just sorry for the numerous friends I still have in the Church, a lot of well intentioned people who still believe they are helping out in creating a better world.

This is the sad part of the story; I was one of them and I can say it was not easy to finally open my eyes, admitting I had been living in some kind of dream for about 30 years and taking responsibility to start a whole new life in a the brand new (for me) world of free men.

Not everybody is bad or idiotic in there, most of them were just tricked into a very complicated trap by using their willingness to make a difference in the world and twisting it into an unconditional dedication to the &quot;aims of Scientology&quot; in their current form, as rewritten by Emperor Davey.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow! Thumbs up! This guy really got it.</p>
<p>His analysis is perfect and each one of his observations is totally correct; a nice case of personal integrity.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been in the Church for quite a while as a staff member and a Sea Org member and I can tell most of the contradictions he analyzed so well went through my mind at some point.</p>
<p>Being inside the Church it becomes very easy to accept the current state of things because you don&#8217;t want to lose your hope for a better world, but lies and contradictions finally pile up and you can&#8217;t &#8220;unsee&#8221; anymore the huge amount of bullshit you accepted along the years.</p>
<p>At some point each individual Scientologist will question his blind acceptance of what is going on and disconnect from the real suppressive guy, DM, and the minions he lured into believing he has a right to decide life and death of everybody.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m just sorry for the numerous friends I still have in the Church, a lot of well intentioned people who still believe they are helping out in creating a better world.</p>
<p>This is the sad part of the story; I was one of them and I can say it was not easy to finally open my eyes, admitting I had been living in some kind of dream for about 30 years and taking responsibility to start a whole new life in a the brand new (for me) world of free men.</p>
<p>Not everybody is bad or idiotic in there, most of them were just tricked into a very complicated trap by using their willingness to make a difference in the world and twisting it into an unconditional dedication to the &#8220;aims of Scientology&#8221; in their current form, as rewritten by Emperor Davey.</p>
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		By: Katia		</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-209953&quot;&gt;Skyler Dumbrofsky&lt;/a&gt;.

Who is Peter Dinklage?]]></description>
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<p>Who is Peter Dinklage?</p>
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		By: charles lochridge		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-252852</link>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2019 01:19:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I got into Scientology in 1970 and have always considered myself a Scientologist. This is the first time I have seen this letter. What Mr. Garcia writes is spot on. The problem is NOT L Ron Hubbard. His Tech applied properly gets results. The problem is in the organization and the people running it. Back in 1999 I walked away from the Church of Scientology, as a group I wanted nothing to do with them. But I have never stopped applying LRH philosophy to better things in my environment. And I refuse to associate with the Church. 

What Leah and Mike are doing with the show The Aftermath is bringing to light what the Church is doing. Family is a specialized type of group and is as important as any other group but to destroy a family unit over the needs of the group is incorrect. I would really enjoy to see The Aftermath do a story on Mr Garcia and where he is now.

I worked in ethics in an Org as staff and I studied suppressive persons and how to spot them. In all my years, I have come across 2 that I labeled as suppressive. Neither of these were in Scientology. What is written below from Mr Garcia&#039;s letter and tells a story and does point to the reason the Church of Scientology is in its current state. Find out who removed those thirty people and you will find a supperssive.


LRH:

 “…Now any time you find thirty people on staff being removed because they were suppressive, you know they had the wrong Why, because the percentages are wrong. It’s just as mathematical as that. If they’ve done that then I can also assure you they’ve left the suppressive on the staff and I can also assure you the guy that did it was suppressive.”

HCO PL 15 MARCH 1977 RA, Data Series 41 RA,

Evaluation, The Situation 

 “…You should upgrade your idea of what an SP is. Man, meet one sometime! A real one! A real monster… Well, in all the time we’ve been around here we only had one SP that I know of. One real SP that was on staff… And I don’t know of another single SP that we’ve ever had on staff. Isn’t that interesting. You see all these SP orders and so on… Don’t throw it around carelessly, because this is an–a very exaggerated condition, SP.” 

“About Rhodesia,” lecture, 19 July 1966, Saint Hill Special Briefing Course tape transcripts

Lecture Set 421-434, pp. 223-224

LRH:

“WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU is what you have observed yourself.

And when you lose that, you have lost everything.

What is personal integrity?
Personal integrity is knowing what you know —
 …And to have the courage to know and say what you have observed.

… And sufficient personal belief and confidence in self
And courage that we can observe what we observe
And say what we have observed.

Nothing in Dianetics and Scientology is true for you
Unless you have observed it
And it is true according to your observation.
That is all.”

Ability, Issue 125
February 1961
(Tech Vol. VI, p. 23)

This is the Scientology I was a part of. If it not true for you that is ok. This is a great letter and thank you Mr Garcia for creating it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got into Scientology in 1970 and have always considered myself a Scientologist. This is the first time I have seen this letter. What Mr. Garcia writes is spot on. The problem is NOT L Ron Hubbard. His Tech applied properly gets results. The problem is in the organization and the people running it. Back in 1999 I walked away from the Church of Scientology, as a group I wanted nothing to do with them. But I have never stopped applying LRH philosophy to better things in my environment. And I refuse to associate with the Church. </p>
<p>What Leah and Mike are doing with the show The Aftermath is bringing to light what the Church is doing. Family is a specialized type of group and is as important as any other group but to destroy a family unit over the needs of the group is incorrect. I would really enjoy to see The Aftermath do a story on Mr Garcia and where he is now.</p>
<p>I worked in ethics in an Org as staff and I studied suppressive persons and how to spot them. In all my years, I have come across 2 that I labeled as suppressive. Neither of these were in Scientology. What is written below from Mr Garcia&#8217;s letter and tells a story and does point to the reason the Church of Scientology is in its current state. Find out who removed those thirty people and you will find a supperssive.</p>
<p>LRH:</p>
<p> “…Now any time you find thirty people on staff being removed because they were suppressive, you know they had the wrong Why, because the percentages are wrong. It’s just as mathematical as that. If they’ve done that then I can also assure you they’ve left the suppressive on the staff and I can also assure you the guy that did it was suppressive.”</p>
<p>HCO PL 15 MARCH 1977 RA, Data Series 41 RA,</p>
<p>Evaluation, The Situation </p>
<p> “…You should upgrade your idea of what an SP is. Man, meet one sometime! A real one! A real monster… Well, in all the time we’ve been around here we only had one SP that I know of. One real SP that was on staff… And I don’t know of another single SP that we’ve ever had on staff. Isn’t that interesting. You see all these SP orders and so on… Don’t throw it around carelessly, because this is an–a very exaggerated condition, SP.” </p>
<p>“About Rhodesia,” lecture, 19 July 1966, Saint Hill Special Briefing Course tape transcripts</p>
<p>Lecture Set 421-434, pp. 223-224</p>
<p>LRH:</p>
<p>“WHAT IS TRUE FOR YOU is what you have observed yourself.</p>
<p>And when you lose that, you have lost everything.</p>
<p>What is personal integrity?<br />
Personal integrity is knowing what you know —<br />
 …And to have the courage to know and say what you have observed.</p>
<p>… And sufficient personal belief and confidence in self<br />
And courage that we can observe what we observe<br />
And say what we have observed.</p>
<p>Nothing in Dianetics and Scientology is true for you<br />
Unless you have observed it<br />
And it is true according to your observation.<br />
That is all.”</p>
<p>Ability, Issue 125<br />
February 1961<br />
(Tech Vol. VI, p. 23)</p>
<p>This is the Scientology I was a part of. If it not true for you that is ok. This is a great letter and thank you Mr Garcia for creating it.</p>
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		By: Mark		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-236506</link>

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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 05:48:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hello,

It seems there are many ex-scientologist that still have their identities twisted in with the views of the church&#039;s teachings. I was involved for a short time and did some auditing and small courses. After being deceived for so many years to cling to any of these ideas after finding out it was a lie and you were deceived is hard to understand. I&#039;m not saying this to be a jerk or hard hearted, I lost my family to this cult. My brother died a few years ago and he was a stranger to me. My sister disconnected for many years and our relationship was very much damaged. I don&#039;t know my nieces and nephews. It is really hard to understand someone that claims to have all there dynamics in order and is so fast to flush their family down the toilet for an idea? If scientology is teaching you about ethics where is ANY of the integrity? Face it! It a money cult invented by a science fiction writer to get rich. And he did! and destroyed many many families along the way.

I call that evil and that&#039;s who LRH is. The real suppressive and now there is his little suppressive running the show.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello,</p>
<p>It seems there are many ex-scientologist that still have their identities twisted in with the views of the church&#8217;s teachings. I was involved for a short time and did some auditing and small courses. After being deceived for so many years to cling to any of these ideas after finding out it was a lie and you were deceived is hard to understand. I&#8217;m not saying this to be a jerk or hard hearted, I lost my family to this cult. My brother died a few years ago and he was a stranger to me. My sister disconnected for many years and our relationship was very much damaged. I don&#8217;t know my nieces and nephews. It is really hard to understand someone that claims to have all there dynamics in order and is so fast to flush their family down the toilet for an idea? If scientology is teaching you about ethics where is ANY of the integrity? Face it! It a money cult invented by a science fiction writer to get rich. And he did! and destroyed many many families along the way.</p>
<p>I call that evil and that&#8217;s who LRH is. The real suppressive and now there is his little suppressive running the show.</p>
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		By: Mel Be		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-230649</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 01:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Wow. A lot of that went over my head, but seriously WTF was LRH on about lol Weird af philosophy. What was the &quot;Church&#039;s&quot; reaction to this letter?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow. A lot of that went over my head, but seriously WTF was LRH on about lol Weird af philosophy. What was the &#8220;Church&#8217;s&#8221; reaction to this letter?</p>
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		By: Raymond		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-217512</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Raymond]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-209951&quot;&gt;Skyler Dumbrofsky&lt;/a&gt;.

Blown up was Ron&#039;s words and he meant them, not Mr. Garcia&#039;s, read it again.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-209951">Skyler Dumbrofsky</a>.</p>
<p>Blown up was Ron&#8217;s words and he meant them, not Mr. Garcia&#8217;s, read it again.</p>
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		By: Skyler Dumbrofsky		</title>
		<link>https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-209953</link>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 01:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-206444&quot;&gt;Alex S Gabor&lt;/a&gt;.

To be fair, it would have to be someone who is on an equal stature to DM. The first person who came to my mind is Peter Dinklage. But that would be a most prejudical and stupid thing for me to say.

IMO, DM can never rise to the stature of Peter Dinklage who is a true giant among men. A fabulous professional in his own right.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.mikerindersblog.org/a-letter-from-garcia/#comment-206444">Alex S Gabor</a>.</p>
<p>To be fair, it would have to be someone who is on an equal stature to DM. The first person who came to my mind is Peter Dinklage. But that would be a most prejudical and stupid thing for me to say.</p>
<p>IMO, DM can never rise to the stature of Peter Dinklage who is a true giant among men. A fabulous professional in his own right.</p>
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