Karen:
Were all of those orders confiscated and destroyed ? Is it possible that there might be some copies out there somewhere that survived the purge?

How very true that is. And sad. Yes, people who are beaten down can be very susceptible to believing obvious lies. But if they have nothing else, or if they for whatever reason BELIEVE they have nothing else, then the lies from someone who “speaks” to them, someone who comes across as authoritative and forceful, and most importantly some who gives them a person or group to BLAME for their problems, will be listened to, alright. And that’s an understatement; “slavishly believed in all things and followed” better describes what happens in these instances. Its been happening with Trump – utterly amazing into what the Republican Party has morphed. Well, his lies are all they have.

I saw something very similar with my own eyes many years ago when I lived in a Caribbean country that had a dictator. The peasants – very poor, largely unemployed and barely educated if at all, worshipped the dictator of that country and believed all his lies. He knew just how to manipulate them in every way and did so. While caring nothing for them he exploited them horribly. And they worshipped him, literally. Quite literally, in fact. Very, very sad.

Miscavige also knows, down to his bones, how to manipulate his flock. Scientology is “man’s only hope”, Hubbard is the savior of mankind, and he is of course the annointed one; believing this, what else can they do but believe everything he says, and obey every order, so that they “don’t waste this brief breath in eternity to make it and go free” if I’m quoting this horseshit correctly.

And don’t forget that people are listened to and obeyed because their followers hear their horseshit and believe it. Hitler, Trump and Mr. Misciewicz are prime examples of this.

That’s telling him!

Stephanie, I’m not a finance person but why give them an inheritance outright? You can entail it, you know. Portion it out over time. This way they never have that much at any given time. Of course, the cult can and probably will do its utmost to brainwash them to donate the portions each month, but at least the cult won’t be able to fleece everything all at once. Anecdotally, there is a VERY big trust fund baby I know whose family are/were hugely wealthy and put her and her hubbie on a very strict financial diet – an arrangement very difficult to break or amend – because they knew that the cult would drain the entire fortune otherwise.

Dear COB RTC David Miscavige,

Annoint your ass with your head.

With Alcoboy, no love at all,
Aqua

Chuck, I often liken it to Christian Science which initially took off as it did because spiritual healing was preferred to going to the doctor which, at that time, could be a literal death sentence. Then the germ theory came along, medicine became safer and interest in Christian Science declined. It seems to me that Dianetics was seen as an alternative to psychiatry. With improvements in the treatment of the mentally ill as well as psychiatric care being covered by insurance and Medicare, no one needs Dianetics and Scientology.
And let’s not overlook the fact that both bodies of knowledge are pure quackery.

To:Aquamarine
From: David Miscavige COB RTC.
Re: praising Mike Rinder.

HOW DARE YOU TOSS THOSE SYRUPY ACCOLADES ON THAT SORRY EXCUSE FOR AN SP! DID YOU SEE THE LIES HE TOLD ABOUT ME? I WAS SO ANNOINTED BY LRH TO LEAD THE CHURCH AND THOSE HORRID BROEKERS WERE JUST GLORY SEEKING IMPOSTERS! SO GET YOUR FACTS STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU MAKE UNFOUNDED ACCUSATIONS AGAINST MY EXALTED PERSON!

ML,
Dave.

To: David Miscavige COB RTC
From: Alcoboy.
Re: exalted persons.

First, stop attacking Mike! He needs our prayers which I know you won’t offer. And second, your whole life story is an unfounded allegation!

No love at all,
Alcoboy.

Actually that’s the whole problem – Scientology being utterly incapable of reforming and adapting is utterly incapable of navigating the world around it. It’s basically end game for them now.

Much lower profile religious movements with some vaguely similar percepts have more active followers (but less financial resources), but are more capable of adapting to survive partly by staying out of the limelight.