That’s just it. Most politicians regardless of party won’t touch Scientology with a barge pole. Not just because of its sinister nature, but also because in pure cold political terms they’re completely useless to politicians.

Catholics, Evangelicals, Mormons, Jews and Muslims… they’re all useful voting blocs and can deliver you results. Not Scientologists.

I’m not much of one for politicking either, but Scientology is a lousy issue to base a vote on. There are much bigger issues facing Los Angeles than a dying cult. Even though both candidates have made it an issue, Scientology is just a fly on LA’s shoulder.

Pretty sure you can find it if you look. But while you may not waste any money, you will waste your time…

I don’t live in LA. I am a single issue voter when it a candidate brings up the subject of Scientology. You are free to ignore my perspective.

If you think it’s false, condescending and insulting for me to offer an opinion I don’t know why you don try just ignore the information I offered and carry on with life…

It’s false, condescending and insulting to say I don’t want to see anything that might detract from my candidate of choice, since you know zero about me or my experience or motivations.

I think the post makes no sense because of your assessment that the person willing to do something about Scientology deserves to be mayor because of it – after you just admitted that you don’t know either candidates positions on anything. I appreciate the work you’ve done to discredit Scientology, and in fact, it’s because of your previous quality work that the post seems weak. Or maybe you don’t live in or care about LA, which is fine – but for those of us who do, this is an extremely important election.

Oh I’m all over this! I don’t suppose we could get a copy of Dianetics (sp)on the Internet?

I’ve been dying to read this forever but I don’t wanna pay for it🤭

And then there’s that complete cover-everything by LRH to keep you in the cult, “If it’s not true for you, then it’s not true” That’s like saying human trafficking doesn’t exist in the world because I have never personally experienced it or seen it in my neighborhood. So not only do I not have to think about it or do anything about it or learn about it, I can just dismiss it and go on my merry way.

In this way, there is complete control over the members as well as a great way for the cult to get rid of any cognitive dissonance (for cult members) generated by people’s testimonies, their experiences and the experiences of many of their family as shown on Going Clear and then the Aftermath as well as chronicled in the growing and consistent body of literature from so many different voices.

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. And if there is evil, YOU pulled it in!

You vote for who you feel good about.

The post only makes “no sense” because you don’t want to see anything that might detract from your candidate of choice.

I’m curious. If as you say “Caruso has always known and understood what scientology is about” — what has he done with that knowledge?

LA is in crisis now because of the current administration, which Karen Bass is a part of. If we vote for more of the same, then we’re going to get more of the same. I am a liberal Democrat voting for Caruso.