This is another very interesting aspect to be aware of. It leads me to conclude that scn itself is inherently sociopathic.
I remember in the late ’80s when I was in the mission for the first introductory course, and the PES (public executive secretary) asked me if I would come back tomorrow. I told him I had plans to meet friends for a party, and he looked me in the eyes and said, ‘Your friends are us now.’

I do get the sense DM really does see LRH as a model, like you said, every cruel and psychopathic thing he does would have been fully endorsed by LRH if he were still around. Despite the “squirreling”. Maybe LRH told DM in private that it was all BS and go ahead and squirrel as long as he keeps the focus on worshipping LRH. Which he has indeed fully done. Whereas when Mayo was briefly put in charge his charter actually included developing new levels and canceling old ones if needed. I think suddenly LRHs ego kicked in one night and he suddenly felt terror at the idea Mayo might end up more loved than he was a generation later so he lashed out. Better to go with someone who will just chant “Ron”, even if it drives membership into the ground.