Michael Lewis has driven his clown car into town once again to offer up a "seminar" that sheds light on what really happens inside the bubble of scientology. "Flourish and prosper" is a much over-used scientology catchphrase. It is code for "make money" just as they use the strange "we are 1000 steps closer to making our target" instead of saying they got in $1,000. It seems they understand how grotesquely money-oriented they are and are trying to keep this hidden from the world. But Michael Lewis blows it. He uses the right euphemism but then comes right out and says it plainly. What is … [Read more...]
Stupidity is Inherent in Scientology
This is a remarkable promotional item that one of our readers just sent in. Michael Lewis demonstrates his lack of judgment and intelligence right in his own promotional piece. Aren't those the two elements of stupidity? First, the image of himself he is using -- the court jester -- represents the polar opposite of "conquering stupidity." Second, he claims he got a "bombastic" response to his announcement -- like that's a good thing. Apparently he doesn't know the word means "high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated." Then he announces that some people offered to write … [Read more...]
Money, Money, Money — the Scientology Mantra
You have to hand it to Michael Lewis. At least he doesn't try to cover up by calling it "expansion" or "prosperity" or "getting at cause." He just comes right out and announces it is all about money. The Scrooge McDuck image I guess is how he sees the successful person in scientology. Someone with enough money to be able to afford it (which is accurate) -- or else it's an artist's rendition of David Miscavige doing what he loves most. He idiotically claims that he "thought people had somehow outgrown this subject." If you are a scientologist, it is impossible to "outgrow" this subject as … [Read more...]
STAND is Recruiting And They Tell The Truth
...or at least they are trying to according to Michael Lewis (who seems to be everywhere -- giving seminars on how to conduct life etc etc, perhaps this is a really long amends project following the massive bad PR his son generated). It's interesting to see the admission that Ed Parkin is his "boss"... The facade that STAND is a group of "like-minded individuals" who happen to share a common goal to eradicate religious persecution is of course a sham. This is in fact an OSA front group run by an OSA Int staff member, Ed Parkin, which has a select group of people who take orders from OSA to … [Read more...]