AmyA

You're absolutely right, of course. If the people there say they want to be there, there's nothing anyone can do about that. The point I failed to make is that all the stories and the physical appearance of their compounds in California should merit a full blown investigation. Like, shut the shit down, take all the people in for questioning and go through the books with a microscope.

It is a total mind fuck. Completely circular thinking. You can't question, you can't doubt. If you do, the problem is with YOU. Miscavage is a tiny, evil man, but Hubbard was, too. It's all his words engraved in golden slabs, after all. Disconnection, the guardian's office, overboarding, sec checks, knowledge reports...all Hubbard's. This organization has never been about good, it has always been about controlling people to get their money. And honestly, I don't know why Miscavage is so worried about Shelly. There have been tons of high ranking scientologists who have literally escaped and told stories about the inner workings and abuse there, and no one's done shit! There have already been lawsuits, books, documentaries, movies, news reports and magazine articles documenting every single thing Leah and Mike have had on their show. Why aren't these people believed? Law enforcement doesn't think it's odd that there are guard towers with armed guards on these massive compounds? Cameras that don't all face out to prevent intruders, but all over the place to film the people inside? How about the spikes and razor wire that point inward to prevent escape? None of that strikes the police as being kind of prison like? Are there other churches that do that?

This episode made my head hurt. Scientology is just so, so white. Hubbard is on record for being racist, with especially nasty words for black and Chinese people. How can any NoI member get up the bridge and hear that shit and not dip out? The complete disregard of the NoI teachings of independence, self reliance, and critical thinking goes against the strength and empowerment that these people strive for. Not to mention Hubbard's dismissal of Allah, to whom their entire faith is dedicated. This isn't like random people looking for spiritual guidance or self help. This is a group of people who already have teachings and processes in place for that kind of stuff. Strict ones! It just doesn't make sense.

That was my thought, too. Why wouldn't any of the Saxons realize that? Bugs me more than a little that the Saxons are falling for yet another Viking trick. They take an entire army, king included, to check it out when the Vikings are known for their ambushes and bizarre strategies. It's funny...if this were Ragnar pulling this shit on the Saxons, I would be all about it. Ivar? Not so much.

He was a heavy, heavy smoker. And ironically, a drug user. He had Vistaril, a psych drug, in his system when he died. (Source: http://www.xenu.net/archive/hubbardcoroner/) Such a disgusting, lying hypocrite. The way he speaks really creeps me out, and not just because I know what a piece of shit he was. He just sounds so sinister to me. Here is an audio recording of him explaining the history of Xenu. He uses such strange phrases and annunciations. Sidenote: this is the first time I have ever posted links and/or videos, hope I did it right!