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Anonymous: a reflection
The Scilons could have never dreamed of Anonymous. While it's completely plausible that they could forsee something like the Internet coming to fruition, and it's also plausible they could forsee messageboards and the like, there is absolutely no way they could have forseen a generation like ours -- raised on the Internet -- and there's no way they could have forseen that we would put our ability to gather any sort of information, take it in with blinding speed, spread it like a cold virus in a packed elevator, and join together anonymously using nothing but the resources available to us and the rights afforded to us by the US Constitution (well, American Anonymii anyway). The Scilons can try their old tactics, but they don't phase us because we've been around the Internet for so long (and some of us have been around certain boards for a while) that we can easily see through their bullshit and tell others how to do so.
The Scilons are very afraid of us. We are closer than anyone has ever been to absolutely wrecking them and showing people the light about their operations, and it frightens them to know that it's not ex-Scilons or famous critics or someone they can easily reach out and annihilate that's doing it, but a group of people made up of the general populace of the free world. They can strike at one person with ease, they can even strike at a small group without fucking up too much, but there's no way they can strike at a group that encompasses people from around the entire world, has no central leadership, and is not afraid of them.
We will bring down the Scilons. We will show the world how they have destroyed people's lives with the Fair Game policy. We will reconnect families and friends who, for far too long, have been ripped apart from their loved ones by the Disconnection practice of the CoS.
We are not afraid. We are not stopping.
The Scilons are very afraid of us. We are closer than anyone has ever been to absolutely wrecking them and showing people the light about their operations, and it frightens them to know that it's not ex-Scilons or famous critics or someone they can easily reach out and annihilate that's doing it, but a group of people made up of the general populace of the free world. They can strike at one person with ease, they can even strike at a small group without fucking up too much, but there's no way they can strike at a group that encompasses people from around the entire world, has no central leadership, and is not afraid of them.
We will bring down the Scilons. We will show the world how they have destroyed people's lives with the Fair Game policy. We will reconnect families and friends who, for far too long, have been ripped apart from their loved ones by the Disconnection practice of the CoS.
We are not afraid. We are not stopping.
Spies, undercovers, enemies and other threats to Anonymous.
Good day Anonymous.
As we are doing a good job thus-far in our war against the cult of pseudo-Scientology, we must be cautious of those who are currently standing against us. A wise man have once said that, in a state of battle, keep your friends and allies close but keep your enemies closer. I can not agree more. Since Anonymous is a proudly large collective entity with no leaders, it's important that we must remain focused and organized in terms of our strategic plannings and movements. We definitely don't wish for one man's mistakes to undermine, regress or completely fuck up what we've accomplished up to this point.
So today I will be discussing about just some of our oppositions that I've observed in these past few weeks - and what is scary is that some of them exists as disguises within our group. These people are no doubt either spies, undercovers or traitors that are attempting to destroy our organization from within. Here are some obvious members I have been studying on Youtube.
1. ANONYMOUSagainstAnon.
This is obviously a failed attempt from a secret Scifag, that tries to pose himself as Anonymous and use our code of dialects in order to fool us that he is a part of our body. This way, he can try to alter our route and ideas because he believes a fake "Anonymous" would be more impressionable on other anons. This is obviously nothing more than an epic fail. We can obviously see that this is a secret Scifag in disguise, and frankly, it seems to me like he has nothing more to do nowadays but to spam "BIGOTRY" all over our videos. Whenever you see this being done, simply spam him back with "HYPOCRISY" and move on.
Beware of him subscribing to your videos, he has nothing better to do on his spare time but to study our propaganda footages. He may very well be reporting everything back to his Scifag headquarter.
Although this one idiot does little to stunt our project's development itself, it demonstrates a very obvious flaw we have. Since our organization lacks a bureaucratic system, it has no security to it. Any motherfucking Scifag can easily infilitrate within, and pose as other Anons. They can try to steer us in a different direction, or they can try to corrupt us from the inside. Now I am not suggesting that we should establish bureaucracy and manually approve every member, since our anonymity is also one of our greatest strengths, but please be cautious of who you speak to, who you associate with online and trusting those who you don't know. A great philosopher have once said, TEH INTRAN3T IZ S0ME S3RI0UZ BUSYN3SZ.
I will now move on and discuss other threats.
2. defendscientology.
Unlike the first one, this one doesn't pose as an Anonymous from inside the group. Instead, he makes it very obvious that he supports Scientology by posting retarded fucking videos with the average IQ of everyone in Clearwater, Florida combined: 58. He tries to adopt to the style of other anon's video making, but however he fails at one particular thing, and that is being funny. What he also fails to realize is that being one among few vigilantes defending Scientology on Youtube, his incoherent bullshit quabble isn't going to get through to a mainstream audience. If anything, it will make his religious institution look like a bunch of fucking ass clowns. Yes, more so than they already do.
His full name is - apparently - Jacob K. Reist, so do a directory search of him in every state and see what you can come up with.
Now I will go on to discuss about something very suspicious I have received in my inbox yesterday.
3. Pause the video right now and read this message for a second.
No doubt some of you may have also received this as well. Although this may be just a genuine attempt of an outsider trying to document our ideology and agenda, it's strange that anyone would approach us in this fashion. Perhaps the group he hopes to gather up will in fact be working to disclose much-needed information for the scientology department? Why would Anonymous be spreading DVDs on the streets when the internet is proven to be the most effective medium for our spread of words? Again, this may not be as big of a deal as I am making it, but the point of this once again goes back to being careful of who you trust and who you work with. If his proposed project is to work, I am not sure how it may be organized seeing that our members are so scattered all over. This topic is open for discussion in the comment section of this page.
Now I will proceed to talk about the warnings of March 15th, 2008.
There has been and will be Scifags going undercover in masks, trying to pose as us at these raids. Be careful of who you associate and exchange information with, I cannot stress this enough. There have been people coming in and out of the Scientology headquarter in my city during the last protest and they circulate the perimeter, taking pictures of others while posing as reporters. Be careful of any "independent journalists" you speak to, be sure to ask them who they work for. Of course, a well rehearsed Scifag would have all the information pre-meditated, but I have faith in you Anons.
Be extremely cautious of people following you onto subways and buses. Get off, change buses or train cabs immediately. If possible, give a taste of their own medicine and take pictures of them.
That's about all I can think of for now, and everyone is always encouraged to discuss these things in comments. Whether you agree or disagree, no words are too dumb, (unless you are a scientologist.) Frankly, don't waste time with Paul Fetch and Ruthie, she's a fucking ugly cunt that's better off with her face severely concaved in with a fucking steel bat with pikes. None of that should be the greater issue for us right now, as they pose no current threat to us.
Perservere and we shall prevail. Let's show the church that this is no longer just the fad it started out to be, but we'll continuously fight to tear their shit apart.
Signed.
Fuck you.
As we are doing a good job thus-far in our war against the cult of pseudo-Scientology, we must be cautious of those who are currently standing against us. A wise man have once said that, in a state of battle, keep your friends and allies close but keep your enemies closer. I can not agree more. Since Anonymous is a proudly large collective entity with no leaders, it's important that we must remain focused and organized in terms of our strategic plannings and movements. We definitely don't wish for one man's mistakes to undermine, regress or completely fuck up what we've accomplished up to this point.
So today I will be discussing about just some of our oppositions that I've observed in these past few weeks - and what is scary is that some of them exists as disguises within our group. These people are no doubt either spies, undercovers or traitors that are attempting to destroy our organization from within. Here are some obvious members I have been studying on Youtube.
1. ANONYMOUSagainstAnon.
This is obviously a failed attempt from a secret Scifag, that tries to pose himself as Anonymous and use our code of dialects in order to fool us that he is a part of our body. This way, he can try to alter our route and ideas because he believes a fake "Anonymous" would be more impressionable on other anons. This is obviously nothing more than an epic fail. We can obviously see that this is a secret Scifag in disguise, and frankly, it seems to me like he has nothing more to do nowadays but to spam "BIGOTRY" all over our videos. Whenever you see this being done, simply spam him back with "HYPOCRISY" and move on.
Beware of him subscribing to your videos, he has nothing better to do on his spare time but to study our propaganda footages. He may very well be reporting everything back to his Scifag headquarter.
Although this one idiot does little to stunt our project's development itself, it demonstrates a very obvious flaw we have. Since our organization lacks a bureaucratic system, it has no security to it. Any motherfucking Scifag can easily infilitrate within, and pose as other Anons. They can try to steer us in a different direction, or they can try to corrupt us from the inside. Now I am not suggesting that we should establish bureaucracy and manually approve every member, since our anonymity is also one of our greatest strengths, but please be cautious of who you speak to, who you associate with online and trusting those who you don't know. A great philosopher have once said, TEH INTRAN3T IZ S0ME S3RI0UZ BUSYN3SZ.
I will now move on and discuss other threats.
2. defendscientology.
Unlike the first one, this one doesn't pose as an Anonymous from inside the group. Instead, he makes it very obvious that he supports Scientology by posting retarded fucking videos with the average IQ of everyone in Clearwater, Florida combined: 58. He tries to adopt to the style of other anon's video making, but however he fails at one particular thing, and that is being funny. What he also fails to realize is that being one among few vigilantes defending Scientology on Youtube, his incoherent bullshit quabble isn't going to get through to a mainstream audience. If anything, it will make his religious institution look like a bunch of fucking ass clowns. Yes, more so than they already do.
His full name is - apparently - Jacob K. Reist, so do a directory search of him in every state and see what you can come up with.
Now I will go on to discuss about something very suspicious I have received in my inbox yesterday.
3. Pause the video right now and read this message for a second.
No doubt some of you may have also received this as well. Although this may be just a genuine attempt of an outsider trying to document our ideology and agenda, it's strange that anyone would approach us in this fashion. Perhaps the group he hopes to gather up will in fact be working to disclose much-needed information for the scientology department? Why would Anonymous be spreading DVDs on the streets when the internet is proven to be the most effective medium for our spread of words? Again, this may not be as big of a deal as I am making it, but the point of this once again goes back to being careful of who you trust and who you work with. If his proposed project is to work, I am not sure how it may be organized seeing that our members are so scattered all over. This topic is open for discussion in the comment section of this page.
Now I will proceed to talk about the warnings of March 15th, 2008.
There has been and will be Scifags going undercover in masks, trying to pose as us at these raids. Be careful of who you associate and exchange information with, I cannot stress this enough. There have been people coming in and out of the Scientology headquarter in my city during the last protest and they circulate the perimeter, taking pictures of others while posing as reporters. Be careful of any "independent journalists" you speak to, be sure to ask them who they work for. Of course, a well rehearsed Scifag would have all the information pre-meditated, but I have faith in you Anons.
Be extremely cautious of people following you onto subways and buses. Get off, change buses or train cabs immediately. If possible, give a taste of their own medicine and take pictures of them.
That's about all I can think of for now, and everyone is always encouraged to discuss these things in comments. Whether you agree or disagree, no words are too dumb, (unless you are a scientologist.) Frankly, don't waste time with Paul Fetch and Ruthie, she's a fucking ugly cunt that's better off with her face severely concaved in with a fucking steel bat with pikes. None of that should be the greater issue for us right now, as they pose no current threat to us.
Perservere and we shall prevail. Let's show the church that this is no longer just the fad it started out to be, but we'll continuously fight to tear their shit apart.
Signed.
Fuck you.
ADVICE FOR ANONYMOUS FROM A HIGH RANKING SCIENTOLOGIST
Firstly, none of you have heard from me before and it is highly unlikely you will again anytime soon.
Make your own conclusions from that if you want but I’ll save you the trouble and simply say the reason is that I am either still “in”, I am gagged beyond all reason or I simply cannot get involved for my own personal sanity. Any one of which is good reason enough. And if OSA (or whatever is left of it) ends up reading this please don’t bother trying to figure it out either, you never will so save yourself the trouble and keep up your good work as you are.
I’ll say this however so you at least know where I’m coming from. The church as it stands today WILL eventually crumble from within. It is simply a matter of time. I have long since concerned myself with bigger issues in this world but I have been impressed with the anonymous movement.
I am here to give them some advice in the hopes that it does truly accelerate the inevitable. If it does not, well so be it but it won’t be much longer in any event. David is doing a fine job of this on his own.
Some of you will no doubt debate this endlessly as to who I am, what are my motives, etc, etc. but I urge you to not get distracted from the work you and your friends are doing and simply listen to what I have to say and, hopefully, use it to help you get where you are going a little quicker.
This is for anonymous and those working with them.
What you have started is nothing short of monumental I can assure you. It has caused and continues to cause utter chaos within the church. However please, please be warned that you have opened Pandora’s box and it will go one of two ways from here.
You will have to get very, very organized to make sure it goes your way.
And if I may I would very much like you to heed my advice.
Before I begin however there is a fair bit of this advice to give. If you don’t have the time or
inclination to go through it all just go to my summary at the bottom. And if you don’t have the time for that then you absolutely MUST heed the advice of the more sensible critics out there (“the bearded one” and “magoo” spring to mind) for your sake as much as anyone else’s. And forget about all the stupid illegal stuff for god’s sake. Any of that and frankly you deserve all of the wrath that David can muster.
If you’re still here then here goes…
Your biggest strengths are not in fact your anonymity or your numbers. These are vital of course and they will keep you going despite the church’s efforts to stop you but in actual fact your real strength lies in both your perspective and the information you have. These are also of course the church’s weaknesses. They have zero perspective on the real world and they are incapable of stopping the truth from coming out. As I said above they will crumble from within for this exact reason.
But if you are to achieve your stated aims and accelerate the inevitable then it is how you go about getting this information out there and the way in which you do this which is utterly critical. Get it wrong and you will not only fail but you will rue the day you even thought about starting all this.
From what I can tell most of you are not opposed to people helping themselves with whatever works for them but like most intelligent people you have a serious problem with oppression and having anything forced upon you. Assuming this please keep a few things in mind. The majority of people who are introduced to scientology bow out gracefully long before they get hooked and they continue on with their lives. They may be badgered incessantly for months and years after but they are not forced into anything.
Many of those who stay and get hooked have genuinely been helped by scientology in gaining whatever piece of mind that they needed. Some of them have gone on to do brilliant things and make a real difference in this world. Some of course get “hooked” in a very unhealthy way indeed but they know no better. The vast, vast majority of scientologists are good people and they have committed no crimes. Of course they do not know the truth and if they did they would move on very quickly.
You must keep this in mind in all your activities.
There are a very, very small number indeed who know the real deal behind the church. You need not concern yourself with sending them any messages. You can do all you want to try and rattle their cage but it will accomplish little. It is the followers that need enlightening. And they need to be enlightened COMPASSIONATELY, NOT aggressively. And remember everything you are doing is being watched by a lot of people. They fall into a few different categories and each one will digest your activities very differently.
I would say there are roughly four of these categories that you need to keep in mind. The first is the general public that have either never heard of scientology or have heard of it and generally dismiss it. The second are those that have heard of it and are curious and/or know something about it and don’t generally see any problem with it. The third is of course the scientologists themselves. And the fourth would be the critics.
General Public
The biggest by far is the general public. For them it is nothing more than another strange story about scientology and though they may be mildly fascinated they’ll probably forget about it soon enough. However this is where your plans could back fire the most.
YOU MUST NOT ALIENATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC!
Live and let live is a fairly common attitude in today’s civilized society. If your actions are seen to be aggressive, too weird or un-palatable in any way this will start to work against you. They will simply sympathise with scientology and in time potentially become curious enough to check it out for themselves.
Unless I am mistaken you are doing this to put an end to the abuse that has been occurring for years so please focus on that. Make sure your message is succinct, honest and above all simple. This will allow it to be digested much more easily by those who aren’t bothered either way and re-focus their attention to what is WRONG with scientology as opposed to just being reminded that it still exists.
Jenna Miscavige’s story is a very good example of a simple, digestible and succinct story that is very hard to refute. Those who watched the inside edition broadcast simply cannot come away with a positive view of the church.
In contrast the whole Xenu thing is, in my opinion, one of the least effective points to make. It simply isn’t believable. It may keep the average intelligent person away which I suppose isn’t a bad thing but that is not why you are doing all that you are.
Scientology’s best customers (the ones that stay in and spend loads of money) are people searching for answers and they will no doubt have read stranger things in their quest. Xenu is just another “out there” concept easily associated with countless other ideas. At best it is funny. At worst it will make you look stupid and you will lose credibility.
Again you must focus on your objective and when preparing any action (utube, protests, interviews, etc) do all you can to ensure you maintain the general public’s approval.
The Curious
Onto the second; those that are curious and don’t really see anything wrong with scientology.
Much of the above applies but you risk simply reminding them about scientology and in turn sending them in the wrong direction. If you get your message across correctly the majority of them will walk away from scientology. Some may even be tempted to learn more about your side of the story. This is where you absolutely must get it right.
And I am very sorry to say this but you are currently getting it very, very wrong.
When I first started looking on line to see what the critics were saying it took me hours to find something coherent. It took me days more to find tangible stories that I could actually digest and understand. The vast majority of what I saw was just ramblings from critics and lots of chats between those who have seen what is really behind the wizard’s curtain. I’m not knocking this of course but unless you’re a sadomasochist it takes a lot of will power to trawl through it all. Your averagely curious person simply isn’t going to do this. As such the truth will not be discovered and you will simply have caused a bit of a fuss for the church.
However, imagine this for a second…
I am one of those mildly curious people and I watch some news story about the church and anonymous. There isn’t much on TV tonight anyways so I decide to check it out on line. I type in scientology, miscavige, anonymous, hubbard, etc, etc and the first thing that comes up is a very professional looking and simple site saying “your questions answered about scientology”. On the site I see a list of topics. Not loads of links, like there is on clambake, lermanet or even scientology’s sites for that matter, just a few or at the most ten. I click on the one that says “a brief history of scientology” after a 5 minute read I get the basic picture. Then I click on the “who is Hubbard” link.
Again a few minutes read and I get the idea. Now I’m curious and my eyes are not square from trawling through loads of crap so I look at the rest of the links. Some suggestions would be;
“Who runs the church?”
“Where does the money go?”
“How many scientologists are there?”
“How many have left scientology?”
“Examples of abuse within the church”
“Examples of contradictions and hypocrisy” etc, etc.
If this is professionally presented, kept simple and is easily digestible I should walk away with a clear picture of the real goings on very quickly.
There are enough of you out there to provide the details on all this and back it up with evidence. But the key is to make it simple, easily digestible and state nothing but facts. If you can’t get someone to look at all of the most important and pertinent information within an hour at the very most, well then you will have lost them. They will simply go back to watching friends re-runs and forget about it.
Scientology isn’t exactly the biggest problem in their lives or anyone else’s for that matter. It is a big problem for those who have been abused by them but in the grand scheme of things there are bigger issues to spend time researching for anyone leading a normal life. As an example; why would I be concerned about Lisa McPherson’s death at the hands of scientology when there are thousands being exterminated right now by oppressive regimes all over the world? Iraq anyone? Darfur? Zimbabwe? Etc, etc.
Most people are charitable at home first and then if they are so inclined move onto bigger issues like global warming, standing up to Bush, China’s human rights abuses, etc. By the way I mean absolutely no disrespect to Lisa or her family. It is an abominable tragedy that was entirely preventable and I am personally utterly disgusted with the church’s actions regarding the whole mess, as any human would be. I’m simply trying to make the point that you have to keep what you are doing in perspective with what the rest of the world thinks. Otherwise you will not be
successful.
Perspective is of course one of the things that will ensure the church never succeeds as many of you know. They simply cannot fit their warped world into the real one and though it seems they are trying to of late, with your efforts it will simply be to too little to late. I just don’t want you to make the same mistake as them.
So again, make sure your message is digestible, truthful and simple. Just assume the point of view of those that are curious and make sure whatever you are doing leads them to the truth.
The scientologists
Okay, onto the third group, the scientologists.
Actually this falls into two groups, the scientologists and the sea org / staff members but essentially the same applies for both.
Two things will happen with the vast majority of scientologists, staff and SO members. They will either be blindly galvanised and doggedly fight and react to all this “entheta” or they will start to ask questions.
Those that see red and “go to guns” as it were will of course follow “managements” direction which, I can assure you, is far from figured as yet. They simply do not know how to deal with this. Many of you have noticed the change in tact recently and wondered what is going on. Well the truth is they simply don’t have any “references” to deal with this. There is no target and they are lost without that. Take magoo’s advice on that one. Create a group and you will be targeted. Stay anonymous and they can do nothing but watch.
The other reaction will be one of questioning. Why are there so many people against us? Could it be my doubts have been right all along? It is these guys you need to cater for.
For those in anonymous who were once “in” you know what I’m talking about. It is the questions you couldn’t answer that ultimately lead to you getting the hell out of dodge. So you must cater to those questions effectively. You can do this with leaflets, a website or any other means of media distribution but, as above, the information has to be simple, succinct and digestible.
So far you just haven’t streamlined it enough, there is too much frivolous information that waters down what they really need to know. Case in point is the xenu stuff. This just creates the wrong reaction. It doesn’t make them think. It simply makes them react.
My suggestion would be to create that simple, honest and succinct website with all those questions scientologists, staff and SO members have inevitably asked themselves over the years.
“What really happened when LRH died?”
“It’s been 21 years, why has he not come back if the planet is not yet cleared?”
“What really happens at Int?”
“Where is Heber?” etc, etc.
Again you have all the info you need already. Just work with the critics closely and get a good writer to simplify it and make it digestible. The whole “musical chairs” story at Int is a good example but it comes across as being an elaborative rant. I know it’s true and so do must of you but this will be interpreted as lies by someone still under the influence. Retold compassionately, without prejudice or embellishment and kept utterly simple this could very easily end up on the news. Just imagine that for a second!
So again, you must direct the interest you generate so that it leads them to the answers they have never been given. This absolutely has to be simplified so that it is inevitable for anyone who starts looking to find out what is really going on. It also has to be compassionate. Remember these are the guys who are being abused as you read this. They know no better. You can change that.
The critics
Obviously this is like Christmas to you guys. But be warned, get to giddy about all this and it will back fire on you too.
This bit is really addressed to the critics themselves but you both need to work together and as such it applies to you both.
Now is the time to start being civilised and not jump up and down about the fall of scientology.
Scientology will never fall. The church as it is now may, David Miscavige may, but scientology will never go away. Jim logan’s analogy was spot on. You can take away the car but you will never take away the idea of motorised transport. Freezone anyone?
What you are on the brink of doing is getting more people to know the truth behind the church than those who believe their lies. This should result in a major change within the church, hopefully resulting in the abuses stopping and whatever good exists (if there really is any to be had) continuing.
If you haven’t read The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell I thoroughly recommend it. You are very, very close to this, BUT YOU ARE NOT THERE YET! If you really, really care about everything that has happened to you and those you love who have been through the ringer at the hands of the church then now is the time to get smart. And I mean really, really smart.
I’m going to be a bit cruel here I’m afraid to prove my point. No doubt Arnie will read this at some point and may I just say that I hold absolutely no grudge against you personally. Far from it in fact, I have a great deal of respect for you and in time you will be rewarded in ways you never imagined but at this point I’m sorry to say I have to use you as an example.
Watching Arnie being interviewed makes me cringe. He comes across as a very disturbed individual indeed. He is not I know and he has been through hell for which I am truly sorry. If the truth be told I actually think he is just incredibly scared of what will happen to him after the interview or at least he is just very nervous. But this is the age of image and we come to judgement far, far too quickly. This means the message is lost before he even starts talking.
Conversely Jenna Miscavige has done more for your cause than anyone in recent history. Why? Though she is David’s niece that actually has little to do with it (though of course that is the main reason she was interviewed so maybe that isn’t quite true, however it is how effective she was with her point about scientology that I am referring to). In contrast to Arnie she is instantly likeable. She is relaxed, she is sincere and she is, as far as everyone watching is concerned, a normal person they can instantly relate to. You cannot help but take every word in.
This has to do with humanity’s deepest primal instincts regarding attraction and interaction. When you see someone you like the look of and are on some very basic level attracted to (NOT sexually), you listen to what they have to say with a sympathetic ear, otherwise known as empathy. Again, read the tipping point book. I don’t want to get into this too deep but the point is that likeability goes a long, long way to getting one to agree with a particular point of view. George Bush and Tony Blair are very good examples.
So… what to do? Hire a bunch of really good looking and highly skilled actors to front for you in
interviews? No, of course not. You just need to assume the point of view of the general public and ask yourself would this person come across as being likeable, sincere and believable. Mr. Bunker springs to mind but there are many others. Don’t obsess on this ether. Just heed my basic point. Whoever we see talking about the church will be judged almost instantly on their image and after that their sincerity and likeability so chose those that speak out within the media well. As I said Mr. Bunker ticks a lot of boxes but there are others.
I would also seriously discourage you from doing “mystery” interviews. They work well for under cover police officers and the like as we can all relate to why they can’t show their identity but “Joe public” does not understand the lengths the church will go to destroy someone who speaks out. They just instantly think “what are they hiding”? It’s tricky I know but make use of those who are willing to speak out whilst heeding the guide lines above and you will have much, much more impact I promise you.
The other thing I would seriously discourage you from is celebrity bashing. I know it is fun but most of these guys are genuinely liked by millions of people. They enjoy their movies, their TV shows and the like. Personally I have little time for Tom Cruise or Jenna Elfman and many others. But the vast, vast majority of people across the world still love these guys. Your bashing them really doesn’t help. I’m sorry but it’s the truth. I know you’ll struggle with this one but just leave them be. They are NOT the problem. And when you do have a go at them YOU look bad, not them. They are doing a pretty good job of making themselves look bad so just let them get on with it.
You also must listen to the critic’s advice when they give it. Some of them are understandably angry as they feel you are undermining their work and some of them are getting very excited in the hopes you will help them in ways they never thought possible. Listen to them all. They have been fighting this fight for a long time now and they will save you from wasting your time and efforts. If you don’t heed their advice, and I refer in particular to the more balanced ones such as “the beard” and “magoo,” you will almost certainly fail. In fact I can guarantee it. Not only that you will regret the day you even bothered to start this whole movement. They know how determined David is. You don’t. Listen to them and listen to them well.
Well that’s it really. Hopefully that is of some help. I’ll cover the points below in summary for those without the time to go through all the above.
Summary
Your strengths are not your anonymity or your numbers (though they will help a lot!) but rather your perspective and the information you have. But it is how you get this information across that is utterly critical.
You have four different “markets” that will be digesting and reacting to your activities. The “general public “ who aren’t really bothered, the “curious about scientology” who may or may not get involved depending on what they hear, the scientologists themselves and of course the critics. The interest you generate from all of your activities will be wasted if it is not directed effectively to the truth about what is going on in the church. At present it is almost impossible to gain any succinct insight into all this unless you are a tireless reporter or similar and are willing to trawl through loads of random info on the internet for hours and hours on end and try to piece it all together.
My suggestion to you is streamline your message throughout all your activities. Make sure these essages are digestible to the layman (xenu is just to wacky and makes you look as silly as they are) and present information and stories they can relate to (Jenna Miscavige’s story is a perfect example) so that the general public instantly get put off, the “curious” are led to your info and not the church’s and the scientologists, staff and SO members who can’t help but ask questions get the answers they need to get the hell out of there.
You need to create a really, really simple campaign (website, flyers, etc) that state the facts. There is no one source of information out there yet. Clambake, lermanet and even the church’s own sites are just too convoluted to trawl through. Even the recent “scientology disconnection” site isn’t good enough.
YOU MUST FOCUS THIS INFORMATION TO THE MINIMUM REQUIRED!
Lastly you must, must, must heed the advice of the critics who have been fighting this fight for years now. In particular I refer to “the bearded one” and “magoo.” They know what they are talking about and you risk wasting your time or worse, hindering their valiant efforts if you do not.
You have all the info and proof you need to achieve your stated aims but if things aren’t organized you will inevitably have created nothing more than a big distraction with little lasting effect. Get it right and you will have well and truly started the end of the church of scientology as it is known today.
Again, simplify your message. Make it easily digestible. Keep it civilized and compassionate. And
make sure you direct those whose attention you have to the information they need to walk away from the nightmare.
I wish you all the best in your respective journeys.
Good luck and God speed!
THE EDGE OF SCIENTOLOGY'S DEBRIS FIELD
The human and technological wreckage of a collapsing Scientology is beginning to emerge in a very striking and real way. The evidence that we have entered the edge of the debris field is undeniable. The evidence of collapse is strewn across the internet landscape, in the media, and in Scientology itself. This is the real thing, for we see real people, the actual leaks, the technological debris, and the hard, factual evidence of a collapse in progress. Consider the evidence that we have entered the edge of the debris field of a collapsing Scientology:
- Sea Org who have blown from Int Base, Flag, and Class V Orgs have boldly gone online and are telling all and naming names. BFG, LBV, and BTs2Free were at the forefront as the prophets of the collapse. They warned their own Church and DM and the others would not listen.
- The BBC handling was a disaster. It left Tommy Davis RFP'd and Mike Rinder blew. Imagine it: Mike Rinder could not handle it anymore and so he blew. This was a major fracture that, in my estimation, was the tipping point. I consider that the collapse accelerated after Rinder blew. Rinder was historical and now he is gone.
- The BBC exposed and conquered Scientology's sleazy Fair Game Op against John Sweeney. Although he did not escape unscathed, John Sweeney is a hero for doing what he did.
- Scientology has no public face, save for the fossilized Heber Jentzsch who recently surfaced from his obscurity and confinement in the Inmates Hall to sign a document as CoS' President.
- The highly damaging leaked video of the Tom "Go to Guns" Cruise secret Cult video arguably may have ended the production of Valkyrie and perhaps even Tom Cruise's career in front of the camera.
- Too many leaked videos warning against Scientology are also to count.
- Elderly and decrepit Cult Attorney Eliot Abelson recently outed David Miscavige: Elliot Abelson, general counsel for the Church of Scientology... "Mr Abelson denied the actor (Tom Cruise) was 'second in command'. "He is a parishioner, a well respected parishioner, but that's what he is. The only person who runs the Church and makes policy decisions is David Miscavige." Contrast this with DM's testimony in the Lisa McPherson trial.
- Andrew Morton's unauthorized bio of Tom Cruise was unopposed by Cruise or CoS.
- The Sudden Appearance of Anonymous staggered Scientology and left it powerless.
- The peaceful protests of Anonymous left Scientology shrieking that the "Psychs" or the "Marcabs" were behind Anonymous. Scientology leaders denied their own human rights abuses that led to the peaceful protests.
= Scientology's virtual loss of control on the internet. This appears to signal the Fall of the House of Helena. Props to The Gawker, YouTube, etc. for standing up to the Cult and making the Kobragram basically obsolete. Helena, maybe David Schindler can get you and Ken jobs over at Latham & Watkins?
- The DeKalb County Sheriff was exposed as a Shameless Cult Tool. There will surely be consequences here for the lavish waste of taxpayer dollars.
- The desperate and outrageous Latham & Watkins letters to Anons. Cult Attorney David J. Schindler of Latham & Watkins is in the curious position of being a Jew who is defending a Master Race group whose founder called for a genocide. Schindler represents himself as a champion of the oppressed and yet is profitably rewarded by an oppressive and destructive Cult. How does this square with his Jewish faith? The David J. Schindler story needs and deserves major media coverage. Will Anonymous prove to be Schindler's Little Big Horn?
- Will Smith in complete retreat, vehemently denying that he is a Scientologist.
- Other Scientology celebs are very low profile or invisible. None of the pampered celebs are out in public defending Scientology. Kirstie Alley gained back all of her weight, thus proving that OT is a powerless sham.
- Rumors of David Miscavige drinking a fifth of Scotch each day, this in addition to his alleged chain smoking Camel non-filters. Compounding his alleged substance abuse are too many stories of his assault and battery of his own staff members. Will the rumors of pills come next?
- Mary DeMoss of LMT and CCHR infamy in hiding, allegedly attacked by her own church.
- Jenna Miscavige spoke out against her uncle and her former church. She was attacked and a "Recovery Team" harassed her and attempted to get her back into Scientology.
- Flag Stats have reportedly nosedived at least 50%.
- Tom Cruise's erratic and angry behavior are said to have cost him his friendship with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
- There are rumors of Church of Scientology hard drives that were copied by former members for their own protection against Fair Game. If this is true, the US government offers whistleblower protection and witness protection.
- Scientologists hid inside of Big Blue on March 15 and ate pancakes. They were too afraid, or too unable, to confront or communicate with Anonymous.
- Armies of Scientology PI's utterly failing in Scientology's Last Stand.
- Charges that Scientology was involved in a kidnapping of innocents in Italy.
- A CoS video featuring phony "officials" was exposed by a French magazine.
- CoS Financial Files appearing on the internet.
- An Invisible Army of Angry Former Scientologists ready to leak.
****
We have entered the debris field. As time goes forward, we will see an increasing amount of evidence that the collapse of Scientology has happened. The only question is how long David Miscavige and his inner circle can create an apparency of existence. The money and buildings and remaining Scientologists can persist, but only as a hollow shell of what Scientology once was when it held the power of terror.
Where has the money amidst the collapse? It appears that the money was defensively converted into real estate against the day when the internet breached the inner defensive perimeters of Scientology and precipitated what appears to be the final and agonizing phase of collapse.
****
Wikileaks posts OT levels and CCHR data.
- Sea Org who have blown from Int Base, Flag, and Class V Orgs have boldly gone online and are telling all and naming names. BFG, LBV, and BTs2Free were at the forefront as the prophets of the collapse. They warned their own Church and DM and the others would not listen.
- The BBC handling was a disaster. It left Tommy Davis RFP'd and Mike Rinder blew. Imagine it: Mike Rinder could not handle it anymore and so he blew. This was a major fracture that, in my estimation, was the tipping point. I consider that the collapse accelerated after Rinder blew. Rinder was historical and now he is gone.
- The BBC exposed and conquered Scientology's sleazy Fair Game Op against John Sweeney. Although he did not escape unscathed, John Sweeney is a hero for doing what he did.
- Scientology has no public face, save for the fossilized Heber Jentzsch who recently surfaced from his obscurity and confinement in the Inmates Hall to sign a document as CoS' President.
- The highly damaging leaked video of the Tom "Go to Guns" Cruise secret Cult video arguably may have ended the production of Valkyrie and perhaps even Tom Cruise's career in front of the camera.
- Too many leaked videos warning against Scientology are also to count.
- Elderly and decrepit Cult Attorney Eliot Abelson recently outed David Miscavige: Elliot Abelson, general counsel for the Church of Scientology... "Mr Abelson denied the actor (Tom Cruise) was 'second in command'. "He is a parishioner, a well respected parishioner, but that's what he is. The only person who runs the Church and makes policy decisions is David Miscavige." Contrast this with DM's testimony in the Lisa McPherson trial.
- Andrew Morton's unauthorized bio of Tom Cruise was unopposed by Cruise or CoS.
- The Sudden Appearance of Anonymous staggered Scientology and left it powerless.
- The peaceful protests of Anonymous left Scientology shrieking that the "Psychs" or the "Marcabs" were behind Anonymous. Scientology leaders denied their own human rights abuses that led to the peaceful protests.
= Scientology's virtual loss of control on the internet. This appears to signal the Fall of the House of Helena. Props to The Gawker, YouTube, etc. for standing up to the Cult and making the Kobragram basically obsolete. Helena, maybe David Schindler can get you and Ken jobs over at Latham & Watkins?
- The DeKalb County Sheriff was exposed as a Shameless Cult Tool. There will surely be consequences here for the lavish waste of taxpayer dollars.
- The desperate and outrageous Latham & Watkins letters to Anons. Cult Attorney David J. Schindler of Latham & Watkins is in the curious position of being a Jew who is defending a Master Race group whose founder called for a genocide. Schindler represents himself as a champion of the oppressed and yet is profitably rewarded by an oppressive and destructive Cult. How does this square with his Jewish faith? The David J. Schindler story needs and deserves major media coverage. Will Anonymous prove to be Schindler's Little Big Horn?
- Will Smith in complete retreat, vehemently denying that he is a Scientologist.
- Other Scientology celebs are very low profile or invisible. None of the pampered celebs are out in public defending Scientology. Kirstie Alley gained back all of her weight, thus proving that OT is a powerless sham.
- Rumors of David Miscavige drinking a fifth of Scotch each day, this in addition to his alleged chain smoking Camel non-filters. Compounding his alleged substance abuse are too many stories of his assault and battery of his own staff members. Will the rumors of pills come next?
- Mary DeMoss of LMT and CCHR infamy in hiding, allegedly attacked by her own church.
- Jenna Miscavige spoke out against her uncle and her former church. She was attacked and a "Recovery Team" harassed her and attempted to get her back into Scientology.
- Flag Stats have reportedly nosedived at least 50%.
- Tom Cruise's erratic and angry behavior are said to have cost him his friendship with Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw.
- There are rumors of Church of Scientology hard drives that were copied by former members for their own protection against Fair Game. If this is true, the US government offers whistleblower protection and witness protection.
- Scientologists hid inside of Big Blue on March 15 and ate pancakes. They were too afraid, or too unable, to confront or communicate with Anonymous.
- Armies of Scientology PI's utterly failing in Scientology's Last Stand.
- Charges that Scientology was involved in a kidnapping of innocents in Italy.
- A CoS video featuring phony "officials" was exposed by a French magazine.
- CoS Financial Files appearing on the internet.
- An Invisible Army of Angry Former Scientologists ready to leak.
****
We have entered the debris field. As time goes forward, we will see an increasing amount of evidence that the collapse of Scientology has happened. The only question is how long David Miscavige and his inner circle can create an apparency of existence. The money and buildings and remaining Scientologists can persist, but only as a hollow shell of what Scientology once was when it held the power of terror.
Where has the money amidst the collapse? It appears that the money was defensively converted into real estate against the day when the internet breached the inner defensive perimeters of Scientology and precipitated what appears to be the final and agonizing phase of collapse.
****
Wikileaks posts OT levels and CCHR data.
SCIENTOLOGY - THE RUTHLESS GLOBAL SCAM
A key differentiator between Scientology and other self-described religious organizations is how they treat their holy texts. They consider the works which articulate the source of their belief system to be trade secrets, and the organization employs a battalion of attorneys to protect their copyrights on that intellectual property. Which is to say, they're not exactly generous with the big answers.
But why not? Wouldn't it be advantageous to open-source the contents of those sacred texts, and encourage religious studies majors to write papers on the greatest discovery in the history of mankind? Wouldn't this be a great way to promote your phenomenal religion to the open public?
Which brings us to the heart of the matter. Scientology isn't really a religion. At least, not primarily one. A cover story in Time magazine characterized the group this way: "Scientology poses as a religion but really is a ruthless global scam."
Which is something of an over-statement. Who's to say that Scientology is a phony church but the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Mormons are genuine? But Time was correct in this sense: whereas the dogma of most cults originates with some form of alleged divine revelation, the core beliefs of Scientology grew out of the business venture launched by a conniving bullshit artist.
It was in 1953, after profits began declining from his Dianetics franchise, that science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard slapped a veneer of spirituality on his self-help racket. It was a cynical effort which allowed him both to exert monopoly control over his invention, as well as limit the government's ability to tax and regulate him.
In composing sources of enlightenment for his oh-so-secular church, Hubbard generated 500,000 pages of text, 3,000 recorded lectures, and more than 100 films. These materials, produced over a span of decades, comprise the scriptures establishing the Scientology faith. Devout members shell out cold cash to cover the fixed donations required for the privilege of receiving these revelations, which are doled out in sequential installments. Members are required to consume the materials incrementally, and only under the supervision of a church elder.
It works like this. Members join the church, begin following the procedures outlined in Dianetics and other introductory coursework, and eventually purge themselves of what they term the "Reactive Mind." This is the self-defeating portion of your psyche, which springs into action at inopportune moments, triggered by traumatic memories. This feat is accomplished through an interactive process called "auditing." which is a strangely non-rational mixture of psychotherapy and confessional. The subject is compelled to relive painful and embarrassing episodes, which are duly taken down by an "auditor" and included in the subject's permanent record. The record is maintained and stored by the church. Therefore, the church collects extensive files containing accounts of its members' most shameful moments, things a person would go to great lengths to avoid being made publicly known. For instance, any and all homosexual encounters (defined as "deviant" behavior, and determined to be correctable).
The auditing process is accomplished through the use of a specialized electronic gizmo exclusively manufactured by and for the church. The device is called an "electro-psychometer" or E-Meter for short. The E-Meter measures galvanic skin response -- fluctuations in electrical resistance on the surface of the skin -- and is pressed into service as a crude lie detector of sorts. (A genuine polygraph machine measures blood pressure and rate of breathing, in addition to changes in skin resistance.) Before he transformed his business into a religious organization, Hubbard marketed the E-Meter as a bona fide piece of medical equipment. He claimed it could be used to cure a variety of diseases, until the Food and Drug Administration cracked down on his quackery in 1963. Nowadays, E-Meters carry the following disclaimer, engraved on a little plaque on the underside of each unit:
"By itself, this meter does nothing. It is solely for the guide of Ministers of the Church in Confessionals and pastoral counselling. The Electro-meter is not medically or scientifically capable of improving the health or bodily function of anyone and is for religious use by students and Ministers of the Church of Scientology only."
Using the E-Meter, Scientologists unburden themselves of the Reactive Mind. Once you have successfully accomplished this feat, you are declared "Clear." After becoming a Clear, you now possess a genius IQ, as well as a perfect memory, ideal physical health, and an inability to cause accidents. At which point, you are enticed to progress beyond Clear, into the advanced levels ascribed to Operating Thetans. Hence, the first stage is called OT I, the second OT II, and so on up to OT IX. The spiritual path is called "The Bridge to Total Freedom." At each step of The Bridge, you will accumulate increasingly powerful and extraordinary gifts, including the power to fly, turn invisible, perform astral projection, control matter and energy with only your mind, telepathy, ESP, etc.
In other words, Operating Thetans are capable of violating physical laws of the universe. In ecclesiastical terms, they can work miracles just like Jesus Christ. In fact, according to Hubbard, Jesus was simply an ordinary mortal who had somehow managed to bring himself "a shade above Clear." So Scientologists are in good company. (Of course, LRH also claimed the King of Kings was a boy fucker. Maybe not such good company after all.)
And all of this is available for just the low-low price of $380,000. That's the estimated cumulative cost of all the course materials and the many hours of auditing sessions required to reach the spiritual level known as OT IX. But $380k is a small price to pay for invisibility, right?
But why not? Wouldn't it be advantageous to open-source the contents of those sacred texts, and encourage religious studies majors to write papers on the greatest discovery in the history of mankind? Wouldn't this be a great way to promote your phenomenal religion to the open public?
Which brings us to the heart of the matter. Scientology isn't really a religion. At least, not primarily one. A cover story in Time magazine characterized the group this way: "Scientology poses as a religion but really is a ruthless global scam."
Which is something of an over-statement. Who's to say that Scientology is a phony church but the Jehovah's Witnesses and the Mormons are genuine? But Time was correct in this sense: whereas the dogma of most cults originates with some form of alleged divine revelation, the core beliefs of Scientology grew out of the business venture launched by a conniving bullshit artist.
It was in 1953, after profits began declining from his Dianetics franchise, that science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard slapped a veneer of spirituality on his self-help racket. It was a cynical effort which allowed him both to exert monopoly control over his invention, as well as limit the government's ability to tax and regulate him.
In composing sources of enlightenment for his oh-so-secular church, Hubbard generated 500,000 pages of text, 3,000 recorded lectures, and more than 100 films. These materials, produced over a span of decades, comprise the scriptures establishing the Scientology faith. Devout members shell out cold cash to cover the fixed donations required for the privilege of receiving these revelations, which are doled out in sequential installments. Members are required to consume the materials incrementally, and only under the supervision of a church elder.
It works like this. Members join the church, begin following the procedures outlined in Dianetics and other introductory coursework, and eventually purge themselves of what they term the "Reactive Mind." This is the self-defeating portion of your psyche, which springs into action at inopportune moments, triggered by traumatic memories. This feat is accomplished through an interactive process called "auditing." which is a strangely non-rational mixture of psychotherapy and confessional. The subject is compelled to relive painful and embarrassing episodes, which are duly taken down by an "auditor" and included in the subject's permanent record. The record is maintained and stored by the church. Therefore, the church collects extensive files containing accounts of its members' most shameful moments, things a person would go to great lengths to avoid being made publicly known. For instance, any and all homosexual encounters (defined as "deviant" behavior, and determined to be correctable).
The auditing process is accomplished through the use of a specialized electronic gizmo exclusively manufactured by and for the church. The device is called an "electro-psychometer" or E-Meter for short. The E-Meter measures galvanic skin response -- fluctuations in electrical resistance on the surface of the skin -- and is pressed into service as a crude lie detector of sorts. (A genuine polygraph machine measures blood pressure and rate of breathing, in addition to changes in skin resistance.) Before he transformed his business into a religious organization, Hubbard marketed the E-Meter as a bona fide piece of medical equipment. He claimed it could be used to cure a variety of diseases, until the Food and Drug Administration cracked down on his quackery in 1963. Nowadays, E-Meters carry the following disclaimer, engraved on a little plaque on the underside of each unit:
"By itself, this meter does nothing. It is solely for the guide of Ministers of the Church in Confessionals and pastoral counselling. The Electro-meter is not medically or scientifically capable of improving the health or bodily function of anyone and is for religious use by students and Ministers of the Church of Scientology only."
Using the E-Meter, Scientologists unburden themselves of the Reactive Mind. Once you have successfully accomplished this feat, you are declared "Clear." After becoming a Clear, you now possess a genius IQ, as well as a perfect memory, ideal physical health, and an inability to cause accidents. At which point, you are enticed to progress beyond Clear, into the advanced levels ascribed to Operating Thetans. Hence, the first stage is called OT I, the second OT II, and so on up to OT IX. The spiritual path is called "The Bridge to Total Freedom." At each step of The Bridge, you will accumulate increasingly powerful and extraordinary gifts, including the power to fly, turn invisible, perform astral projection, control matter and energy with only your mind, telepathy, ESP, etc.
In other words, Operating Thetans are capable of violating physical laws of the universe. In ecclesiastical terms, they can work miracles just like Jesus Christ. In fact, according to Hubbard, Jesus was simply an ordinary mortal who had somehow managed to bring himself "a shade above Clear." So Scientologists are in good company. (Of course, LRH also claimed the King of Kings was a boy fucker. Maybe not such good company after all.)
And all of this is available for just the low-low price of $380,000. That's the estimated cumulative cost of all the course materials and the many hours of auditing sessions required to reach the spiritual level known as OT IX. But $380k is a small price to pay for invisibility, right?
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