The big push is on for an “Ideal California” — as if this is going to change anything…
The fundraising promotional pieces are coming hard and fast. Below are just a few from the last week.
What is so incredible is that these people think that the last ideal org in California is going to make any difference to anything or anyone.
Think about it. The third “ideal org” ever is in San Francisco.
There are “ideal” orgs in Sacramento and 3 others in the Bay Area (Stevens Creek, Los Gatos and “Silicon Valley” — remember when they were going to take over the world because they were “next door to Google HQ.”)
There is an “ideal org” in San Diego and 5 of them in the LA Area — LA Org, Pasadena, Valley, Orange County and Inglewood. There is also CC Int.
Now it is “urgent” and “important” to put one in Ventura. Why? There has been NO IMPACT from the 12 others that are already there? All you need do is LOOK at any of them.
So, why Ventura? Those people could go to Valley. There is no org at all in Bakersfield or Fresno or even Palm Springs. There is no logic whatsoever to this. Nobody is trying to get anyone on board to open any NEW orgs anywhere.
Like everything else in scientology these days, this has devolved into two things: money and status. This is a way of soaking more money out of the suckers in California (there are more scientologists there than in the rest of the world combined) and it pushes the status button.
Clueless but driven by the desire for status.
Might be the best one sentence description of scientologists I have ever come up with….
We wanted a big booming Morgue and we got one.
Join your fellow bubble dwellers and be part of the California Compliance.
A being is as valuable as he has money to burn.
“We are so close…SO close…”. These people, OMG.
Door # 1: They’re lying thru their teeth.
Door #2: They are, for real, completely, utterly clueless.
I tend to go with door # 1 because unless they inherited all their money and never really had to work I find it next to impossible to conceive of anyone in their socio-economic group[ being THAT stupid.
I live in a densely populated east coast area. I never hear word one about Scientology. No one talks about it, no one says to watch Scientology TV, no one involved in VM or WTH or CCHR or anything ever seen in the environment. There are a few Scientologists out there scattered about no doubt. They live in the same environment with the same lack of Scientology, yet they will prattle on and on about the tremendous expansion of Scientology. It truly is bubble blindness.
Scientology is also pretty weak on the East Coast – in spite of large populations, and enormous enormous wealth. The orgs are far between, small and struggling if not failing, like Boston and Philadelphia, plus most of the missions have closed – I think there is just one left open in all of the Northeast, in Maine, run out of someone’s residence.
The promo says “. . . where thousands of new beings will see what you did . . .” rather than thousands of new people. That keeps it in the realm of the paranormal, supernatural and occult which is very scientological. I wonder if anyone who dislikes science fiction and ghost stories ever became a scientologist. I need to go re-read a couple of Stephen King stories.
Last week I travelled to Maine with a good friend to help him set up his summer cabin for the season. In a book chest I noticed a paperback of The Martian Chronicles which he said I could take home with me.
One afternoon we went fishing and I caught a 3 pound large mouth bass which provided two nice big filets. He prepared his special beer batter and we had a tasty fish and chips dinner.
(I don’t participate in social media so the above is a description of my whereabouts last week, not that anyone cares. Just a brief entry for the Akashic Record
I always liked reading sci fi and fantasy so I guess I was a.natural for Scientology. At least I didn’t become a Moonie. Factually, though, most of the woo was hidden back the 1970’s and as an auditor on the loss grades I was engaged in a serious study of human emotion and reaction and I took my job seriously and it remains a basis for comparison.
on the lower grades – lol
I guess some people say they were a loss. I think I did grades 0, 1 and 2 before I split.
It looks so weird the way these cult members smile like “hey come join the party, we’re having so much fucking fun in our cult !” ” Just hand over everything you got anywhere ! It’s for your own good”. Don’t worry about anything else, just donate till it bankrupted you”.
Pomerantz, you cheap son of a bitch … only a “Vanguard”? REALLY????? This is an Ideal California we’re talkin’ about! … You need to be a Humanitarian at least, like right NOW! … Whaddayamean “you can’t”? … You can’t or you WON’T? … What’s the equity in your home? …
The mind boggling insanity of this sort of bullshit is that if it didn’t exist, neither would Scientology. It’s all they have going for them.
Jail time for the head honchos who spruke this crap would restore many a life to former realities. What you read above is the only reality Scientology has to offer and it ruins hope, lives & dreams.
Hmm, California is going to hell in a hand basket faster than ANY other state in the union and Scamology has its largest contingent there.
Wynski, California is consistently listed as having one of the best economies in the country – I checked, and even Fox News references that. I don’t know what you’re talking about.
California does have an unusual character, and has long been particularly fertile ground for everything from fundamentalist Christian groups to various esoteric pseudo-philosophies like Scientology. I don’t see that they’re necessarily headed towards their doom, though.
Is there anything concrete you can cite as evidence for your assertion?
You have to look at the BOOKS of California. You have been duped. California has about ONE TRILLION DOLLARS IN UNFUNDED DEBT.
That debt is GROWING EVERY SINGLE DAY. NOT staying the same. NOT shrinking.
I don’t have time nor inclination to teach basic math, accounting & econ here. You should attend a good college for that PeacceMaker
Close. But no cigar.
the smiles on the posters reminds me the stepford wives smiles. scary.
Indeed they do.
I was referring to the poster that featured the, “Calidornia Alliance Event”. Did yo see they scheduled dessert at 6:30 p.m. and the event to start at 7p.m.?
I found that confusing. How do you schedule an event when dessert is to start at 6:30 p.m. and the main event at 7:00 p.m.?
The poster says, “Come and find out just how close we are. ” That is why I said “Close but no cigar.” I have given up trying to make any sense out of these announcements. It’s all just too far far gone for me. But it is still highly entertaining. Truth be told, I just want to hang on until this stupid scam finally implodes. I’d really like to see just exactly how it will implode upon itself. Crazy creeps. I just want to hang around in order to hear what Kat LaRue has to say. She is my main “Cause Celebre”. When this crazy thing finally does collapse upon itself, I just want to see what Kat will be doing. I expect that will satisfy me. I hope she will be pissing on the gravestone of the little monster. That would be the ideal place for her. Other ladies too. Like Aquamarine and Ballet Lady. They all deserve that recognition. They all have provided so many of us with such great entertainment all this time. They all deserve to see this thing collapse and crush the little ugly dwarf flat in the process. How could anyone deny them that experience?
Yeah, all of central California is actually Scientology-free for a length of about 300 miles except for one mission in Fresno – and as we know, those can easily vanish anytime. Fresno has what is these days a typical spot in a cheap strip-style commercial office property; another suite in the building is 900 square feet, so that’s probably the size of the space they’re in.
Ventura, whey’re they’re moving the Santa Barbara org South into an “ideal” facility, is really just in the Northernmost extent of Southern California. And then there’s not another full-blown org until you get to Northern California starting with the Silicon Valley and the Bay area beyond. Like in the heartland of the US, Scientology apparently doesn’t do well in the heart of the state, and is dying out there.
Last chance? LOL. They’ll always find another way to forever “emblazon” your name if you cough up enough money.*1
(But as always with CoS more money, now, is always better. Besides they’ll still want more money next month, next year, there’s always a reason. They’ll always reg you for more money. It is never enough.*2)
*1 — “forever emblazon” subject to change. You might “donate” 6 figures to a campaign but still end up kicked aside, unrecognized, prohibited from entering. Ask Bert Schippers.
*2 — It is only “enough” once they are absolutely certain you have been bled dry to the last penny.
I now have to elevate Jeff Pomerantz into the most obnoxious section of this cult along with fellow long term inductees- Kendrick Moxon , John Carmichael & Edward Parkin .
“The Duggan” and family.
Don’t “The Duggan” and “The Cummins” get tired of handing all that money out all over the place, for absolutely nothing?
I guess it’s the love-bombing that keeps them writing those fat checks.
So then, Status is now the ninth dynamic? 😜
Good one, Eh=Eh! Really good.
“Where will your name be?” lists “The Duggan & Family” at the top spot. You’d think they could at least list their top donor correctly. It should read, “The Duggan Family” or “Trish Duggan & Family,” but not “The Duggan & Family.”
Meanwhile, the only way that Scientology can make a difference with their Ideal Orgs in California would be to make these orgs available as homeless shelters.
I’m not surprised at Scientology’s obsession with California. More money, more people desperate to “make it” and more people wanting to “be someone” must make it an easy place to work a con. Vulnerable people want to believe they have status and “status” equates to recognition for some people. It’s sad that they buy into it, but not really surprising.
Kat, Scientology is “obsessed” with California because it is an extremely rich, extremely progressive, extremely tolerant state full of extremely wealthy people who earned vast amounts of money taking chances that no one else would take.
California has always been open to new ideas, to all kinds of woo. Nothing is too “out there” to not at least be given a CHANCE. Probably many of these ideas and concepts don’t catch on but a good number of them DO, and when they do, the rest of the country, and the world, follows and is changed, for the better.
Examples of things that started in California and took at least a decade later in New York, and then another decade to catch on in the Midwest and the South, upon request.
Unless or until whatever Californian try out catches on, they get mocked for being airheads.
Californians also get mocked and disparaged for being tolerant and supportive of the poor, the homeless, the mentally disabled, the physically disabled, the elderly, immigrants legal or non-legal, any combination of the above.
California is also extremely tolerant of far-out religious and spiritual beliefs.
Probably their only intolerance is of intolerant people.
Meanwhile, as they are the butt of jokes, good natured and otherwise by just about everyone and in particular Conservatives in red states who for some reason despise them, meanwhile the state of California laughs its way all the way to the bank and pays the federal taxes upon which those red states are in no small way dependent.
The cult is safest in California. As a state, they’ll fight discrimination of ALL kinds. And, it cannot be overstated, there is a large concentration of very rich people living there.
Money + safety makes California the cult’s ideal location. Way more than Florida which is much poorer and full of elderly wog conservatives who would never tolerate the cult the way California does.
Disclosure: I don’t live in California. I just admire California, the spirit of the place, as a state, as a people.
Thank you, Aquamarine! Superbly stated, Aquamarine.
I might even say: VWD, Aquamarine!
Among its other superlatives, California is also the most populous state (1 out of 8 live here) and the biggest agricultural state, this year and every year.
At least, it seems to give their life meaning…
A bit sad for them that they have to think that way to give meaning to their lives, but hey, nobody’s perfect…
It’s funny when I see that Ventura Idle Morgue building o’ cult doom the “The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” from Star Wars plays in me head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNv5sPu0C1E
The California ‘alliance’ was always a scam meant to get ‘donations’ from clams not in the catchment area of the new mOrg. It is and always will be exactly what Mike said, a ego builder marketed as a fund raiser. The Edinburgh Scotland mOrg has been making honorary Scotsman for years. And they have hooked a few big fish. But notice how much has been bought or built in Scotland?
I say go for it Cali, every dollar donated makes each Clam a little poorer.
Who would have guessed that Mary Ellen Walton would be in an evil cult that destroys families. Wow – she is still in drinking the Kool-Aid. Amazing how mind control is so powerful.
Just think if Mary Ellen would have recruited the entire Walton family into the cult of Scientology…
We would have heard Mary Ellen would have said “Good night John Boy with ML and ARC”
and John Boy would have said to one of his siblings when they were naughty…
“I am writing up a KR on you! Now – go write up your overts and bring it to PA.”
Seeing Mary Ellen Walton’s face made me sad. Retroactively ruins a little piece of nostalgia I never even thought about. All sorts of alt-scripts one could write for Scientology Waltons, but somehow the original Waltons now seem more sinister as well. What values were they really teaching to create a maniacal Koolaid drinker? At least with Bart Simpson, he was supposed to be a bit of an a-hole to start with.
OMG I didn’t realize that was Mary Ellen Walton! I’m so disappointed. I want to think that these are semi-intelligent people. I can’t believe that they get sucked into this vortex of lies and extortion. Brainwashing to the max is all I can think of as the reason for the blind following.
That’s funny! And sad.
“So, why Ventura? Those people could go to Valley. There is no org at all in Bakersfield or Fresno or even Palm Springs. There is no logic whatsoever to this. Nobody is trying to get anyone on board to open any NEW orgs anywhere.”……
The Answer is that COS: ” HAS to PROVE that they are GROWING by continually opening opening opening new locations. How the Hell ELSE can they prove to the IRS that they ARE the “fastest growing religion” & then KEEP their TAX EXEMPTION STATUS the IRS gave them.
Interesting observation Mike. If the majority of these rich scientologists are OT, where one becomes more oneself, why then would one be so eager for an Honor Status?
Maybe these guys have been over audited by redoing lower bridge sections after OT, plus the 100s and 100s of hours mocking up entities on OT VII, that by now their minds, literally, have been deranged and turned into robotic responses.
Fascinating the degree of delusion.
Sylvia,
My opinion is its because they are wealthy “NOBODIES” who’ve become ADDICTED to Scientology’s LOVE BOMBING. The cult does this extremely well. They know how to make little rich nobody REALLY believe that he or she is not only a “somebody” but somebody who is “creating” HUGE effects for the better on his or her ENVIRONMENT and the WORLD via what he or she is “doing” in Scientology.
When I was in, my org loved bombed ME, and I was NOT rich – comfortable, not poor, certainly, but in no way could I have been considered wealthy. No matter not wealthy nobody me I got the full treatment ANYWAY. (Maybe they were using me for practice, LOL)
Not wealthy nobody me was continually, in glowing terms, informed as to how IMPORTANT I was, how VITAL my contributions were, how helpful I was, how kind, etc. etc.
Oh, and also how beautiful, intelligent, capable, ethical, alert, perceptive, well dressed… you get the idea. If i cut my hair or changed my hairdo, they notice it.
And they were never OBVIOUS about any of this either!
I believed them, after a while. Yes, I really thought, after a while, that they liked me and admired me!!!!!!!!!!! (Sorry for the exclam tech but this is embarrassing.)
After a while, I became rather impressed with myself.
In my org, I was SOMEBODY.
That WAS the message, and I got it.
Sometimes I’d look forward to going into the org just because there was ALWAYS this outflow of APPROVAL coming from the staff.
No OBVIOUS flattery, ever. I would have been suspicious of that.
No, they knew what to say, how to say it, and WHEN to say it. (Courtesy of my PC folder, possibly? 🙂 )
Now, if they did this with ME – me who was not rich, not famous, me, your basic, middle class nobody – if they did this with ME I’m assuming that per policy they’re doing it for every other still in nobody who has 2 nickels to rub together.
And if they were that good at love bombing US, can you just IMAGINE how they’re pouring it on for the Whales and Celebs?
ps: Thank you for reading this long this, anyone who has. It was cathartic for me to write it.
In case my lengthy post didn’t make it plain, here it is:
I was a love bomb addict.
I fell for the bullshit – hook, line and sinker. I was sceptical in the beginning so it took a few years but they finally convinced me of how marvelous I was 🙂 and then I was hooked 🙂
With praise, they trained me to do what they wanted.
This is the way you train dogs, by the way – with praise. It takes longer but its quite effective. It takes patience, skill and and time to train a dog this way but once the training takes, that dog will live for you and your praise.
Whether were really good at it – or, they weren’t good at it at all and I was just stupid – I fell for it, and became a love bomb addict.
I wanted what they were pushing 🙂
Now i can honestly laugh at what a complete idiot I was.
Don Juan, Cassanova, move over! Scientology can teach you guys a thing or two 🙂
A CC in Ventura? Ummmm…Why?
FINAL ORG!!!
FINAL CHANCE!!!
Final chance for what? This is scaring me!
Scientology’s version of The Rapture??
I’m so glad that I’m back posting! Seriously, all I could do was just read other’s posts. Now, don’t get me wrong, I really liked reading everyone else’s posts, but, I wasn’t participating. And that was tough. But, it comes down to this…I REALLY MISSED YOU GUYS! Damn, I’m going to get emotional…
OSD….I was for quite awhilelooking for you comments…..they are enlightening & informative & other times they down right funny. I missed you, as I am sure others did.
Sadly there are GLITCHES….sometimes the EDIT FEATURE doesn’t pop up & I can’t Korekt, noo….Caret….no….Kaw….no…..geeez…..FIX my spelling arror….no…..awror…..ooo….Miztak…no….mestea….no….oh fageddaboudit.
Anyway…( ) hugs to your & your family!
I missed you too Old Surfer Dude!
Thanks, Peggy L!
Thanks B-Lady. It’s always good to see your posts.
That puts the whole concept of, “I like to look” at risk Dude.
Welcome back as a player. Now open that beer, chalk that cue and lets play!
I’m right behind you! Let’s go!
We missed you OSD. You are so funny and I always enjoy your posts. Glad you are back.
Thanks, Stat!
Missed you too buddy!
Thanks, Scott H!
I’m so happy you are back with us! Now if the notifications just get fixed all will be right in the world. ☺
My EDITING FEATURE AS OF LATE IS GONE….MISSING IN ACTION…OR COMES & GOES….
We missed you too, OSD. Glad you’re back!
And BL, my edit button is gone too.
Mike, waaaaaahhhh 🙂
The whole Ideal Org strategy was conceived while Dave was in a drunken stupor listening to a song by the Rolling Stones called Under My Thumb.
Vanguard? Does that mean Keith Raniere is involved?