Tony Ortega recently posted an article Has Scientology’s leader David Miscavige gone underground in the face of a legal onslaught?
It prompted a few thoughts.
I have long said that I thought Miscavige’s inevitable trajectory would be to follow in the footsteps of Hubbard. Despite all the ONE thing he must continue to do is use Hubbard as his front. He MUST continue to present himself as the anointed successor to Hubbard. Much as he might have “replaced” Hubbard and set himself up as “Source Jnr” with his various iterations of “Golden Age of Tech”, there is no doubt that if he overtly proclaimed himself the new Source, he would lose the support of vast swaths of public and staff (for the most part at this point, the Sea Org would be with him as they have been far more conditioned to the infallibility of “COB”).
Like Hubbard he has already gotten rid of the only person that had any possibility of restraining his insanity — his wife Shelly. The end of Mary Sue was the last straw of sanity in the life of Hubbard. Though neither of them had enormous influence over their husbands they were the ONLY moderating force at all with access to them.
Hubbard was paranoid about being served and vanished in order to “finish his research.” This was the public shore story. The story at the top was that he HAD to vanish so he could not be served with a subpoena in either a civil or criminal matter. Those around him were told in no uncertain terms that it was their job to get an “All Clear” for him so he could return to “normal” life running scientology as he had been doing for many years (despite what was represented to the IRS). This is how Miscavige rose to prominence in scientology. As the “Action Chief CMO Int” he was supposed to run the “Sea Org Missions” (using Hubbard’s “Mission Tech”) that would accomplish this objective of making it safe for Hubbard. He quickly assumed the invented title of “Special Project Ops” to run those Missions and then formed “Special Unit” which was sort of one big “Mission” that encompassed the “All Clear Unit”. This then morphed into Hubbard’s personal “Literary Agency” (ASI – Author Services Inc) and Miscavige took over that with the key people who had been in Special Unit including Norman Starkey, Terri Gamboa, Lyman Spurlock, Greg Wilhere and Marty Rathbun. Once Hubbard died Miscavige shifted over to assume control of RTC. The rest, as they say, is history.
Miscavige now confronts a similar dilemma to Hubbard. He knows that if he is dragged into one suit he will be dragged into many more. And his activities and lies will unravel quickly.
Like Hubbard he has to avoid courtrooms at all costs.
But sooner or later, this also means avoiding public appearances. Until there was a lawsuit naming him, he had some assurance that there could be no surprise. Nevertheless, the security for the few appearances he has been making (exclusively at events and ribbon cuttings in the last few years) is high. Lots of hired PI’s and off-duty law enforcement to keep anyone unknown away. Screened entrances and exits. Photo ops only with screened dignitaries and no “mingling” with the riff-raff.
This scenario is still a relatively safe environment to prevent civil service. But it would not prevent law enforcement from serving him. If they know where he is going to be, there is no PI that can prevent a Federal Marshall, local law enforcement or the FBI from conducting their business in order to serve him. They can certainly sound the alarm and the COB can try to slip out a back door, but it’s not likely he would be able to pull that up.
But, in civil litigation there are also procedures for serving people who are trying to avoid lawsuits. The corporation he runs (RTC) cannot avoid service, because every corporation must have an agent of service. And corporation employees, even executives, ultimately can be forced to appear in court if a judge believes they are integral to the full administration of justice. This is why the Val Haney lawsuit is so significant. A lot of the things contained in that lawsuit concern the actions of Miscavige himself. No underling can come forward and say “I am competent to answer these questions” — though they will of course try this to keep Miscavige out.
The only real play they have is to claim they have no way of contacting Miscavige (this is what was done with L. Ron Hubbard in the Probate Case filed by L. Ron Hubbard Jnr). In some respects it IS true. Miscavige had no idea where Hubbard was or what he was doing. He knew how to make a call to reach out to Pat Broeker, but he could not control whether Broeker showed up for a meeting.
But Miscavige going to the mattresses would need to be explained to staff and public. OSA and execs in RTC would be getting enormous heat to “get rid of the litigation” and get an “All Clear” for Miscavige. Life will become more unpleasant than it already is. Miscavige would likely go somewhere very remote. Perhaps to begin with the CST property in Trementia, NM. But if things got too hot in the US, he might decide to go overseas. Colombia perhaps? Ireland? Or somewhere completely off the beaten path of the world.
To the public and lower level staff, it is likely the message will be “LRH left an enormous volume of technical research that needs to be compiled and released. This has been delayed for 30 years. Hubbard entrusted COB RTC with this responsibility [actually it was Ray Mithoff] but he has been so busy expanding orgs and establishing scientology’s religious status that this has been neglected. Mr. Miscavige needs to be distraction free in order to accomplish this in peace and quiet. So, others will pick up the slack and he will devote himself full time to bringing you ALL the tech. You will see the results of this soon…”
Hubbard of course had established the Watchdog Committee and International Executive Strata to “take over” from him and he told the world this was his plan.
Miscavige has completely decimated the international management structure of scientology. This is a problem and a terribly stressful decision he has to make. If he runs and hides, the idiots he leaves in charge may sell the farm before he has a chance to prevent it… But he has little choice. No doubt a few of the old “tried and true” [failures] will be dusted off and sent out to appear in public again. Mary Yager, Guillaume Lesevre, Ray Mithoff and Norman Starkey. Heber Jentasch is too infirm to be of any use at this point.
Ultimately, Hubbard descended into complete paranoia as he sat in his motorhome at Creston, disassociated from the world.
Is that where Miscavige is heading?
I think the chances are high.
Footnote: When Miscavige feels things are slipping out of his control and people need to be reminded of his incredible genius, the “Turning Point” event (93 IRS Victory lap event) is pulled out and all orgs are made to re-show it. There is a BIG push on this right now…
What Scientology publishes as “statements” says enough- so abusive and defensive. I don’t understand why the government bows down to them. All of this is so obvious. Ms. Remini is courageous for speaking out. Shelly Miscavige has a place in the world- I hope she isn’t dead.
David Miscavige COB, where is he living his life theese days?
Where is Shelly Miscavige?
So, he is in a way, in a prison of his own making.
Any chance Pat Broeker could re-emerge durring or after all this goes down?
I doubt it but why would he? For him to be silent all this time a HUGE amount of cash must have changed hands.
When Miscavige fired the PIs surveiling Broeker for decades, I assumed that meant he had decided that Broeker no longer posed any significant threat. I figure that either Broeker has been away for so long and gone such different directions in his life that he’s left Scientology behind, or else he reached the point where making a deal for money to retire on (he’s older than Miscavige, approaching 70) in exchange for silence sounded like a good deal. There are other possibilities but, regardless, I don’t think Broeker retains any following or influence, and at worst could just embarrass Miscavige with things he knows.
IMO, the Broekers’ possible involvement with scientology is nil. After what DM has done to the (dis)organization, there’s nothing useable left to revive.
That photo of Miscavige just reeks of psychopath. Look at it for awhile closely. Repulsive!
Please excuse my ignorance but what is cob? I’m sure I once knew and have forgotten it.
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
Chairman Of the Board, Miscavige’s official title.
Thank you all for not making fun of me. My memory fails at times. Blessings.
LEO and process servers are poised to strike. He knows it.
I’m *really* going to enjoy this.
Have fun lil’ Davie! It’s been a long time coming.
Members must apply tone 40 towards the outside world and the elite experience tone 0-2. If it isn’t something psychs have originated it’s somethingf selfregenared.
Mike, excellent article. We will all get a chance to see this play out in the very near future thanks to you and Leah’s efforts. And the wonderful team of exs and legal beagles.
The other tactic Dave used in his rise to power was to control Hubbard’s communications. As his gatekeeper, he could manipulate his guru into issuing whatever orders suited Dave.
He knows what he did. It think this is why he decimated management – because he was afraid of the same being done to him.
If he is considering keeping any kind of low profile, this must now be a paranoid fear. What will be done behind his back by people just exactly like he used to be?
I posted this the other day regarding the 93 ‘The War Is Over’ video…I posted it a little late I’m going to repost here because it’s still relevant…and it will show you UTRs a place to go see the original so you can compare the one that will be shown in orgs.
So come on in to the nearest Org to watch the most important event in Scientology history…the 1993 “The War Is Over” Video. Riiigghhht…so this video is almost 3 hrs long and it’s mostly Dear Leader pontificating on a yuge stage with big flaming torches behind him. AGP (Angry Gay Pope) has a copy on his YouTube channel. So no need to go to the Org right…well there is a few problems.
First problem is the story DM tells about how he and Marty Rathbun surprise visit the head of the IRS and somehow magically talk him into tax exempt status after years of litigation. This is the big reveal in his speech leading up to his announcement of tax exempt status. Somehow I doubt that he’s going to allow that to be played to his followers now that MR is anathema. They’ll have to edit it out which will ruin the story that makes DM sound like he did it ALL himself or dub in another name because he says ‘we’ many times.
Second problem is ALL the other SPs in the video. Can’t edit all of them out. Mike I’m sure you were there somewhere?
Third problem is the exec strata. Is he going to edit out the speeches by Yager, Mithoff, and Lesevre? Probably. Why? They are saying the same old same old in 1993 that Dear Leader is saying now. We’re expanding…people are moving up the bridge faster than ever…blah blah blah….oh and there’s no mention of statuses and their ‘importance’. Plus everyone will be wondering ‘What ever happened to the executives of our church?’…something no one dares to mention.
So COB where are the execs? In a prison in some other country since the US got too ‘hot’ to keep your ‘hole’ in?
Anyway if some of you UTRs can view the video it would be nice to see a report comparing it to the original (go to YouTube and type in IRS the war is over or go to the page of Angry Gay Pope).
Tick tock Dave…
Well, at least Captain David “he is NOT insane!” Miscavige can totally trust those that he has to leave behind to shout out orders for him. Just like L Ron Hubbard before him.
Just watched the first episode of finale. Have watched every episode of all three seasons. I have never been a member and am just wondering what, if anything, we the regular public, can do to help?
It seems there are cases of murder, pedophilia, rape, kidnapping, etc. that could be made.
How can the “outside” world help?
Please advise,
Debra Pomerantz
Hi, as a fellow never in, it appears the best source of help you can offer is through The Aftermath
Foundation. This is the help site for Sea Org members to receive aid when they leave/escape. Please see their website and read about the work they are doing.
Also, even though it’s a small contribution, you could register for the Smile program at Amazon. It doesn’t cost anything to join and whenever you make a purchase, Amazon sends a small amount to the Aftermath Foundation. I think I’ve probably spent $500 at Amazon in the last 6 months and $10 or so was sent, but if all of us signed up, the Foundation would benefit greatly.
GOOD LUCK, Val Haney! May your suit succeed and the Munchkin’s™ fair Game tactics fail to affect you and yours.
As faras the “infallibility of C.O. B.” goes, he’s batting 1000, destroying what used to be scientology thoroughly with his every action. Membership’s down to about 10% of former levels and dropping precipitously. Its reputation amongst the very publics it should be recruiting from has never been so in-th-hopper. If it weren’t for bad luck, he’d have no luck at all, and that’s all self-generated. Guy wasn’t particularly bright as a teen and he’s learned nothing since, though he’s come up with a couple of semi-brilliant scams since: IAS and the “Building” funds.
The second biggest Turning Point is miscavige convincing the dupes to make outright donations. For the most part Hubbard only sold training and auditing. DM inherited a Golden Goose.
Excellent point Richard. That paradigm shift was critical to keeping the coffers being filled as word got out that the tech was nothing but an emperors new clothes scam.
One can only hope that the sociopath Miscavige is in hiding. But really, I’d rather see him carted off by the FBI in handcuffs, kicking and screaming like the diminutive coward he really is. He’s helped to ruin many lives and he should pay for this. As should the lackeys who heartlessly followed him. Justice is coming.
I’d cheer for MustSavage being in hiding ONLY if I had some vestment in scientology recovering from his depredations and thievery.
can’t agree more! well put.
Well said, couldn’t agree more with you.
Well, if there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s that Mr. Miscavige can handle more randomity than a whole-track implant station in a meteor shower. He’s done it before, he’ll do it again. Like I said earlier, little beings out-number BIG BEINGS on this planet by at least 10,000-to-1. The only people who need to worry are the DBs, SPs, PTSes, downstats, stat crashers, tigers, no case gains, bio-chemical personalities, WOGs, jokers and degraders, etc.
You. certainly have the fundamentalist scientologist certainty that you, and your bubble buddies are the only safe souls on earth. Everyone else is one of those categories of loser, including the “wogs”. Such compassion. Such humility. Such kindness.
“Such humility. Such kindness.”
Mike, you sure know how to insult a bubble-dweller, don’t you? Almost poetic.
I thought that that was sarcasm that he used.
Well, we have no “contract” with any BIG THETAN in this universe to salvage every being on this planet. We help the able become more able. Flow power to power. We’ll get the undesirables and the trouble makers (like what’s her name) on the second pass. That includes any declared SPs, all WOGs, even people like Mark Bunker and the Banjo Boy from Deliverance! Scientology is the only game where everyone wins.
Love your last sentence
SPINNING_ON_ALL_DONUTS
Is that why all the orgs are empty of public? There aren’t enough “able” people to keep two auditors busy full time in a state the size of Texas…
Mike, this is just FP using a sock puppet. Stick a fork in him
“Spinning on all donuts”. Now that is good. Thank you for my LOL of the day, Wynski.
Just gotta just laugh sometimes Aqua 🙂
Oh, you are serious!?!
You gulped too much koolaid! Come into present time!
Xenu and the Bodythetans are Hubbard’s delusional phantasies.
WOAD, you have no original thoughts. Everything you have said is a mimicry of Hubbard’s words.
In the world of religion that is called Fundamentalism. Meaning, by the book; which is the Scientology way.
Hubbard apologists are fond of criticizing the lack of original conceptualization in critics.
You have demonstrated that you are a conceptual victrola who has Chinese schooled Hubbardisms into your brain.
All you can do is parrot his words. You have no original thinking. It’s all closed up. I hope one day you can enjoy real freedom again.
” We’ll get the undesirables and the trouble makers (like what’s her name) on the second pass.”
Make it the third pass WOAD. There is a lot of popcorn left in my bag and besides, we’re still waitin for yer big being con man to make His second pass.
Yo Dave,
No second pass for you good buddy. You’ve screwed the pooch on yer first one and the piper is in the wings. Take yer buddy Masterson for a bike ride and work out the details.
WOAD declares: “The only people who need to worry are the DBs, SPs, PTSes, downstats, stat crashers, tigers, no case gains, bio-chemical personalities, WOGs, jokers and degraders, etc.”
That sounds like me. I guess I should be worried… but I’m not. I got my life back when I left your cult for good. There is hope for you too, but it might take a little time. One would wonder what in the hell a scientologist in good standing is doing even venturing into the light of the internet. Surely you must know that Mike Rinder is merely an unemployed blogger on the fringes of the internet as well as being the Number One Bitter Defrocked Apostate on the planet. I hope you have the GAT II PTS/SP Course under your belt and fully star-rated. The volume of suppression on this blog is overwhelming.
Maybe you’ll show us a clear example of a mind on scientology like our recently departed friend FoolProof. I wish he were still here to demo an in-KSW scientologist but he said he had other fish to fry. Guess he was just a panty waist dilettante after all. Let’s hope you’re up to the task and can demonstrate a better ability to communicate than Fool. He wasn’t so good at that. Probably needed to retread the Comm Course again.
Anyway, welcome to the fray. Hope to see you around here on a regular basis.
MsB. Haven graced us with:
“The volume of suppression on this blog is overwhelming.”
Isn’t suppression of the suppressive Dwarfenführer a *good* thing?
Oh please, enough already. You are beyond annoying with all that crazy rambling.
I really thought you were just trolling or being satirical and/or sarcastic with these unhinged posts, but if you really are that deluded, well… damn.
This HAS TO BE Foolproof 🙂
He’s all over the internet, seen him on TMZ. Must not have much work to do to get up that proverbial ladder if he’s trolling the internet daily. Honestly, I don’t understand what foolproof hopes to accomplish. No one here is going to change their mind about this cult. Not a very smart or productive lapdog.
Unless FP was shunted off to the hole.
It’s not Foolproof. He liked to correct “misunderstandings of The Tech”. He was a regular Qualifications Secretary. This one just wants to preach and is probably getting paid.
Eff Pee is on the ARE PEE EFF for failing to handle the situation and general lack of effectiveness.
Yo OSA,
How are you guys and gals holdin up these days? Any big wins lately?
Yes, and one thing we know for sure. Under Mr. Miscaviges watch inch’s of bad press have gone straight up and vertical and there is no good press, only good press releases by the Scientology organization. And don’t give me the tired old quote about “when we are successful the squirrels scream”. COB is clever not competent.
He has now lost most of the competent, capable people who made him look good.
Labeling those of us who left does not make it so. In fact being declared is now considered an honor. WOAD I appreciate you chiming in on Mike’s blog. You are a reminder of why Scientology is contracting at such a rapid rate.
Wow- it seems like scientologists are running and hiding from a whole lot of us little beings! Especially since you are all losing so poorly to all is SPs out here . Like the SPs who ACTUALLY live life and don’t hide away in gilded cages….to avoid confrontations, avoid actual questions, avoid anything that may shake anything up or pop your HUBBLeBUBBLe.
But, yeah….you’re “winning”. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
If that is winning, I would much rather be on the other side doing actual things to change the world!
Hopefully the one thing they can’t outrun. Karma. Remember what you put out comes back 3times. Plan for the shit to hit the fan
Does that 10,000 refer to the miniscule number of remaining active scientologists?
The true state of Scientology is shrinkage and failure, which can be observed in the photos we see here that show only small numbers of staff and members at local events, and the rapidly dwindling number of missions.
Anyone who wants to see for themselves, can just look at the Scientology website’s list of orgs and missions, and then compare it to older versions someplace like archive.org – the list actually used to be separated between the two, but has been collapsed into one to hide how few missions remain, plus no actual new orgs have been opened in the US in decades. The independent Scientology websites speak for themselves, mostly amateurish and poorly maintained if at all, and listing a total of about 2 dozen auditors in the US, indicating total numbers in the low hundreds.
Here’s a comparison of the state of Scientology orgs and missions as listed in 1979, versus a couple of years ago, when the number of missions in the US had declined from 118 to fewer than 50 today – and many of those remaining, reduced from storefronts to back rooms:
https://myscientologyblogblog.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/scientologyorgcomparisonusa_1979vs2015-2.pdf
from https://myscientologyblogblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/15/schism-part-iii/
Scientology’s failure to provide a standard, accurate accounting of actual membership, doesn’t somehow create the possibility that there are vast numbers of members that we’re overlooking; it shows them to be deceptive and incompetent, and makes it virtually certain that the situation is as bad or worse as it can be observed to be.
Come and get me, mate.
Many apologies if this had already been asked but when the little rodent goes to ground, what are the chances another little dictator will step into his place and create their own little dystopia? How do we stop the cycle of abuses from just reoccurring ? And what happens to Cruise I wonder? When his little buddy is gone ? Very curious to see how that pans out! Well done guys.. keep the pressure on…
Elan, It matters little whether another steps into the vacuum of Dwarfenführer’s departure, as there’s little to work with any more. He’s taken all the ready cash , destroyed scn’s reputation, and arrayed all of the InterWebz against it. There’s nothing left for the “next generation” to plunder. And any capable young turks who might have been have been have been driven away or are completely cowed, too frightened to act against him too soon, before he’s completely lost his position, power, and his tiny fists of fury.
Bleak destiny for COB. Any rational person wouldn’t switch positions with DM despite all the fleeced millions he has probably socked away somewhere.
Are there any scenarios where he can come out of this with any shred of dignity, perhaps atoning for all the misery he has inflicted in some way?
WAYC, are you saying that there are RATIONAL people still in what’s left of scn? I thought KSW drove those away or into hiding; UTR.
Great essay Mike!
I’ve always said that David Miscavige’s end will be in his own medicated Bluebird paradise.
While Scientology as a putative “Church” is protected from many things by First Amendment protections, Miscavige as an individual is not protected. He can be sued, deposed, and made to testify. Alternately, he can write big checks to avoid civil trial as he did with the McPherson case and Debbie Cook.
As for Miscavige’s withdrawal into oblivion there’s always a place for him in the South Pole.
J Swift:”I’ve always said that David Miscavige’s end will be in his own medicated Bluebird paradise.”
SELF-MEDICATED: Last I saw, it was Macallan, IIRC.
Although I’m excited about this law suit including dm, I have to be realistic about the usual MO of all his sleazy lawyers. They will drag this out for years on end. And then unfortunately wearing down the plaintiff, it will be settled out of court. I wish this not to be true but…
In the meantime the little shit will be ready. Mike states, “But if things got too hot in the US, he might decide to go overseas. Colombia perhaps? Ireland? Or somewhere completely off the beaten path of the world.” This is exactly what he plans to do and what he has been planning to do for years while stashing away all his billions. I think he can give a shit about his scio. legacy and what shore story is spoon fed to the flock. He’ll be long gone, laughing all the way to the bank.
And so I pray he will live miserably ever after.
Ms P. “And so I pray he will live miserably ever after.”
Quite likely, the legal delaying and chicanery will drag on long enough that his teenie tiny liver will give out under the onslaught of whiskey before he could be deposed.[Hmmm:”Deposed” has a couple of definitions in this context.] Suffice to say, I doubt we’ll ever hear a meaningful word of testimony from the Punching Pontiff.
Ms. P, I almost always agree with your views 100% but on the following one point I disagree: you’re stating that you think he doesn’t give a shit about his “legacy and what shore story is spoon fed to the flock” because “he’ll be long gone, laughing all the way to the bank”, implying that its only the big money he cares about.
Now, I’d agree that he cares a great deal about money but I also believe that he cares – cares OUTRAGEOUSLY about his legacy and what the flock will think of him once he’s gone.
Hi Aqua – thanks for your comment. I’m interested in why you think he cares. Because of his massive ego? pride? Not wanting to look bad to his love TC?
Fair question, Ms. P.
Well, first, let me eliminate what he would not have to care about:
* Not worried about loss of income as he’s endlessly rich.
* No family or loved ones to lose
* He hasn’t done anything provenly illegal – no fear of incarceration.
* People close to him have each said that he doesn’t care about being disliked or even hated and I believe that.
* Not worried about his physical health.
One could say he has nothing to fear.
But – and this is just me – I believe he lives and breathes fear of the following:
* Loss of power over those over whom he once had ultimate power.
* Loss of respect of those who once revered and admired him and who obeyed his slightest utterances.
* Becoming an object of contempt, in perpetuity
* Becoming an object of jokes and ridicule, in perpetuity.
In brief, I think HE thinks he has a GREAT deal to lose.
End game- once miscavige is dethroned, or is in hiding, who is left? As mike pointed out, there isn’t anyone who can continue the scam at the level it is currently running. Miscavige will HAVE to remain at the helm, or at least connected to the decision making. His ego is too big to allow him to huddle somewhere indefinitely and allow someone else to make the calls. In the end, Hubbard was mentally ill, addicted and likely believed his own shill. We know miscavige doesn’t get audited- I don’t believe he is a true believer. That difference will likely be the screw that forces him into stepping wrong- he will still believe he can beat this. he probably thinks he’s crafty enough to see it through if he only hides for a bit. I think he will try the hiding for a little while- maybe stay aboard the freewinds to oversee OT8 personally or some such rubbish, but I doubt he will be able to stay away from the lure of power. That’s all this has ever been for him- a power trip. And people with power usually can’t walk away from it, even for the sake of their own “safety”.
He will also know that if he gives power to anyone else, he stands to never get it back- he proved what can happen if it falls into the wrong hands and he will clearly and accurately see that as a very real possibility.
Kat, NO One’s left, at least no one capable — He got rid of them as possible rivals early-on in the game.
Kat, yes it appears Miscavige is now in hiding mode. If you know anything about Hubbard’s “Tone Scale”, Hiding is way down at the bottom of the scale at -8.0. That’s well below body death.
Judge:
Mr. Miscavige, please stand up and raise your right hand
COB:
I am standing up
I am standing up…with lifts.
That’s hilarious! RB is going to have to do a comic with DM sitting in the witness stand with his hand on the bible and his feet not reaching the floor…”Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?” DM with fingers crossed behind his back: “Yes, your Honor”…
I believe it’s a mistake to equate the End Game for DM as the End Game for $ci.. DM was able to seize control because he saw the power vacuum before others, was ruthless when others were trying to be transparent, reasonable and honest. Thus, easily outmaneuvering others with logic, lies or intimidation.
Much like family businesses, $ci.. was built on one man’s vision.
When Dad dies there exists the dichotomy of wanting to continue Dad’s vision and “finally, I’m in control, so we’re going to do it my way”. Few family business survive past the 3rd generation.
I believe, as time has passed DM has become much less of a “believer”, but become more addicted to POWER.
Blubbard’s vision needed seekers, wanna-believer-ers, the gullible and money. He succeeded. DM has no vision and just wants to keep the money flowing in his direction.
So who’s next? Will he try to restore the “abilities gained” philosophy until realizing it’s make believe? Will he be a charismatic showman? Will he try to soak the suckers, just one more time, get out and turn it over to the next guy?
Will he be a sorta believer like the guy who comes here to visit periodically? Thinking he possesses a foolproof wisdom, while refusing to engage in any real dialog, throwing out charges against others while never ever explaining his viewpoint or acknowledging that his own logic is based on belief and not evidence.
Hopefully we’ll soon be through with the evil Dave, but $ci.. goes on until people awaken to the evilness of the Cult and the money faucet gets turned off. – JMO
I’VE GOT IT, the ONLY PERSON WHO COULD FOLLOW in Dwarfenführer’s™ minuscule footsteps: the SHERMANATOR, author of “The top 10 Quotable Quotes of Davey”.
When Miscavige usurped control of scientology, he made the mistake of believing that he had something good he was stealing. He did not take the time to look at the broken, cowering man he was stealing from. Had he done so, he would have seen the writing on the wall at the outset. He’s had a good run of what some would consider living the high life
When I left my ex, I started out at rock bottom and people were shocked, but to quote myself when someone asked me why I left, “money does not buy you happiness.” Not looking over my shoulder was all the happiness I needed.
David Miscavige has to spend every day looking over his shoulder. Even LRH had some people who were close confidants who actually cared about him, though in the end, it didn’t make much difference. Miscavige has made it his life work to ensure anyone who gets close to him gets destroyed. He knows he can trust no one, because he was one of the ones who stabbed LRH in the back and he’s always got to wonder who is going to do it to him. He’s shaking in his John Lobbs, and that’s a good thing.
Val I don’t believe the “kid”did much other than react to the circumstances he found himself in. Grabbing power and humiliating others was all he was interested in. That he obtained the catbird’s seat was happenstance, not a planned goal.
I don’t think he’ll hide on any property that is known to belong to scamology. Hubbard went to a property that wasn’t connected (by looking at the records) to himself or scamology. He’ll probably go international. There are easy ways to come and go without having to go through US gov’t controlled passport checks.
YEs, and in his attempt to go international, maybe his friend Tom Cruise will personally fly him in his airplane, if not out of the country, then to a little known North America place where no one would think to look for him, where he can then switch to a flight that is international.
Naw Jane Doe 2. If one uses commercial airlines the gov’t knows in advance. He would simply buy a foreign passport with a different name and use that to come and go. Or a quick boat ride from CW to international waters and to wherever from there.
And just maybe he is being monitored by the feds as we speak.
Something is mounting. Something is brewing, it seems to me.
I agree with Brian. Seeing the retired FBI agent on the Aftermath fueled my optimism that more is going on than we know.
Wynski, He had his “spider hole” chosen a long time ago and has worked to safe point it for decades. My bet is that he’ll take the Sea Org “back” to the sea, this time with an attached SCUBA fleet so he can have his choice of places to go down on on any particular day. The fleet must be connected constantly to his supply line for whiskey, of course — UNLESS he switches to RUM, which the old man seemed to favor. Rum is the water of life in the Caribbean, so I bet he’ll stay in the Americas, some place. And he couldn’t be bothered to learn another language, so it’ll be an English-speaking town where he moors his minuscule fleet.
Very possible jere. Very possible.
Hi Mike,
I had also been wondering what the end game was. It certainly is a multigenerational shit show that will have to unravel very gently to preserve the dignity of those that are brainwashed. Those poor souls.
DM, on the other hand, I sincerely wish that he does disappear into a cave (or those other isolated places you mention, just nowhere near us in Aust would be great).
Honestly, I think the immense pressure will eat at him and I dont think suicide is not out of the question. While I’d hate to see anyone so disturbed to take their own life, it would be a time of immense disruption in Scn and I’d expect litigants to capitalise on this.
Look, either way there will be alot of very sad and confused brainwashed scn members and we must be compassionate in reintroducing them into the wonderful world they’ve been told such horrible stories about.
Much love from Down Under
Donna 🙂
(Huge fan, I appreciate your courage)
Donna, I doubt Miscavige would commit suicide. I could be mistaken about this, but suicide doesn’t match his personality, IMO. Hiding in a tax haven I could see, but he’d have to take enough loyal minions with him to maintain the buffer zone with reality. After all, if he relies only on his money to hire people, he’d not only have to pay for all services (which he’s unaccustomed to doing), but would also have to entrust his private life to people who have read the internet and have other loyalties. Too risky.
PAC Sep. 2 Monday evening. COMPLETELY devoid of public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbxpf8Mj-MY
Wynski, that’s amazing. Based on PAC base alone it’s clear Scientology is going straight down and vertical. I remember when Monday through Friday was always bustling with students and PCs and sometimes Sunday. One has to be completely brainwashed to ignore how much the Cherch has contracted.
Right you are BK. AOLA was the number ONE feeder line for FSO. The FSC WUS office being the artery that kept Flog alive. S, the FSO is dead. They are simply doing a taxidermy job on it for PR reasons.
Just remembering the number of concerts and drugs I did at the LA Sports Arena far outweigh the pretend joy celebrated that night in ’93.
I had already taken LSD at 14 to guarantee my sea org parents could not make join. (Hence the concerts and mind altering substances at the Sports Arena)
I’m happy and sober today without the help of Scientology. AA and yoga are what keep me going and loving life.
It’s funny, I even had a letter published in the Ventura County Star about the tax exempt status win. It was a pro-scientology letter at the time. What a twisted childhood.
To find miscavige, follow the money. …and speaking of money, when miscavige disappears on a more permanent basis you can bet a large portion of the money will go with him in addition to the large amounts he has already squirreled away in offshore accounts.
If you really want to hurt him block him from the money.
“Blade Runner!” Now that’s a bitchin’ monicker!
You had me at ‘Blade’.
WAY too late Blade Runner. Most of the money is already offshore where he can get to it.
He won’t be able to get to the money when the cold hard steel doors shut behind him. He tell Bubba all about where he has it hiding.
Komodo, he won’t be going down the criminal justice route. That is not in the cards at this point in time.
I hope in his desperation that he doesn’t commit suicide. The last thing we need is him turning into a martyr for the still ins.
That’s what worries me the most. I want him to pay, not chicken out.
Yeah suicide is far too good for him but he’s too much of an ego maniac to go that route. As long as he has money, he will stay gone as long as possible. We want to see him squirming in a cold dark prison with a girlfriend named bubba!
Ok, stop the presses. Let me get this straight. There is some thought that dm might step down, temporarily (?), to avoid being served. He might think about letting Mary Yager, Guillaume Lesevre, Ray Mithoff and Norman Starkey, possibly Heber Jentash into a position to run the cult? Are all these folks residing in the hole?
“Hubbard entrusted COB RTC with this responsibility [actually it was Ray Mithoff.”
If Hubbard originally entrusted Mithoff, and he is listed above with the potential “helpers”, might dm be totally forced out?
No
How would this be explained to the cult’s members? Would Danny M’s accusations along with other legal wows be addressed or would the members be told a falsehood.
Cindy, the same way it is explained now. Any dissenters get the boot or the hole.
Cindy, I’m the other Cindy. Do you want to go by Cindy2 or a last name initial?
By chance is there a Cindy3?
Lol, sorry, Cindy2 would be fine.
Yes
Make up your mind! This is driving me crazy! Yes, no, I don’t know!
“Make up your mind! “
OSD, if I understand Mike (and read the indents) correctly, I think Mike’s “No” was a reply to “Might DM be forced out?” and the “Yes” was a reply to “Are these people [Yager, Mithoff, Lesevre, and Starkey] all in the Hole?”
More than likely.
Maybe he’s been having a compound built.
He must be siphoning off money from the IAS.
I can’t WAIT till he’s caught and held accountable for his actions and those he has forced his minions to do.
Now is a GOOD TIME for the Aftermath Foundation to get support. There are going to be people leaving en mass. I need to figure out how I can help every month…this is such an important foundation to help those brainwashed souls find REAL HELP to survive. They don’t even realize THEY CAN SURVIVE out here in the WOG world.
Sarita — He doesnt need to siphon money…
If he decides he wants a castle built in Botswana all he has to do is tell his flunkies and it will be done. He doesnt even need to sign any checks. He can simply say this is something that needs to be done and it will be done.
He doesnt need personal money (to be a tax liability). He has complete control over $3 billion+ and total obedience from minions who will do anything he asks.
That’s just scary!
All that can be said of the rabid runt now is ‘dead man walking’!
The madness of Hubbard will become the madness of DM.
DM will need a better hiding place than a mobile home.
What is amazing is that Hubbard pulled off what he did. DM is simply a tragic figure like Gollum. He tasted the power that Hubbard was addicted to and chose the devil at the cross road.
It’s so predictable that DM will suffer the same madness fate, and life in hiding, that his master suffered.
Deception was what Hubbard was master of. It’s amazing that his web of deception lasted this long. It speaks to his genius at propaganda and mind control; Goebbels would be jealous.
But just like Hubbard was howling at the moon in search of BTs, DM will suffer a similar fate.
He may not be howling at the moon looking for BTs like Hubbard, but DM will have his own tailor made mental Hell that has thousands of screaming lives reverberating in his head.
Every justified violent act, every self righteous enforced disconnection, every destroyed friendship and family connection is spring loaded to boomerang on DM.
Let Scientology be destroyed with the same law that it used to harass.
DM, if you go into hiding, you will be found by countless PIs or countless journalists looking to make a name for themselves.
Finding you will be on every news channel and countless websites.
You will be accountable for every act of violence you have done to keep your cushy guilted cage.
The planet that you want to clear is desirous of clearing the planet of you.
We are close, thank you Leah!
Miscavige is not a “tragic figure”, no pathetic victim of LRH. That’s nonsense. Whatever LRH was, Miscavige is a full blown sociopath in his own right. He was placed in Scientology by his parents – so what? Plenty of other people were too, and continue to be. He got close to LRH – so what? Others did too. Call him a Suppressive or a 2 Percenter or a sociopath, call his mental illness whatever you like but without Scientology Miscavige would be his evil self in some other area with other people. He was a bad seed destined to bear evil fruit no matter where he was planted.
Truth Aqua. Lots of us were in the same path/boat as Ms. Cabbage and didn’t turn out that way. Actually almost no one turned out bad.
Very interesting article Mike, thank you. I think it will play out the way you predict with David SCOTI (Sucking C___ on a Tropical Island).
But I wonder about the future of scientology without a crafty little narcissist at the helm. Bat shit crazy notwithstanding, Tiny Fists did manage to outmaneuver the whole of senior management, including some very fine people. Not many of those left in the wake of DM’s lunatic rule. His disappearance will also ‘beach’ several of the whales.
Zola, by 1977 scamology had no real future. It was actually ALL downhill from there. So, it will continue to crash with or without him.
I would like nothing more than to see david miscavige pilloried or in a deposition or on the stand in a courtroom but I think all of the above are unlikely.
So all I can say is “Good riddance to bad rubbish.”
This will be interesting to see how it unfolds for him.
Judge:
Mr. Miscavige, please stand up and raise your right hand
COB:
I am standing up
I vote that dm follows lrh and drops his body. Now there is a win win situation..and you can’t serve a corpse, dave!
Bye bye Scientology. When Miscavige hides out, the structure will crumble. He will constantly change leadership and create chaos.
Mike, do you have any predictions as to WHO, if anyone, would step up to run the church when DM is out of the picture?
I would say it would probably Marc Y, Greg W. and a few others of that ilk.
Don’t be so sure. Someone else could seize the reins. We’re dealing with a lot of desperate dummy Still Ins who are heavily invested. People who have devoted most of their lives in the forms of effort, money and time. People who are steeped in the theory that they are eternal beings who live life after life. Miscavige off the lines will be a shock but they’ll rally, I think. “Power is when people listen to you”. The idiots will be shaking their empty heads, asking, “What happened? Who is going to be head of RTC now? Who will lead us into our eternity now?” There will be a leadership void. The sheeple will need and want to rally around another. Its possible that someone – possibly a number of people, will want to be the new leader. Maybe even “Big Being #3” (also known as “And then there is Me”). I could see Tom Cruise stepping up to the plate. I can definitely visualize that. After all, the man is pushing 60. How much longer can he continue to jump out of airplanes, making Mission Impossible 55? He’s a one trick pony acting wise. Action adventure is all he’s done in the past 20 years. I can see him taking over. Now, having said all of this doesn’t mean I LIKE it or WANT it to happen, OK? Just that its POSSIBLE. Unfortunately.
No, none of the other SO actors up to bat would invite Cruise to “step in” if Miss Cabbage was gone and they probably hate T.C.
Hey Wyn,
My comment was posted before I saw yours up, in response to George who said that once Miscavige goes into hiding the whole thing will crumble.
Also, its fine by me if Tom Cruise would not be allowed to take over!
But given the reports that Yager and Wilhelme and as you say, “others of that ilk” are now shells of themselves after having been in the Hole for so long, I figured they might WANT to step up but would be incapable, and that TC would “seize the reins” so to speak, or even be HANDED the mantle by DM 🙂
In any event:
Yo DM!
Isn’t it time you started planning your Final Arrangements?
ML,
Aqua
DM COULD sign over all Officer positions to TC but I doubt he would relinquish legal control until he died. Marc and those others would bounce back enough to issue orders and live high on the hog. The alternative is to painful to not act I would think.
Who knows though Aqua. When dealing with insanity it is a roll of the dice…
Aqua, I don’t believe that BB3 has the intelligence or charisma to take it over. And, more recently, he’s pretty much been silent about his “Big Being..ness”. His “stardom”, especially in the US, has waned considerably. He might find himself condemned to making and distributing his own pictures, but even that effort has failed already. As an “actor”, he’s a one trick pony and his wealth will never change that. I truly don’t think he even comes close to having the chutzpa of BB2 which would be required to do a takeover. Anyway, thems me thoughts.
Or since most of the sheeple are old now, and even Tom Cruise is getting old, maybe they’ll all just retire and rock in their rockers on the front porch of eternity.
Good heavens, I can’t stand Tom Cruise, both personally and professionally! If he ain’t got what it takes to fill DM’s size 4 shoes that’s fine by me! I was just theorizing that, given his massive ego, limited talents, advancing age and waning movie career he’d be drawn to taking over if and/or when DM has to get out of Dodge 🙂 Just a theory, Holmes! Just Watson throwing things out there as possibilities!
Maybe Diana?
Couldn’t Miscavige fall back on his position as head of the Sea Org, resign from RTC and claim that he doesn’t really run anything? That would further insulate him against civil suits, and possibly provide some protection in criminal matters as well.
Thinking about it, he’d have to be confident that he could pull off Hubbard’s trick of having enough influence and leverage to be able to effectively control things while holding no corporate titles. He’s not the revered “source” Hubbard was, but it occurs to me that Scientology’s deteriorating financial situatiion could work to his advantage instead, as whoever controls the Sea Org reserves and perhaps those of the IAS (also unincorporated) as well, has the power to dole out the money to keep efforts like the “ideal” org program running, and possibly even to fund insolvent orgs to keep their doors open. If Miscavige retained control of the purse strings, might that now be the real power in Scientology?
Interesting insights and analysis, thanks for this piece Mike.
Or maybe he will pull Hubbard’s trick and go to sea?
Can’t imagine being locked up on a boat with him…
If you did, you would go insane at the end of the cruise.
DM at the helm? He’d make Captain Queeg look like Captain Kangaroo.
When I was on Captain Kangaroo, I had a real Kangaroo! The rest of you can eat my dust.
Even going to sea only worked for Hubbard for a while. But there are now a couple of wealthy Persian Gulf states that have become posh places for expatriates, and which have no extradition treaty with the US – though one would have to be careful about being seen to be running a religion other than Islam. On the list of possible safe havens are also a couple of former Soviet republics, in a region where Scientology has had some of its relative success in recent decades; Miscavige could even do something like claim to be establishing a Eurasian “Flag” in Scientology’s new zone of “expansion.”
Chris, that was a very funny comment. (I do wonder how many readers here remember who Captain Queeg was? LOL)
No PeaceMaker, there is no SO legally. You cannot fall back to nothing and activate a time machine to erase what you were before.
Wynski, just because it seems indefensible, doesn’t mean that Scientology can’t tie the courts up for years asserting a position, and possibly even finding some way to effectively make it stick, at least in one case.
Also, given a current drift towards holding “religion” completely above the law, the Supreme Court might eventually accept arguments and make rulings that previously would have seemed inconceivable – or Congress may pass laws that cause them to act as if their hands are tied. That’s essentially what allows Scientology to get away with what it does, including having effectively reinstituted indentured servitude, with no legal authorities or courts willing to intervene.
Nope. Our civil legal system doesn’t work like that PeaceMaker.
Wynski, what about the example of the Garcia case? I think that’s been going on for 6 years now, through all sorts of twists and turns.
The Wollersheim case took 6 years to reach a final judgment after appeals, but 16 more years of legal skirmishes after that for him to actually collect from Scientology.
The infamous Martin civil case took a decade to wind its way to the Supreme Court, and last I knew was still open after over 2 decades more.
The Garcia case has nothing to do with a corp officer resigning and then pretending he didn’t hold the positions he held. Apples and Gas Giants.
You REALLY need to study our legal system. There is NO substitute for it as it is a creation that is NOT intuitive and thus cannot be understood by just using logic. You MUST actually study it as a separate subject. Otherwise any suggestion you make has only a very small chance of being useful or of making any sense at all.
Wynski, the general point is that the CofS finds ways to manipulate and exploit the legal system, that can be extraordinary and unpredictable. What they would do regarding something specific like a Miscavige deposition is unknown, but the sort of track record that I’ve cited suggests they will maneuver to delay it longer than might have been thought possible, and try to work seemingly impossible angles to get out of it.
I’ve followed Scientology legal cases for going on 3 decades. You may not remember the days when they blatantly tried to defraud courts and even had an attorney censured for barratry, but I expect they will go to the mat to protect Miscavige if necessary.
And I’ve personally been involved in a civil case that ended up appealed to the Supreme Court, one that had expert and experienced attorneys shaking their heads. More than a dozen years later I have to keep a top attorney in the field on retainer, and periodically take yet more of my time to work on figuring out how to deal with one of the parties that keeps threatening to re-litigate obscure points. You have to understand how the adversarial system works in practice, particularly when there are litigious or even malicious parties with deep pockets, not just the theory or it how you may have seen it play out in simple cases.
Doesn’t Miscavige have the option to settle these cases, giving himself an “all clear” whenever he’s ready to write the checks?
Well, he can write checks, but the plaintiffs have to agree to settle a case. And they might insist on terms that are unpalatable to him in addition to the amount of money.
Hasn’t the typical strategy been to drag cases out so long with appeals and maneuvers (not to mention harassment), that plaintiffs – and their attorneys – just finally settle for a payment, and, often, agree to a NDA?
That of course means it going on for a time frame that can approach a decade, or even more (the Wollersheim case took 22 years from filing to final settlement).
Yes, but in none of those cases has Miscavige been forced into deposition…
And Larry Wollersheim never settled.
Wollersheim won his case, but then had a hard time collecting because Scientology played shell games with its corporations and assets for 15 years. I think that was intended as, and still serves as, a warning to anyone who doesn’t ultimately take a chance to settle.
I suspect that, if it came down to it, Miscavige would make a somewhat similar extreme legal effort, used to avoid any depositions, seeking to quash subpoenas and appealing them as far as the Supreme Court if necessary, trying new twists on the old tactics of delay and obfuscation. If I recall, some of that sort of thing was going on in the Rathbun case, with First Amendment objections. I have no idea how long that might be drawn out, but perhaps no one does, as Scientology tends to do things that are unprecedented.
I’m always rooting for plaintiffs not to settle, but it’s understandable when they do. Hopefully, these plaintiffs don’t settle. I like the idea of Miscavige having to hide himself away. He deserves so much worse.
Life in solitary confinement leads to insanity, there is no doubt of this. If DM heads for true isolation, even some form of moderate isolation with minimal outside contact, his already-not-so-great pea brain will turn to mush in less than a couple of months. Paranoia, feeling unable to trust anyone for anything – these will be the least of his mental problems. He needs to turn to whatever smart lawyers he has left and let them try to find a workable solution that will keep him out of court.
Small correction: Trementia, NM
Never heard of the man.
Turning point. Perfect storm. Whatever the circumstances were to get the cult their tax free status may now find itself facing very different circumstances with the flood lights being turned on to expose just what this tax free cult is really about. One can only hope. If Miscavige ends up living out the rest of his life miserable and scared like LRH did then maybe that’s the perfect justice for him. The real brass ring would be hitting the cult with financial ruin and giving those within their walls the freedom to make up their own minds about staying or leaving.
Sooner or later this was going to happen, a criminal like Miscavige could not keep going on forever…specially after the Aftermath and many other actions done by courageous individuals.
Yes, he has millions and millions to spend; at the beginning he will pretend he got away with it and he is even enjoying life, but as time goes on, with no real friends, with the continuous threats of being caught he will feel the real state of his soul: rotten and putrified.
You always said it Mike, it sucks to be miscavige.
I love it that, like me, you don’t capitalize david miscavige’s name. He doesn’t deserve the respect of a proper noun. Nope; he’s a simple noun, a thing, an it.
Silvia, he won’t have to continually worry about being “caught”. Doesn’t work like that in civil matters.
@Sylvia. I’ve always been of the belief that just because you don’t get caught doesn’t mean you got away with it. Davey boy, they are watching you. There won’t be the phalanx of people working on “all clear” like they were for LRH. Even Blinky McMuffins has seen her better days.
I took a nice walk this morning, and enjoyed a cup of coffee on my stroll. This weekend we had a reunion with three generations of family and friends.
Freedom is a wonderful thing.
Have fun hiding from the process servers cob.
I agree.
He doesn’t have any friends or family to enjoy anything with.
It’s him and his ball. No one to play with. Ever again.
Looks like little Timmy Cruise isn’t coming out to play with tiny davey anymore either. Even the delusional Cruise knows he’s been playing with fire career wise by his association with a cult and despotic cult leader. No one likes a father who abandons his kid for a cult atop a puffed up ego.
Did they do the same (showing the 93 event) at every org? Would have loved to see the empty chairs all lined up and eagerly anticipating that one again.
The IRS success in 93 probably has fueled his ego’s sense of invincibility. The fact that he is promoting something from 26 years ago is very telling.
His power was in its hey day then, and now he is heading to court.
Or his hiding will become world wide news and countless media and PIs will see him as read meat.
Oh, the karma, the karma!
Even Sadam Hussein was found in a dirt hole.
Yo Dave,
The Hole you find yerself in is not made of dirt. As all things touched by His Greatness, it is made of pure Daveshit!
Enjoy the ride good buddy!
I heard Daveshit is quite powerful. It’s the stink you have to deal with.
👍
Hi Mary!
I’ve said it before but Miscavige is the Norma Desmond of ecclesiastical leaders. I’ll bet he screens this event continually for himself and Lou at Int Base and Flag! Poor Lou!
Aqua: That first line is a beauty. Norma, though, would have been insulted by the comparison! LOL
LOL, Peter! “I’m still big. Its the pictures that got smaller.” LOL!
You know, there’s a shoop floating around of Miscavige-as-Norma saying to Tommy Davis-as-Joe: “I’m still big. Its the orgs that got smaller’. Have you seen it? Hilarious!
Aqua, yes he is the Norma Desmond of Scn. He’s still a big being. It’s the videos that got small. He’ll be watching himself on that IRS video nonstop in his final days.
As an aside, years back when I was at Flag, in the public HGC waiting areas, they played that IRS video nonstop for days. Everyone was sick of seeing and hearing it, but of course no one had the courage to turn it off or change the channel. He must have had some bad PR he was trying to overcome then.
His shining moment, Cindy. His sole creation. He created something! He actually created something. He’ll never get over it and no one else will ever be allowed to either! 🙂