We have been tracking the progress of the Largest Private Relief Force on Earth response to Hurricane Harvey.
This is a new update from the “CEO” of WISE International — I have highlighted a few things of interest.
I’ve been moved to put out another update on my email from last night concerning the ongoing scene in Texas today, based on what I’ve just witnessed.
And I’m widening our list to not just the Southern United States, but our entire North American list of comm lines due to the urgency.
Here’s the deal:
William B. “Brock” Long, the FEMA administrator, announced in an early-morning news conference today in Washington an expression of grave concern and a plea for the public’s help.
“Right now, here’s what I need you to know. Helping Texas overcome this disaster is going to be far greater than FEMA coordinating the mission of the entire federal government. We need citizens to be involved,” he said. “This is a landmark event. We have not seen an event like this. You could not draw this forecast up. You could not dream this forecast up.
“I’m asking for all citizens to get involved here. Donate your money. Figure out how you can get involved as we help Texas find a new normal going forward after this devastating disaster.”
That expression cannot go unanswered.
By anyone.
And certainly not by us.
Thankfully, many of our WISE members and Scientology Volunteer Ministers have already acted as a force, and are rapidly converging on the hardest-hit areas of Houston and all along the southern coast of Texas. There’s already dozens on the ground. Another 26 are coming in from Clearwater tonight. A flight is leaving Los Angeles in a couple hours with another large group.
But frankly, given the magnitude, we are nowhere near enough.
We need a battalion of Volunteer Ministers.
As in, at least a thousand – on the ground. Right now.
If you’ve watched even a tenth of the news being put out on this hourly, you will see what I am seeing – an event being described as epic and catastrophic. And even worse than Katrina.
The Red Cross has set up Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center and other venues as shelters, and we are getting our VM’s in there as fast as humanly possible. That center can accommodate roughly 5,000 people. This morning it was already half full. Over 30,000 are expected to be sheltered just in Houston alone. There are many, many other cities and communities that were disastrously affected. They can’t even estimate the magnitude of those yet.
The shelters are thankfully taking every volunteer we can send in.
The requests on our lines are heartbreaking – those on the ground are saying yes, we need food and water, but frankly we need hygiene supplies – diapers, baby clothes, baby powder, soap – even baby cribs for the shelters.
I’ve laid out the most urgent priorities in my email last night, copy below.
But it’s now even more urgent than last night. There’s still literally hundreds of people stranded in their homes and the water – thought to be receding at one point, is now rising again due to the constant inundation of rain. Entire flotillas of citizen boats are going out in whatever they have that floats – dinghy’s, kayaks, rowboats and fishing boats. Anything to get to those that even the rescue crews can’t get to yet.
Remember, Houston is the fourth most-populated city in America. This is an overwhelming task, as you can tell from the FEMA Administrator’s comm, above.
If you can, just get up and go to our orgs in Austin or Dallas and get dispatched out from there. And plan on staying as long as possible.
If you can’t physically go yourself, send whoever and whatever you can. Call in or write in to the below contact information.
If everyone receiving this email were to take some kind of action right now, we would start to make a dent in the magnitude of what’s needed.
How about this:
If everyone on this list just went right now to their local store and loaded up a shopping cart full of everything on our list (below), and then drove it down to their local org, that would be phenomenal (it will be forwarded to Austin and Dallas orgs for distribution immediately).
The requests we have are for:
- non-perishable food,
- baby formula
- bottled water,
- diapers,
- hand-sanitizer,
- baby-wipes,
- soap,
- shampoo
- TP
- spoons, plates, utensils
- napkins
- towels,
- blankets,
- bedding,
- cribs,
- pillows,
- socks,
- sweatshirts
- children’s clothing, etc.
So we need everything.
If you are in Texas and local, we also need places for people to shelter in. Many lost everything they own, and until the authorities get them relocated, they need a place to stay.
There’s no way to measure the impact of this yet. All we know is we’ve got real live people fully displaced and they need every kind of help.
I’m sure there’s ways people can be imaginative about this, as to what they could possibly help with, based on the need.
In case you were thinking that it’s all under control and handling, and it’s going to pass, it’s not. Not for a while.
Your help is absolutely needed.
Let me know. I’ll keep you updated on our progress.
Best,
Scott Waldroff
CEO WISE International
By no means do I criticize a genuine effort to do something to help. And this is a genuine effort to do the right thing. It’s not asking for money to buy WTH booklets or send people to give touch assists, it is asking for people to assist with real help. That is something I want to acknowledge. More power to you and anyone else who genuinely helps — whether it be providing diapers or helping rescue people in boats. I applaud those efforts truly.
But the other side of this is how this is exposing the lies routinely told by scientology about how they are “saving the world” and represent “man’s only hope” (let alone Tom Cruise and his insane ramblings about how only a scientologist can help with a car accident).
The “largest private relief force on earth”, with “over 200,000 active” members has managed to get dozens of people on the ground and 26 more are coming from Clearwater. We are 3 days into this crisis and there is an IDEAL ORG in Dallas! And a “soon to be Ideal Org” in Austin. No more than 50 people? Out of the supposed 100,000 that stand ready at any time to spring into action and prove that “Something Can Be Done About It”? How are all the staff from Dallas and Austin not out contributing to the relief efforts? Or does it mean that between these two orgs they have less than two dozen staff (let alone public)?
What about the charter flights on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from Los Angeles? Did they charter a single engine Cessna?
And while this is “IAS sponsored” why are they asking people to go a local store with a shopping cart? Come on. Why hasn’t the IAS sent trailer-trucks full of hygiene supplies if this is what’s needed? Couldn’t cost more than $100,000 per truck load? The IAS makes that much from a single Patron Meritorious? The Mormons sent truckloads of relief supplies from Salt Lake City two days ago? And they are NOT the largest private relief force on earth…
Interesting that to make this seem very important they focus on Houston being the “fourth most populated city in the US.” But this never gets mentioned when they talk about “org expansion”? This city as NO scientology org. Not a single one. So much for the massive international expansion and overwhelming demand for scientology….
Hurricane Harvey is proving to be a real test for the claims of scientology. No doubt we are soon going to see photo ops of “VM’s in action” but they will only ever show one or two or a handful of VM’s at most in staged photos. At a time when scientology is desperately trying to use this disaster as a means of getting some good PR, and when there are no barriers to their being able to demonstrate their effectiveness — it’s right in the US which makes it easy to get to, the IAS is supposedly paying, they have a huge, booming ideal org right there in Dallas and even bigger booming ideal orgs in Tampa and LA let alone 75% of all SO members on earth and the “Mecca” and 4 SO Service orgs in LA…
Show us your stuff scientology. The world is watching.
But so far your army of VM’s have not shown up for the fight.
The Aftermath Tonight
Tune in to A&E tonight for another powerful story from a brave woman, Liz Gale. Her perfect scientology family is a perfect example of the havoc and destruction that can be wreaked based on the toxic policies that are part and parcel of life in the scientology bubble.
I saw on Access Hollywood that several celebrities donated 1000s of dollars in relief! Im not a Miley Cyrus fan. But bless her she came thru with half a Million
No word on how much Tom or John have donated….
Hmmmm
Has there been any news from the African Orgs about the mudslide in Sierra Leone? Or from the Asia Orgs helping the monsoon victims in south-east Asia?
It looks like a genuine effort is being made to help people in this situation, which I found surprising. Imagine if Scientology always did stuff like this and jettisoned the evil crap. It might be able to save itself. But alas, the good people still in the organization are slaves to the vindictive and evil policies of LRH.
The one thing I do know after a decade on staff is that Scientology management is the greediest, most insane bunch of assholes ever to waste good air. They ruthlessly demand money for nothing in exchange and rip families apart if anyone shows any conscience or compassion for anyone else apart from them. They lie consistently and get others to lie for them. They are almost too horrible to image if you haven’t been under their influence. They are that evil!
Please let this monitoring of Scientology’s efforts in this natural disaster, which btw is micro managed by David Miscavige be publically exposed and they are held accountable for their promises. It would be wonderful indeed if they spent some of their huge coffers they have to good and humanitarian uses, it would be a first if they did. This is the perfect example of look, don’t listen. Come on you media people, smell a good headline story here?
Attention all VM’s. Something can indeed be done about it. Join the winning team.
https://www.google.org/harvey-relief/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=harvey-donate
Hi Mike, “calling in” from Orange/Port Arthur Texas, directly under that giant red blob that is Harvey as I write this. We have been slapped around by the dirty side for several days, Harvey pulled off shore, build up, and then came directly for us. Our team and I are fine, my office flooded after lunch today, water is 3″ from coming in my house right now, and another 24 hours rain expected, but this is something we prepare for, drill for and are organized and have resources to survive. We are the lucky ones, and a big part of our company is first responder infrastructure for environmental cleanup.
While seemingly more useful than bundles of TWTH books being handed out that were purchased at full retail value, (it is not cold enough to burn them for heat, and not sorbent enough to be useful for wiping anything up) purchasing groceries in Los Angeles, feeding them to Dallas or Austin, driving them to Houston is pretty naive and very ineffective, if not blatantly wasteful, probably costing triple what the same could be purchased for locally, and there is no infrastructure in place or organizing centers or resources to sort their baby formula from dog food, diapers from blankets.
This is one of the largest natural disasters in the last century, but is in the wealthiest nation in the world. We have supermarkets open here or close by. Hundreds of thousands of tons, if not millions of tons of foods, medicines, fuel, generators, building supplies, response equipment, etc. etc. etc. is here or enroute either though retailers or FEMA or Cities or faith based or other charities.
If they really want to help they should get smart bodies on the ground, work with refugee centers, churches, etc, to help one person and one family at a time, finding out what they specifically need and driving the half hour or 2 hours to get them what they specifically need purchased locally.
Or they can call me and I can get people and resources directly in touch with me, my team and I spent the day preparing environmental cleanup equipment, generators, fans and other things that we can help our local community with, other response companies, our employees and their families. I spent half the day finding high water vehicles for a hole in the Houston response effort, the Cajun Navy was getting people to the ground, but didn’t have enough high water people moving equipment to get them to shelters. OSA knows how to find me, I am on their enemies list, or look me up.
I would be shocked if 10% of the LA groceries actually made it to Houston. The good thing that I can see happening from it is the staff in the orgs stuck with it will get to stock up their pantries.
Mike – I’m glad to hear you’re OK. I know the Golden Triangle got pounded. Luckily, we stayed dry throughout on the SW side due to being between rain bands all day Saturday. Now we are contending with the aftermath of rivers now peaking and there are still new mandatory evac orders being issued – even after a day and a half of sun. All muscle cars are safe and we are fully loaded in case any looters happen by.
Too bad I threw away that old VM jacket – LOL!
“Hurricane Harvey is proving to be a real test for the claims of Scientology.”
LOL! Is it ever!
Sorry…I can’t stop giggling over this picture. “Relief Forces” of 2. Such an oxymoron. ?
Betcha they have a credit card processing machine on their booth though.
Looks like a sunny day at HQ, ground is dry, blue sky between buildings, and two people with a table full of brochures/pamphlets? What friggin state were they in when they posed for this picture? They can’t even lie very good….geesh!!
Teen, they were in the state of Delusion, of course.
Thank you Mike. Always well said.?
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned this, but someone posted on The Bunker? Maybe? That the VM pic was taken in front of big blue.
I am older than I care to admit. I remember Watergate ruining tv for summer vacation. I would describe myself as jaded, with twinges of optimism.
This shit hits close to home. My homelands. That stupid shooped picture trivializes human beings, taunts basic decency. Scientology just flipped the bird to East Texas.
I am outraged.
Why is this org, this culture so devoid of human kindness? empathy? So anti human, i mean humanity.
This right here? Should be on the national news, warning all public that they could be getting scammed. These folks have enough to worry about. Slither away, now. Try not to get Zika.
But hey Tiny DancerMan. you can stay. Maybe you ought to prance up to Narcon Arrowhead.
Even the Kardashians gave $500,000. Pretty great PR right there!
Wonder PR! I hope other wealthy individuals will try to match the $500,000 donation.
OSD – That donation came because comedian Kevin Hart tweeted a challenge to other celebrities to donate at least $25k to Harvey relief right away. They responded quickly w/the $500k (going 50/50 to Red Cross & Salvation Army) and last I looked, a number of celebrities responded really quickly. Very neat to see!
I just got word that Austin is going to receive 7,000 refugees in the next day or so. How about the Austin Org open their Church and host some of these people? The City is looking for places to house them. Here’s a chance for these people to step up. http://www.statesman.com/news/local/coming-soon-austin-convention-center-house-harvey-evacuees/yH8lYZg4DEJ9kmLbTpTbUN/
Refugees in an Idle Morgues? They’d probably look out their windows and see the unwashed citizens and pull the shades down and lock the doors.
Want to bet all their staff will all be mysteriously on relief work at such a time? Their doors will locked shut to outsiders. One of those evil apostates might be among the refugees, that’s a risk they will never be prepared to take. They know all too well the power of a bogus photo shoot.
And the VMs are supposed to do WHAT exactly? As the old saying went … VMs are about as useless as tits on a bull.
Joe, I don’t think they’re even close to Houston. Take another look at the two Volunteer Vultures under that tent. Not a care in the world…
Too bad there are no empty, Idle Morgues nearby to provide temporary shelter to displaced people. Oh right, ……
Helping down stats is severely frowned upon.
Donating supplies is great, and I too commend efforts by CoS to encourage donors to give.
But volunteers need to be housed and fed, and it is not clear if they are needed. If they are not then out-of-town volunteers are a drain on relief efforts.
I assume Mike was sarcastic about the “booming org” in Texas. The only booming orgs are in Taiwan.
I assume Mike was sarcastic about the “booming org” in Texas.
Boy, I need to get better with my sarcasm if you are not sure when I am being sarcastic!
LOL
Mike, your sarcasm is just fine. Nobody does it better 🙂
JOnathan, good point. I saw on the news that they are running out of shelters and places for people to stay, so flying in a bunch of Scns who also need housing seems like more of a detriment than a help. The Scns should just go in long enough to hand out the products they have (and thank God they are giving out needed and wanted things now instead of the WTH book as they did in the past) and then they should leave. Get in and out and don’t be a drain on their shelters and resources by asking to stay somewhere. By the way, Mike R, take a win on the fact that they are giving away toiletries and needed things now instead of the WTH books. I think it is a direct result of DM and others reading your blog every day. They change based on what you say. And it has long been discussed here how real relief items are needed over little booklets. That change is a direct result of your blog. Yea!
Oh Mike, how I wish every single Scientologist in the world could read your post today! You nail it every day, but today you buried the coffin.
I agree that in this case, Waldroff’s message this seems like a sincere effort to give some help. But the level of effort really is so completely mickey-mouse, it is embarrassing. The size of effort (go to the super market and fill up a basket with this stuff…and we’ll ship it to Texas for you) is miniscule and inefficient, no thought or planning. This puts the lie to all the PR BS about largest relief force in the world. If the Church really gave a shit and really wanted to provide effect relief in times of disaster, they would hire some pro’s on the subject, get a warehouse, stock it with relief type supplies, get their own plane to ferry stuff and people about, actually organize and support (including financially) a core of people willing to go to disaster sites on a moment’s notice and who are actually trained in the skills needed in disasters (medical, etc). Instead they are playing pretend at being effective disaster relief, and lying through their teeth about their accomplishments in the field. So sad. I am not even sure anyone in the bubble realizes how pathetic it actually is.
I just made a donation to a REAL charitable org (feeling a tad guilty that I’m high and dry here in Vermont). Okay, the letter is sincere, but here’s what a say to all those VMs (all 50 of them): take off your yellow $scion shirts! No, don’t give them away; just put them drawer. Wear normal clothes, or something without a logo that discreetly lets other know you’re a rescue worker. There’s a passage somewhere in the New Testatament about not advertising your alms-giving or making a show of it. What a great opportunity! Make yourselves anonymous, learn a little humility, and achieve a degree of real spiritual growth. What say you, planet-clearers?
Mea culpa for the omitted prepositions and articles.
We will let you off this time…
They’ll ship the stuff to Texas for you, huh? Right. Everything except the toilet paper which will be sent to needy Ideal Orgs.
The whole S.O.should shut their doors and either go take a long nap, or go help. It is the “sea” org after all. The aftermath of hurricane Harvey, leah, Dave, Ron, Xenu. When will it end? Let’s get down to the grass roots buried under the mud. The last time I was stuck floodville caused by non stop rain, the smallest things like a rain poncho and bear claws were big time happiness. Just a little help from other humans is awesome. 🙂
$cientology uses “Disaster Capitalism” to get the clubbed seals to give them ALL of their money.
There is an on going Level 5 Hurricane pounding $cientological shores…
And it ain’t going away anytime soon….
HURRICANE LEAH
“Something Can Be Done About It” is their motto. The only problem is that the something they promote, can be anything from fair game to capitalizing on current disasters like Hurricane Harvey.
Why couldn’t the Travoltas help. I mean John owns a plane or 2..
Take Tom with them…their worth millions and should have no problem helping…
According to a YouTube video I saw, they’re the only ones who truly can help.
Of course that was from some nutjob in a black turtleneck, so I wouldn’t put too much stock in it.
That’s a very good point! I’d like to know if they do donate.
Why didn’t the OT 7s and 8s prevent it from happening in the first place?!?
Don’t they have control over all that MEST stuff?
Or does it only work when trying to find a parking spot?
Right on the money! It’s just pure laziness with the OT 7s & 8s! I mean, they could stop the rain any time they wanted to! But, nooooooooo. They could blink and the sky would be a beautiful blue. I just can’t figure out why they don’t intervene. They’re wasting their super powers.
You’re joking, I know, Chee, but an OT still in told me years ago that it never rains on the day of the OT picnic because his OT8 wife “always handles the weather”. And, yes, he was serious.
Oh, for f**k’s sake. They really are delusional. I don’t know whether to laugh or feel sorry for them.
Let’s be honest….. The “only real handling” for people who lost their homes and all of their possessions to Harvey is Hubbard’s “ethics tek.”
The whole problem will instantly vanish if they do the following:
Step 1. If you find you are the ‘effect of the flood,” write up your ow’s (confess your crimes) on everyone you know named Harvey and all earlier similar names.
If you don’t instantly feel better, go to step two since you are probably a “resistive (no responsibility) case.”
Step Two: Go to the nearest scientology organization and plunk down at least $15,000 for a tailor-made sec check (confessional) on water and weather.
Step Three: Write KR’s (knowledge reports) on everyone in your community who has been critical of the weather or has not maintained their sprinkler systems. (Where do you think all the rain came from?)
Step Four: Do your “Liability Formula” and go above and beyond all ordinary demands of a cult member. At great personal expense, have at least 300,000 WATERPROOF copies of WTH booklets printed and personally distribute them yourself.
Above all, get honest and straight — Don’t blame the weather– because, “YOU PULLED IT IN.”
Dying! Hilarious post.
These in particular had me rolling:
“…write up your ow’s on everyone you know named Harvey..”
“Write KR’s on everyone who has been critical of the weather or has not maintained their sprinkler system.”
Too damned funny!
Lakewood Church in Houston flooded. They have now cleaned it out and it is accepting refugees. http://abcnews.go.com/US/joel-osteens-church-receiving-houston-residents-shelter-backlash/story?id=49489447
It might be a good idea for an idle morgue to take the hint – if there was such a thing in Houston. Ooops! My bad.
Scientology (Hubbard) has a history of alienating those it tries to “help”, i.e. influence. Witness Ron in Rhodesia, Greece and Clearwater to name a few. When PR is the modus operandi, you have an organization more concerned with image than assistance. This current effort will only produce more of the same, as their fixed mindset prevents them from doing anything outside the strict confines of the outmoded and ineffective policies they must adhere to.
So…Scientology is a cluster fuck?
Dozens. LOL.
I thought the CO$ had “millions” of members?? No? Aww, boo-hoo. The truth is being exposed like no one’s business.
Just a side note: the language of $cientology annoys me to no end. “Comm lines”? Come on, really? Just speak normal English for the love of all that’s holy. (Yes, I realize it’s part of the indoctrination.)
I’m with you there, Katherine; it annoys the crap out of me big time. The jargon is terrifically dehumanizing.
Where are all the VMs in the Houston and Austin areas?
(Pick one or more)
1. They have lots of disposable cash and jetted out of the area days ago.
2. They are in the Convention Center sheltering themselves and avoiding the limelight and criticism.
3. They are “coordinating and collecting for the cause”…not necessarily the hurricane relief cause”.
4. They are posing for photos in the pool in Clearwater pretending to work hard in the flood zone.
CBN and the 700 Club have an org called “Operation Blessing”. They REALLY have trucks full of supplies like diapers and formula and food and water and whatever else may be needed. They Really are on the ground (and in the water) rowing to rescue stranded motorists and people in their homes as well as their pets. If you’re moved to help they are a good group that truly does some good.
‘The largest private relief force on earth’ should have warehouses full of these items all ready to roll, not asking individuals to nip down to their local store to buy them retail days after the emergency’s started. What a pathetic bunch of bumbling amateurs.
Amen! FEMA stations warehouses around the country and pre-positions tractor trailers of immediate need supplies (Water, tarps, MREs) and swoops into the area as quickly as possible. The billions available from Scientology are multitudes more than the federal government can muster. The money this PRIVATE BUSINESS can release would sweep in and make them the REAL PR.
Agreed. Go to a LDS welfare office. Their shelves are stocked with disaster relief items. They have no need to beg for items at the time of the disaster. For someone who claims to be a disaster relief group to be begging for basic supplies instead of just mobilizing to help those in need is honestly appalling.
Also the LDS church is always one of the first to arrive in a disaster, “Mormon Helping Hands”. Come on Miscavige where is your so called church and the millions of helping hands! Where are you in saving the planet and people?
Yes, that’s true. Whatever anyone may think of the LDS Church — and I have no love for organized religion — they do a ton of real charitable work.
It’s going to be a real stretch for them to get anywhere close to 1,000 volunteers, if they only have about 6,000 people left who they can get to even sign a petition.
I think it will be very interesting to see if they are suddenly making VM activity a high enough priority that they will really push members to go, or even take staff off post – which would mean people giving up on their sacred “stats,” stopping courses they’re doing (which is someone else’s “stat”) or taking off from work (earning money necessary to keep up with Scientology’s staggering costs).
It occurs to me, that since their actual operations have been so tiny, if a significant number of VMs (which could comprise both real volunteers, and staff or Sea Org pulled from post and sent out) show up, they will have trouble coordinating them, since it would be the first time they really had to manage more than a handful of people or possibly have them working outside the confines of one of their VM tent propaganda operations.
And would they possibly send people on the RPF? On the one hand, those would be people they could most easily spare to send without compromising production “stats,” but on the other hand, the RPF would have to be released from some of their usual conditions (prisoner-like wear, not speaking to others) and might be at too high risk of trying to “blow” to be sent out.
Interesting dilemma:
Send everyone to blunt the naysayers? This would leave virtually no income for the organization and actually lower some coffers.
or
Look lie they’re doing something by trying to collect “stuff” and pose for a few photos? This allows some slides at the annual meetings, but only slightly lowers the income and stats…but they can pretend it’s for a good cause and PR.
Hmmmmmmmmm.
I wonder if they have their ‘disaster relief routing forms’ all printed up? If they are going to keep $cientology working they will need to have the relief victims sign and get on the routing form (and of course pledge to pay or at the very least, appear in a video) before they can be helped.
Yo Dave,
Why not show up with president Trump and pledge a hundred million to help Houston and the Harvey victims? It could help out Your status and Your image at a time when You do really need it.
Peacemaker,
Most of them will say they can’t go. After all, they have jobs, families, businesses, etc. No problem. “in exchange” for their “lack of service” the cult will hit them up to “fund” those who CAN go (which will be very, very few Scientologists). THEN, the cult will hit up the paltry few VMs for whatever can be squeezed out of THEM. Spending the barest minimum, the cult will pocket most of the money. Simple. This is SSOP (Standard Scam Operating Procedure).
As I mentioned the same to my post below…the public works for their money & are expected to PAY for their never ending auditing so they can move up the bridge so how are they expected to take time off from work, or close their own business to leave town for Texas for a week or more. How would they support themselves, their families, their business concerns and STILL have thousands of dollars to pay COS course class auditing which is required.
Ok, soooooo…Now, honestly…. .the truly committed ELITE…the Sea Org members are busy doing “other things”. Seems to me that one might THINK that having some of the “higher echelon” show up & get “down & dirty” wearing those glow in the dark yellow tee shirts, helping clean, cook, etc would make a HUGE impression on the Texas community…
OMG….I just realized I was dreaming all of that 2nd paragraph…..ahhh…bullshit, it’s COS so what else could I expect, right?
When I first read Scott’s letter, I thought, 26, is that all? With all of the billions of dollars that this cult has and they won’t send relief trucks full of supplies and more members of the cult to help is beyond me. None of the members have enough brains to do the right thing here. We all know by now that talk is cheap. Scientology has always had a bunch of words and no actions. All DM has been doing since he took over is buy real estate and remodel because he knows it’s an investment. His lust for money and power has overshadowed compassion and generosity to give to those who need. Right now, Texas is in need. DM proves that his cult has nothing to do with religion. I am baffled as to how the IRS even allowed this cult to become labeled a religion. They don’t even speak the word of God. If they knew anything about religion, they would be helping their brother in Texas much more than what they have done so far, IF they have even sent 26 people. Whoopee. Keep going DM, keep proving that you and your cult are nothing more than a bunch of hot air. Wynski, you said it all………………….
Amen, sister.
I feel reluctant to comment on this. I’m on the other side of the planet and all I know is that America is hurting. I’m no stranger to natural disasters, in Australia we get our share all too often, especially with bushfires. But I do know the Scientology Organisation and in the literal sense it is a human disaster in itself. It’s management cannot be trusted, not even a little to have anything humane as an agenda. It’s motives can be analysed with this disaster by actual observation and record keeping, which in itself seems such a tedious thing when real suffering on the ground is happening.
Good luck Texas, but Scientology’s involvement in your relief requires serious monitoring. Scientology is a toxic organisation that values money and real estate above the welfare of human beings, and will lie and give false hope to acquire more. It’s about as low as a human endeavour can get.
Here’s something that should make corn on the cob happy. Since the George R. Brown Convention Center can accommodate 5,000 people, once the victims have all settled down and are fairly comfortable, give them all VM yellow t-shirts and have them put them on. Then arrange a group photo shoot and get it all on video. This will then be shown at Dave’s next shindig. The Scientologists will be super impressed by how their group is taking massive responsibility, and last but not least, there will be a standing ovation for the pope of poop.
Don’t forget to throw in some of that wonderful ‘group processing’ to get everyone really uptone and happy!
Dave could lead it because only He can fix this mess.
He might need a bullet proof cage to conduct it, as the future of this planet and mankind’s only hope depends on it.
Ooooooo! Group Processing! Is it the touchy feely kind of processing?
Moxie….I am so awaiting a picture of storm victims wearing yellow shirts for the purposes of deceit and propaganda. This is one of the first things I thought about when the yellow bellies planned to invade Texas…lol!
Wow-lines are moving quickly–not! As an “outsider” I don’t want/mean to offend anyone but how do educated, grown adults buy into this crap? I understand being raised from childhood in it but I’m baffled when adults sign right up! I’ve watched Going Clear and following Aftermath closely-head scratcher! It looks like a sci-if movie; from book covers, naval-like uniforms, names of things and terminology. I’m sure I’m not alone with these questions. You and Leah continue the fight!
I don’t know Cheryl. They were mostly Boomers who were young, drugged and gullible. That would be the center of that Bell Curve. Probably almost 2 Standard Deviations worth anyway.
That would be me, Mike.
Very good question, Cheryl, and there are many answers Probably one per person.
I don’t think many are falling for the scam these days. The façade of respectability it used to hide behind has been pierced by true information like the A&E “Aftermath” series and other sources.
But in the past, some were sucked in by friends that they trust, others were in a bad way for some reason or another and were looking for answers. Many fell for scams like the Narconon “drug treatment program” that relies on patients for new staff. If you are in one of these programs, have “graduated” but still know you are vulnerable, it is easy to get sucked into the culture and become part of it.
Quite a few worked for companies that were owned by Scientologists and were “encouraged” to sign up with promises of promotions and bonuses. Or shown the door if they refused to go along.
It is a lot like a Sci-Fi movie, maybe “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”.
Step one – feel that there is something fundamentally wrong about the world. Easy-peasy, most know of something in the world that should not be.
Step two – accept someone’s statement that traditional sources of knowledge can’t be trusted. Sometimes expressed as the assertion that secret knowledge exists that “THEY don’t want you to know”. Quite seductive, lots of folks fall for this kind of thing. And in truth, not everything is known even in the “best” institutions of higher learning. Like looking for truth on the internet, you may find truth or you may find a lot of folks peddling lies. Truth isn’t easy, but folks are looking for easy answers and the fake ones like Scientology simplify everything by rejecting all the pesky details.
Step three – In this fragile state, where you are not sure which way is up, the confident assertions of the cultist become very attractive. They play on lots of different weaknesses in people, but one way or another they get you into the state where the world is evil and only Scientology can save it. Then they get you to “try” some simple Scientology courses that do make you feel better, by using some simple psychology borrowed from the great psychological thinkers of the 19th century.
Step four – now you are convinced that it “works” and are proofed up against any negative information from outside. In fact, the principle of cognitive dissonance make it likely that negative information actually reinforces the commitment. So now you are in it for better or for worse, and the commitment will only become more demanding as you ascend the internal ladders of involvement.
It could happen to anyone. You don’t have to be stupid or venal or crazy to get taken in by it. There are lots of similar destructive cults, and they all work on the same fears and hopes. Someone once said that almost everyone believes in at least one conspiracy theory or pseudoscientific idea. It is just a short step from a conspiracy theory believer to a dedicated cult follower. There are high control groups on the left and right, in the refined circles of aristocrats and in the streets with the poor. They prey on a fundamental weakness of human nature.
Good points Bruce. Here’s a book that goes into it in great detail.
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003TO5838/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_K6DPzbHHR62S5
We watched A&E last night…..WOW
It was riveting!
We are so grateful you and Leah are exposing this evil Corporation disguised as a Church!
It sounds like they are trying. Rather than carting stuff into the affected area, isn’t it better to fund an organization (Red Cross)?
IMHO, I think donations should be sent to the Red Cross. These are the real pros. The Volunteer Vultures can’t possibly do the same kind of job as the Red Cross.
BTW, that photo of the two Vultures? You don’t see the word, Scientology. Are they embarrassed by it?
In addition to donations to the Red Cross, don’t forget about the ASPCA. There are ALOT of animals that are also in desperate need of food, shelter and clean water!
It’s definitely safe to say the only reason they are actually “trying” is because they’ve been exposed and desperately want to repair their horrific PR image. While some of the VM’s may actually care about really helping, the organization couldn’t give a shit.
They will NEVER be able to rehab their image! They are a vicious, toxic, evil, militant cult. Their spots can never change.
My thoughts exactly Spike. I credit COS for moving beyond baggie-assists of shampoo and deodorants to more substantive things. And they are not asking for money which is easily mis-spent or stashed. However now is the time when a co-ordinated effort is best supported by money. But for a major tragedy a larger experienced delivery system like the Red Cross is much more efficient than a piecemeal amateur one. The Red Cross is perennially my main charity in everyday life for major interventions. They are best placed to know needs and respond to them by buying bulk wholesale, reducing waste, keeping track of inputs and ensuring aid gets through efficiently. Not as photogenic for those seeking personal or group gratification and feel-good status but definitely more bang for the effort and less likely to get in each others way and create problems as they seek to “help”.
Agreed, tony-b!
Red Cross ROCKS!! Emergency relief is their foundation. They’ve had years to work out the kinks and have effective plans in place to dispatch relief efforts. Plus…when you see that Red Cross symbol on their vests etc., it is a sign of hope for victims…
Yellow t-shirts are a sign of what, exactly? Oh, I know…. If they see a yellow t-shirt they know they’ve reached the safe zone…God forbid Scn would actually work in dangerous areas.
It’s like the tape encircling a crime scene, meaning people should stay away from all things yellow.
So…..let me TRY to understand their “plea for assistance”. From what I’ve been reading, hearing, seeing….those who “work” for the organization might earn maybe $50 a week…or so. HOW are they supposed to “fill up a shopping cart of items on this list & PAY for it, when they can barely purchase personal care & household cleaning items for themselves & their families?
The article also notes that : “We need a battalion of Volunteer Ministers, As in, at least a thousand – on the ground. Right now.
BUT……the other question is….will HALF of these so called volunteers be “monitors” to make sure no one tries to BLOW while in Texas assisting those in need? How will they keep these volunteers in line & keep an eye on what they claim might be a thousand COS volunteers…or is this another one of Mark Headley’s …well, if it’s 25 people…it’s DOZENS…..so if there are 50 to 75 REAL COS volunteers…that doesn’t even add up to 100 people.no where NEAR the “thousands” they claim they’ll send. .
My head is spinning just trying to figure out the exact possible number of organizational volunteers who would be able to NOT walk away once away from the cameras that follow you everywhere…the monitors that MUST go with you to make sure you don’t BLOW….I could go on and on, but you know the truth.
Balletlady, there is a difference between Sea Org staff members who are somewhat held captive,and Public Scientologist. It is the public Scn that are being appealed to. They have jobs they have money. This appeal is NOT to SO staff.
So because they are the “committed elite”….Sea Org members are judged by COS to be “TOO GOOD’ to go down and pitch in to clean up the mess & HELP?
How can the “public scientologist” be expected to pitch & leave their jobs for a period of time, when as most of their earned salary money HAS to go to “auditing” so they can move up the Bridge?
Seems like a double edge sword where the MOST COMMITTED won’t be expected to “pitch in with hard physical labor”, while the lower echelon are going to do all the work…..but then again the high risk of having yet another Sea Org member willing BLOW….is to great a loss for the falling organization.
Well, they do have their stats to contend with and anything ‘off purpose’ like this Harvey thing is just out of the question for staff.
Yo Dave,
Show me where you log Your stats for helping out wogs stuck in a hurricane…. …..good buddy.
NOW you’re speaking MY language Newcomer…….!
Before most kids are confirmed in a “religion”….THEY must EARN “their keep”…most religions require some type of community service…..Well now, we ARE talking about a supposed “cherch” that more like a money making machine. I am sure DM is sitting in his ivory tower eating his upscale meal along with his liquor….hope he chokes on it.
Balletlady,
Let me clue you in on what David Miscavige and his Flying Monkeys REALLY think of Hurricane Harvey victims.
There is NO ONE the Dwarf cares less about than someone who is not making it in life.
Such people would include victims of natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, earthquakes and hurricanes, because, you see, if they weren’t losers in some way, they wouldn’t be living or visiting there in the first place.
Get this: there’s something wrong WITH THEM for being there, for being in Texas, for being in harm’s way ANYWHERE.
Now, to give you some perspective on this pitiless mindset of Miscavige, in fairness, nothing bad ever happens to HIM.
But that’s because, mostly, he never goes anyplace!
And when he does, he’s surrounded with guards and the environment is very highly controlled.
He NEVER does anything impromptu that would put him in harm’s way.
He doesn’t give interviews to the media. He never speaks in public to any groups except Scientologists,
He doesn’t vacation except at the Freewinds or maybe TC’s homes.
He’s completely walled off from an unsafe world.
Ergo, from his mental + physical ivory tower he smugly points fingers at those who actually LIVE LIFE.
These people: if something bad happens to them, well, “they pulled it in”.
There’s no doubt that he, safe, well fed, cruel and secure in his climate controlled,hothouse environments, has nothing but contempt for the Texans suffering Harvey’s damage, or anyone experiencing sudden misfortune in one way or another.
They “pulled it in”.
HE never pulls anything in, of course.
Mostly because he never goes anywhere or does anything.
See, this is a very good way to never “pull anything in”: don’t go anywhere, don’t do anything, and don’t talk to anybody 🙂
Sadly for him, he is not immune from “pulling in” what life has in store for him.
Dear Scott Waldroff and all BMs headed to Houston,
A reminder to you from a retired Safety Professional. Be sure to carry your current Red
Cross First Aid and CPR certificates, and any proof of past EMT or Nurse training. Bring copies of your Hazmat certs and/or training. If you have certs of past emergency response training or management of emergency situations bring them. Bring your current immunization records for Hepatitis A,B, and (if possible)C: Typhoid, Tetanus, Cholera, and Rabies if possible. Otherwise the Authorities are likely to turn you away.
Be sure to bring with you food and water for a week at minimum, safety hiking boots, your own toiletries, sleeping bag and pad, four changes of clothing, waterproof gear, disposable rubber gloves as well as safety gloves, your hard hat and safety googles, and a month’s supply of any medications you are currently using. Otherwise you will be viewed as a parasite to the ongoing operation.
If you show up as noted above I feel you will be welcomed. Bring means to photograph this event, a first for the BMs of WISE of Slimeology.
http://www.star-telegram.com/news/weather/article169565732.html
This is how it’s done. Sounds like y’all Volunteer Ministers need to find some boats. Not a kiosk, dumbasses, the mall is gone. Ferries. Dinghies.
Or get the hell outta Texas’s way. Mr McSavage, It’s different down here. They might choot dem alligator shoes.
I like you’re style, GS! Please keep it up.
🙂
Watch this 5 hour live stream video of on the ground scenes from 3 cities in Texas. Not one yellow tee shirt to be seen anywhere. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV5eF88p5rE
You’re not surprised, are you? Didn’t they set up camp in Dallas? Which a a ways away from Houston? Maybe they didn’t want to get their feet wet…
These well meaning useful idiot “VM’s” consume far more resources at disaster sites than they provide. The Red Cross knows what to do, and the VM’s only get in the way.
These are life and death circumstances, and Miscavige treats it as a vanity project. Disgusting!
It IS a vanity project! No bout a doubt it! He takes vanity to new heights…or maybe new lows…
Len, it is strictly PR. None of the VMs have any real training for emergency work, have no idea of what it’s like to be in such situations and most would refuse to be under the control of REAL emergency staff. It’s all about pictures, “success” stories and numbers. The PR is aimed only at scio members and, especially, staff. Non staff will pay for their own gear, their own travel and room expenses, food and water expenses and will be expected to drop anything they’re doing for a photo op. It’s all about internal bragging rights.
I heard 1 $cientology $taffer $lave ….. who works for free….for the billion dollar cult…..Church….Corporation….
Went as a $cientology Volunteer Minister…..to provide the $cientological help to the flood victims with $cientology Parlor tricks….
Here is how it went…..
Look at that area where your house used to be. thank you…
Feel my finger……thank you…..
would you like others to have these amazing wins?
here is a clip board for you to write your success story- we would like to put you in a commercial on how $cientology $aved your life!
Speaking of your life…..
What is ruining your life?
oh, you lost everything ??
“I get it!”
Well, $cientology can help ! (Hands victim the billion year contract ) uses COMMAND INTENTION coupled with TR3 and bullbait skills he learned in $cientology to get his STAT!
Now – this is where the hypnosis works! Give the commands and use a “repeater”! The victim is tired and vulnerable….This trick works when standardly applied!
Join Staff!
Go Clear!
Join Staff! Go Clear!
We have work and everything you need! Just come with me!
Repeat the command until victim has vgi’s about joining staff!
Just join Staff…..sign this billion year contract and you can have the bridge to spiritual freedom – for free!
And….You will get paid to clear the planet!
Do it! You have nothing else to lose!!
Pull my finger…
That’s NOT a finger!
LOL! Still laughing! I didn’t think you would notice.
I’m ready! Where do I sign?
What ever you’re signing up for, sign me up too!
how could any sane, rational person refuse this plea :\
Mike, I went to Dallas Org yesterday morning (11AM) and took photos of the massive VM action happening there. They were posted on Tony’s blog in comments section last night.
Hoping the IRS takes notice of the humanitarian efforts being asked of $cientologists, but not being provided by the “church” of $cientology.
Exactly. Slap a yellow T-Shirt on a public (not-staff) Scientologist and suddenly it’s “The Church doing humanitarian work”. And the money is coming from public to send people and supplies. Scientology taking credit when credit is not due while carrying on it’s disgusting tradition of using it’s members resources and not their own. I call bullshit.
Scientologists helping WOGs in a humanitarian effort is soooo not Scientology. Helping people without being paid is literally a sin in Scientology. That is why Tom Cruise is not leading an army of volunteers into the hurricane zone. Compassion, understanding and humanitarian feelings have been thoroughly erased, smashed and obliterated from Scientologists. NO Scientologist stops to help anyone without the ulterior motive to recruit them and get their money.
WTF!? Why is he begging for 10’s of people when they command thousands of disaster relief people ready to go? Why beg for items when they have hundreds of millions of $ stashed to help people?
Because they really don’t give a shit.
“The Red Cross has set up Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center and other venues as shelters, and we are getting our VM’s in there as fast as humanly possible.”
And where do those VMs stay when they’re in the area? From the sounds of it, they’re freeloading on the shelters, taking up room intended for the people that need it, and are therefore part of the problem.
Rick – exactly. I’m watching the news now and they’re saying how they are running out of shelter space. These idiots need to stay away.
Ms. P, you seem to be reading my mind. All they do is get in way. It’s all just a photo shoot.
I knew Liz’s mom quite well. She was funny, charming and absolutely devoted to scientology. I never met her daughter, however. But I’m very sorry that there has been a split in the family. Scientology never fails to disgust. Liz looks a lot like her mother. I look forward to the broadcast.
This comment somehow got into the wrong post! Sorry.
Maybe midget davey will “donate” a couple of pairs of his hand made Alligator shoes….? Only time will tell.
Yes, I’m sure there are 10-year-olds who need need His size-6 John Lobbs lol
Poor alligators.