Tracey McManus article reporting on a meeting David Miscavige had with the Clearwater Mayor and City Attorney last week isn’t very revelatory on the surface.
But I will try to read between the lines and explain the significance of this meeting based on scientology policy and my experience.
The first thing to know is that short of testifying under oath (and even then, good scientologists have no fear of lying if they believe a lie is for the “greatest good”), the real story (either what happened in the past or intentions fo rthe future)is never going to be revealed in a casual meeting with David Miscavige.
Second. It is ALWAYS true that the only things scientology will do are WHAT IS GOOD FOR SCIENTOLOGY. Scientology claims they have the “good of the community” in mind, but that is just PR spin. They do NOTHING if they don’t see the benefit for themselves. Even their “goodwill” actions — where they pick up trash or do toy drives — are only done when there is a perceived benefit in their mind, and they are always “photo ops” that can be used to “demonstrate their good works,” and/or use it to raise more funds.
Third. When it comes to “revitalizing” downtown Clearwater, the grand plans and drawings are merely props to help attain a scientology-positive objective. The last time Miscavige trotted these out, he wanted the Aquarium lot. As soon as he could not get it, those plans disappeared and any talk of scientology “revitalizing downtown” instantly dried up. Of course, the Aquarium lot had no impact on the Cleveland St or the revitalization grand plans.
Fourth. No scientologist acts in a way that has any significant impact on Clearwater without express approval from scientology. Not a single one would dream of doing anything that then discovered violated “command intention.”
Finally. Scientology has mastered the art of compartmentalized information, cut-outs and plausible deniability. This is a hypothetical example of how this works. David Miscavige, after finding out he is not able to purchase the Aquarium lot goes into a rant about the Suppressive Persons who are “against scientology” and that they need to be “taught a lesson.” He tells his minions “There are a lot of wealthy scientologists. We are not ever leaving Clearwater. We are making our own future. You always negotiate from a position of strength and give up things you don’t value to get things you do. If enough scientologists invested in property in Clearwater, we would eventually control the city.” These minions hang on his every word. They inform the head of the Office of Special Affairs “we need to find scientologists to buy up property — it’s command intention.” The word goes out. Scientologists act in accordance with “command intention.” When asked if he had anything to do with this happening, Miscavige says “I had no involvement. I issued no orders to anyone. I don’t know what goes on at the ground level.” In fact, he receives reports every day about what is happening in Clearwater.
This IS how things work.
His denials should not be believed other than in the literal sense – he did not meet with individual scientologists and tell them to buy property. He was “not involved.” There is no way this buy up of property is merely a coincidence. It hadn’t happened for 40 years, and then suddenly after the property Miscavige DID personally negotiate to buy fell through, in swoop scientologist cash buyers and snap up every available piece of property in the downtown area.
The article reveals is a study in scientology double-speak.
Mayor Hibbard is quoted as saying: “I wanted to get assurances that they do in fact want to have downtown open to everybody, that if there is something we believe would be beneficial for the overall community, that we can discuss it and that they will be supportive and not try to thwart our efforts.”
Whatever answer Miscavige gave him to this question was untrue (unless he simply never answered it) because he would never say the real answer out loud. Scientology does not operate on what would be “beneficial for the overall community” — only what is beneficial for scientology. Recent history has proven this yet again — the grand plans Miscavige pitched to the city for redevelopment were yanked off the table the minute he didn’t get a piece of land he wanted. ONLY if the good of the “overall community” happens to align with the “good of scientology” will there ever be cooperation and agreement from scientology with the city.
Hibbard said Miscavige assured him Scientology parishioners want to see a vibrant downtown and purchased properties because “they believed downtown is poised to take off.”
What Miscavige and scientology want is for there to be a perimeter around their operations where “wogs” are excluded. They don’t want “wog” neighbors who can watch what they are up to or interact with Sea Org members and feed them “lies.”
If scientology wanted a “vibrant downtown” it would exist by now. Miscavige has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate over the last couple of decades, buying and renovating buildings around the world that sit empty. Scientology has billions of tax free dollars and the ability to dictate to their followers what they should and should not do. If Miscavige wanted a vibrant downtown he would have bought it. The movie theaters he promised would have been built. He would have gotten scientologists to open stores and restaurants. The only thing scientology cares about being “vibrant” is the cashflow being generated inside their buildings.
One final thing you can be sure of.
Miscavige still wants the Aquarium lot. It is next to the Ft Harrison and the Oak Cove. He doesn’t want anyone building a condo on that property overlooking his “spiritual headquarters.” He has a long memory and never forgets being beaten. He will bide his time. He will continue to try to amass cards he figures the city wants until he has enough to offer a deal the city can’t resist. He met with the new Mayor to assess him as a foe or ally and to work out how he is going to get what HE WANTS, not what is good for the city. To think otherwise would be foolhardy.
Gene Smith says
I commend Leah and Mike for doing the right thing in exposing the truth against Scientology! I know far too well of these exact type of tactics via in the court system, the supposed Child Protection Division, Guardian Ad Litem, the adoption agencies, foster parents system, and more! That if anyone speaks against their illegal activities, and try to help good families, they will attack you and your family, too!
Curious, how come everyone who has given money to Scientology, does not sue them for fraud? First, Write a written report (for court evidence) to the Attorney General, I.R.S., F.B.I., and the local authorities to do an investigation on Scientology and the David Miscavige.
Then, take Scientology to court. And/or, considering the government agencies are not going after Scientology, you can include Scientology tactics, and take the individuals to court:
1) Prove that Scientology is not a religion.
2) Sue them for fraud (but are not limited to: Hubbard has not returned from the dead on the promised date; the funds are not going to where intended; and the misused funds on spying, harassment, defamation of character, and The First Amendment*, etc.), mental and emotional anguish. And request for all of your monies are returned.
3) Find out where all of the missing persons are. Including, but are not limited to, Scientology camps, and missing non-Scientology families.
4) Request for ownership of the empty buildings, and use them for what they are intended to be used for.
[I have over 20 years experiences in the corruption of the court system, and know all of their hidden tricks. I can teach you on what to do; what not do; what to look out for; how to find files when they come up missing; and how to keep your attorney honest, and to properly represent you. To sum up my experiences, I filed everything against the court system and against the agencies starting in 1998. I went to Canada and filed a refugee claim against USA in 2004. While I was in Canada, and when I returned after four years, no one placed me in federal prison for taking my minor children over the border without their perpetrator dad’s permission. And they had left me alone, because of everything that I filed against them. Before I went to Canada, I was on the local news station, newspaper, radio, and even had higher government officials testified for me, and against their own agencies. I have kept everything in file cabinets. Some documents I had scanned, and saved in my numerous email accounts. I will be more than happy to share with you anything that you like. Praying that it will help with your cause. But ultimately, for the families whom you are helping.]
* 1. In some circumstances, the Supreme Court has held that certain types of speech are of only “low” First Amendment value, such as:
a. Defamation: False statements that damage a person’s reputations can lead to civil liability (and even to criminal punishment), especially when the speaker deliberately lied or said things they knew were likely false. New York Times v. Sullivan (1964).
b. True threats: Threats to commit a crime (for example, “I’ll kill you if you don’t give me your money”) can be punished. Watts v. United States (1969).
c. “Fighting words”: Face-to-face personal insults that are likely to lead to an immediate fight are punishable. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire (1942). But this does not include political statements that offend others and provoke them to violence. For example, civil rights or anti-abortion protesters cannot be silenced merely because passersby respond violently to their speech. Cox v. Louisiana (1965).
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/interpretation/amendment-i/interps/266
Roger Larsson says
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.religion.scientology/gj9_izA0wf8
Amanda Jenkins says
Hey Mr. Rinder- I’ve just joined this bandwagon after watching the Aftermath series with Ms. Remini. I want to thank both of you for all that you are doing, not only for those that are still inside the church or for those that have been declared) disconnected from, but also for people like me who didn’t know anything about what was going on behind closed doors. The stories I have seen break my heart. I really admire you most, Mr. Rinder. You were in so deep and have come out fighting. Your story shows those still inside that anything is possible, and shows those outside what an amazing strong person looks like and how much conviction you have to help. I hope your children one day can start to see the truth and your family can be reunited.
How do the residents of Clearwater put up with the strong presence of Scientology? If I lived there and saw that they were trying to take up MORE real estate that would just sit empty, I’d be outraged. The church should be giving back to the community they inserted themselves into and trying to stimulate their economy, not turning it into a ghost town.
Nancy Vasta says
Thank you so much,Mr.Rinder,for this informative article.So Mr.Miscaviage wants an Aquariam,does he,now?Well,where I live there is a very famous one located in Coney Island.He should emerge from his little castle and pay a visit to Brooklyn,New York,where all the shit he pulls in Florida and California would be quickly ended over here.He would get his Aquariam,I would bet on it.The more you write about his antics,the more I despise him.Another contributor wrote something about Mr.Miscaviage and going to hell.Even Lucifer himself and every demon there would throw that moron out because demons have standards and reputations to defend.
Linear13 says
He doesn’t want an actual ‘Aquarium’. He wants a lot that the Aquarium (via the city of Clearwater) was going to build on but decided not to. It was owned by the city and Scientology wanted the lot. It’s a long and tedious story that I’m sure you can find all the gory details here on Mike’s blog…but suffice to say Scientology did not get the ‘Aquarium’ lot. It sits right in the heart of Scientology’s spiritual headquarters and is actually very small. When Miscavige wants something and doesn’t get his way he is like a child having a temper tantrum. So the outcome was that he had these wealthy Scientologists buy up as much land in downtown as they could get. These properties now sit vacant. So now most of downtown Clearwater is owned by corporate Scientology or public Scientologists. Miscavige still doesn’t own the ‘Aquarium’ lot though.
nomnom says
“Tell an acceptable truth” even though you really are lying through your teeth.
Maybe the CHURCH of Scientology wasn’t involved in the purchases but maybe RTC was…..(with layers of false ‘fronts’ to hide the shell game)
Dead Men Tell No Tales Bill Straass says
Dave doesn’t have that problem
He always tells the truth; Even when he lies.
Heil Miscaviage!
Jere Lull says
To scientology, there IS no “community” other than scientology. AND Dwarfenführer of COURSE will never tell a LIE, only “acceptable “truths” which any non-scientologist would peg as falsehoods. Never trust a word coming from that lizard’s too-toothy mouth.
ETA: Sorry for insulting the lizard population. 😉
Cultsurvivor says
Not related to subject above…even though that sounds pretty F’d up. So I am just binging on Aftermath…and want to know why the hell Scientology and miscavige still exist with all these claims of child abuse/endangerment, molestation? This shit is worse than then nxivm cult. The cult leader Keith Raniere got 120 years…I think he got some of his playbook from LRH if not all of it. I was in that cult for a short second. Sarah Edmonds brought the walls tumbling down because of the sex ring. The shit Scientology does to kids and adults at the base is way worse. WTF??? Take them down!
Jere Lull says
They have an EXCELLENT stable of lawyers who have no moral compasses beyond “Who’s paying the bill?”
As long as the checks clear the bank, they know nothing but what the client tells them. The FACTS don’t matter, they’re there to protect the tiny tyrant, do EXACTLY what he orders.
Cultsurvivor says
So did nxivm…and they were taken down in less than two years. This is a class action suit for any child that is in or out of this f’d up cult. ABUSE of a child is enough to have this place shut down NOW!
PeaceMaker says
Actually, NXIVM used their lawyers to help fend of and suppress opponents and exposees for decades, including by insinuating themselves in the local and capital political establishments. They were first exposed as a high control group or cult — not just a training program — around 2003, and then between 2009 and 2013 allegations and accounts of pedophilia and other abuses came out.
3 or 4 years ago they started branding in an inner circle group of women who were subject to blackmail and providing sexual entertainment to the leader, and it was only that outrage and a determined campaign by celebrity victims and former insiders that finally brought the authorites down on Raniere and other top leaders of the group. So it’s rather qualified example of success, unfortunately.
Cultsurvivor says
Yes…I am very aware of this cult and it’s practices. I was stupid enough to be recruited to go to the free “training” sessions but I wasn’t that down on my life that I couldn’t see through the smoke screen and the crazy amount of $$$ that was needed to continue and have “friends” that could make you rich and happy. I did meet some pretty nice people though and it was fun. I was recruited by one of the best and she was good. The difference between this cult and nxivm is that scientology is under the guise of and protection of a religious organization that doesn’t pay taxes. Like the LDS church (another f’d up cult) they have zillions in their coffers to fight with well paid lawyers and pay people to do harm to your reputation. Though, if Sarah Edmunson hadn’t exposed them they way she did…maybe the would still be in existence?
Chee Chalker says
Scientology also has first amendment/legal protection privileges as it is recognized as a religion in the US
I’m sure Ranerie would have headed down that road eventually, he just got caught before he was able to do it.
Anna says
Was this meeting known in advance? It would have been a great opportunity to drop a supoena on him in the Danny Masterson rape case.
Jere Lull says
It WOULD gave been, but Todd seems to have figured out how DM gamed the system so he couldn’t be held responsible… OR found while he was I’m town. Little tyrant is absolutely TERRIFIED that he could be put on the stand, and his statements fact-checked in a court of law. Of COURSE he could get around any resulting legal mess, but it would inconvenience the tiny twerp slightly, and we can’t have THAT, can we? It MIGHT cause him to skip the country before he’s good and ready.
Neither Todd nor I is(are?) cynical enough to capture DM’s TRUE motivations, I fear.
valboski says
It’s “am”. lol
grisianfarce says
I came to make the same comment – this is the first sighting of Miscavige since March.
Todd Cray says
The circumstances of this meeting are interesting: Hibbard/Akin met DM “privately” on church property (at safe remove from process servers). They went to him like petitioners, hat in hand, seeking “assurances.” And once again, the meeting parameters were such that they fell outside of the transparency requirements of Florida’s Sunshine Law. So no official record exists for the perusal of CW residents who should be more than a little unnerved by this unprecedented take-over of large swaths of their city.
Equally interesting is DM speaking out of both sides of his mouth. On one hand, he claims that he is out of the loop when it comes to these massive and remarkably over-priced purchases. On the other, he is quoted as claiming that he knew that “they [the property purchasers] believed downtown is poised to take off.” If he weren’t party to these mass purchases, how would he know what these “investors” think?
From where the little dictator sits, he can rightfully chalk this one up as his favorite kind of win, one achieved entirely by tormenting others. He has gained significant leverage to squeeze city hall, the business community, and even the wog on the street. His “assurances” were vague, non-binding and as meaningless as the promise of a refund for prepaid scientology “services” or a fair “arbitration.” And if this is how they treat their own “parishioners,” how much integrity and fairness do CW wogs have to look forward to?
Neither the city nor its residents can be sure what will happen as they make their planned major community improvement investments. Individuals and wog investors have to think twice whether they dare opening up a new business in CW. And the expense of this whole power grab is entirely borne by the cult’s “investors” who obscenely overpaid for properties that bring them no income but cost them significant holding expenses as they are lying fallow and deteriorating from disuse.
So Miscavige can extort the city to his black heart’s content without ever risking a dime of his own.
Jenyfurrr says
THIS. Exactly this!
I know Frank Hibbard isn’t an idiot or a patsy, and of course he can’t come out and say he knows this. But PLEASE may he not kid himself and know this!?! He seems like the type that wants to hear it from THE mouth and judge on his own if he’s being bullshitted. Here’s hoping his BS meter was ON during this mtg. The fact that DM wouldn’t meet offsite should tell him most of what he needed to know.
Jere Lull says
“of his own”: IMO, NONE of the funds he controls are HIS, but it’s a subtle difference, and it’s not like he would EVER give the money back or entertain the idea. The moneys taken from Hubbard’s accounts are substantial Everything else he got by cannibalizing Ron’s creations.
Gordon Weir says
Mark Bunker gave an overview of $ci history of lies and abuse in Clearwater and some idiot on the board said “that is old news”. Hello “McFly” it shows that $ci can never be trusted, ever. When has it ever been honest. The answer is never!
Peridot says
“If scientology wanted a ‘vibrant downtown’ it would exist by now.”
This is a phrase that stands out to me from Mike’s post. It is like I recently said to a friend still trying to hang on to some engagement with the group, despite all sorts of reasons not to: “If this is such a great group, then why isn’t it?”
PeaceMaker says
Doesn’t Miscavige claim that he has nothing to do with running Scientology and isn’t actually part of the CofS – when it suits him? (He’s only formally COB of RTC, Inc. which nominally just holds copyrights and trademarks, and head of the unincorporated Sea Org, if I understand the charade correctly)
So how would he even know about whether or not the CofS (CSI, Inc) or Flag (FSO, Inc.) “coordinated” property purchases – unless he’s lying in his other claims about his role, or lack thereof? And if so is he lying then, is he lying now, or is he lying always?
Also, as mentioned, it’s indeed suspicious that all the properties were paid for in cash. ‘didn’t coordinate’ doesn’t mean ‘didn’t finance’ in Scientology weasel wording.
Jere Lull says
PeaceMaker, my observation is that you’re a careful observer of the evidence presented, careful to not take too-large leaps of logic that aren’t supported by evidence and the trends evidence has shown, so I would grant you a little more leeway than you gave yourself there.
I’m a lot more cynical, so scn inc. has to prove their innocence to me, which they refuse to do due to Hubbard’s paranoia of him or his creations undergoing any careful investigation.
Miscavige?? I don’t believe a word attributed to him; anything he says is carefully crafted to say one thing and mean something else that doesn’t hold him to anything in particular. “weasel words” are his stock in trade, even when others are speaking in his interest. He implies much while committing to nothing that doesn’t directly benefit him immediately.
Zee Moo says
At least we will know where Miscavige will be that day. Hello Process Servers!!!
Golden Era Parachute says
Mike, maybe you can comment. I was told by a high ranking Sea Org member that they can put people into an audit during a normal conversation. In my training, this meant they could access their memory banks and ask the bank clerk to give them information without the person consciously consenting. I assume this is a type of interrogation, without consent, that is frequently used. Maybe you can confirm if this is a real thing, or a perceived thing.
Would David Miscavige have done this to the Mayor in this case to get information?
Does he have this type of ability, to put someone into an audit session without proper procedure or consent?
jim rowles says
Coffee shop auditing was common into the early 1970’s. Everyone i knew that was trained did it. Pets included.
Were you referring to the ‘file clerk’? White magic is done with the recipients agreement; black magic is done without the recipients agreement. Real or perceived? Good luck on that one.
After walking out in 1983/4, my ex and a close friend tried repeatedly to persuade me to return (telepathically). Only someone with whom you have had high ‘ARC’ for, and allowed into the workings of your universe, can access you in that way. Years later I had a nightmare of being interrogated and woke up. I got into telepathic conversation and got that they were OSA-bots set out to screw up those who had left. I ran creative processes on them and they cut me off. If someone tries to get in your mind you will know it.
Ron could do it but dinky dave has no abilities that I have heard of. His abilities level is tiny fists and bodyguards.
PickAnotherID says
Nobody goes in buying up properties at way above market prices for cash unless they were told to do so. And the Mayor really needs to get his head around the idea that if Miscavige’s mouth is moving when he’s with “wogs”, it’s because he’s spewing lies.
Cat W. says
Wow, Mike, thanks. I wish I had this level of up-front analysis, without any pulled punches, in all my media, regarding other important subjects.
Gtenn says
The news of parishioners buying up a lot of property around Clearwater and all of them paying in cash makes me think maybe the diminutive midget not only engineered it all but also financed it. I think it significant each purchase was made in cash. That would hide the identity of the financier for sure. Wonder what interest rate the parishioners are paying.
Cult helping the City of Clearwater downtown. Back in the late 70s Laura Wolfe, from the GO public relations bureau, was ordered to open a vacant store downtown and run a PR program from it. It was publicized as a community benefit action aimed at reviving the downtown. It was a PR gambit as it really never accomplished anything except a couple news articles in the Clearwater Sun. And of course in the time it existed it never had a rehabilitative effect on the city. If I recall correctly the sham folded up after only a couple of years. Total waste of time and money. And like so, so much else in the cult nothing good resulted.
don johnson says
Not related to this but was just watching your show and realized something that might help… why did Leah file the missing persons report in LA county if the last time she was seen by Valerie was at the spot in Hemet which is in Riverside county. I get the feeling the riverside county police are much less corrupt than the LAPD and that they wouldn’t take some church representatives word without having actually seen the person having lived 30minutes away from Hemet for 5 years personally myself. Why not try filing again in riverside county?
ISNOINews says
Yesterday, I posted that the precinct surrounding the Church of Scientology of Los Angeles voted for Trump (391) over Biden (337). Los Angeles magazine has now picked up the story.
Which L.A. Neighborhoods Voted for Trump?
https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/trump-precincts-los-angeles-2020/
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Another triangle of red in the East Hollywood-Silver Lake area is the small precinct where the Church of Scientology’s headquarters complex is located. That same precinct was one of just seven that tipped for Trump four years ago; this time his margin in the precinct widened from a lead of three votes in 2016 to 54 votes in 2020.
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The phrase “tipped for Trump four years ago” links to:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-pol-scientology-trump-hollywood-20170119-story.html
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Scribe says
So what?
ISNOINews says
“So what?” Well, Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeleno, and now Sam Dean, a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, deem the story to be newsworthy. Dean noted:
https://twitter.com/SamAugustDean/status/1324536710298963968
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The scientology center precinct is the ONLY precinct that went for Trump in central LA
(and only three others went for Trump in the entire city of Los Angeles—all in the hills above Tujunga)
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Add that to the fact that Scientologist billionaire Patricia (Trish) Duggan donated in excess of $6 million to reelect Trump, and an argument can be made that the Church of Scientology is all-in for Trump. I think these facts are relevant to the subject of Scientology and newsworthy.
In addition, the Church of Scientology has recently been allying itself with the Evangelicals and the religious right through the Church of Scientology National Affairs office. Scientology’s support of Trump is also relevant to that alliance.
Scribe says
What does this have to do with Scientology? Trump will not be influenced by any big donor; he follows his own agenda.
ISNOINews says
First, it is not proven that “Trump will not be influenced by any big donor; he follows his own agenda.” That is simply your belief or assumption.
Second, and perhaps more importantly, even if that is true about Trump, it is not true about the Republican party (or the Democrat party for that matter). People who make multi-million dollar political donations expect, and get, access and influence. Indeed, Trump ran, in part, against this phenomenon, claiming that, unlike other politicians, he was so rich he was beyond influence. Leaving aside the truth of that assertion, Republican (and Democrat) politicians generally are not.
ISNOINews says
Los Angeleno: Who Lives in L.A.’s Red Pockets? Rich People and Scientologists
https://losangeleno.com/features/trump-vs-biden-los-angeles-precincts/
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The other red pocket is over in East Hollywood, in precinct 9000784A, where Trump scored 391 votes to Biden’s 337. In this area, you have Barnsdall Art Park, much of Kaiser Permanente and the Church of Scientology.
In early 2017, the L.A. Times reported on the same red patch, where Trump had garnered 347 votes to Clinton’s 344 in the 2016 election. So, only three votes over, but that same area had gone blue by 81 votes in the 2012 election.
While a spokesperson for the Church of Scientology told the Times that they did not and cannot engage in election activities because “such decisions are not a matter of faith,” the Times found that about half of the precinct’s approximately 1,100 voters listed Scientology properties as their address, while 170 listed Scientology organizations as their primary phone number.
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Rip Van Winkle says
If what they say is true, why do they have rules that force their public to stay on base at one the Flag Hotels and use heavy pressure to force all meals to be purchased from Flag restaurants?
The Scn public and staff alike all frequent a Scn owned business over non-Scn owned.
Huge huge “flaps” in the field some years back, with OT VII public buying cheap Condos to stay at for their 6 month checks, (as those became weeks long hurdles).
Public were pooling cash and for 20 grand or so, four OT VIIs would buy in on a 2 bedroom condo, etc. Then after comping VII they’d try to “sell their share” in the condo.
Some Scios of course tried to cash in, buy a bunch of condos and rent them out to VIIs and public coming in.
Then Flag goes ApeShit on it all…. fur flies.
HUuuuuge messy flaps.
Real Estate market crashes along the way, lots of fun to be had.
….
Scientology lies like a kid lying about eating the chocolate as it drips from his face.
…….
And everything in this article is true from my observation over the years. It’s embedded as part of the construct of the cult.
“WE know best, we know better, and this world is in the hands of the blind being run by the SPs. We’re the only ones who have the answers” This justifies everything they do.
You don’t apologize to the ants you run over as you’re backing your car out of the driveway.
Cindy says
Rip Van Winkle, what you say is true. Thanks for the comment. Back when I was in I knew a Scn woman who rented out a room or two in her house to OT VII’s coming in for their 6 month sec checks. It was way cheaper than staying on base. Flag got wind of it and sent her to ethics and she was told to cease and desist.
Mary Kahn says
Bingo.
As just a lowly member of the church of scientology and not Sea Org or staff, even I knew that miscavige was telling lies. He has everything to do with the land grab of downtown Clearwater. It’s an extremely sad state of affairs for the citizens of Clearwater because downtown Clearwater will never be vibrant until the church of scientology doesn’t own it and/or the perception that it does. Too bad. It’s a beautiful area that could be as bustling as the surrounding areas, ie, Dunedin and Safety Harbor.
Too bad a process server wasn’t able to get into that meeting. “You’ve been served.” One day, dave, I hope you hear these words.
Scribe says
Dave, like Ron thinks he’s above the law. The delusion is great in this one.
lojlkj says
He doesn’t just think it — so far he is.
Scribe says
His suffering will be legendary, even in Hell.
Scribe says
Damn, I sure miss those days of doing the greatest good for the greatest number of dynamics and being a Scientology puppet. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to audit out the secondary.
Loosing my Religion says
Scribe when I feel like this I re-watch the 1984 sorry 1993 video the ‘the war is over’. It helpstv.
Scribe says
Miscavige has never been to war. He’s just a little coward.
Loosing my Religion says
Scribe. Sure. He is keeping those are still left in the hope of something that is just a dream.
Scn is sinking faster than expected.
Skyler says
The label “LITTLE COWARD” is extremely right on the money when dealing with this asswipe. The scam has made efforts in the past to have that label modified or removed from this blog. But no one has ever really cared enough to make a serious effort.