This is a page from the latest edition of Planetary Dissemination News.
Once again, it is hard to hide the truth. Partly because those within the scientology bubble often don’t even understand what they write.
More proof that the lies that are repeated over and over by Miscavige and Co that he has overseen an “era of unprecedented expansion” is a preposterous lie.
So, more than half the largest cities in the world do not have an org OR EVEN A MISSION?
But, look a little closer, and even this is a lie.
This is the list of cities with populations greater than 5,000,000.There are actually 49 (you would not expect anyone in scientology to get this number right). And I have marked those that have an org or mission.
| 1 | Shanghai | 24,150,000 | ||
| 2 | Karachi MSN | 23,500,000 | ||
| 3 | Beijing | 21,516,000 | ||
| 4 | Tianjin | 14,722,100 | ||
| 5 | Istanbul | 14,377,019 | ||
| 6 | Lagos MSN | 13,400,000 | ||
| 7 | Tokyo ORG | 13,297,629 | ||
| 8 | Guangzhou | 12,700,800 | ||
| 9 | Mumbai | 12,655,220 | ||
| 10 | Moscow ORG | 12,197,596 | ||
| 11 | Dhaka | 12,043,977 | ||
| 12 | Cairo | 11,922,949 | ||
| 13 | São Paulo MSN | 11,895,893 | ||
| 14 | Lahore | 11,318,745 | ||
| 15 | Shenzhen | 10,467,400 | ||
| 16 | Seoul | 10,388,055 | ||
| 17 | Jakarta | 9,988,329 | ||
| 18 | Kinshasa | 9,735,000 | ||
| 19 | Mexico City ORG | 8,874,724 | ||
| 20 | Lima | 8,693,387 | ||
| 21 | New York City ORG | 8,491,079 | ||
| 22 | Bengaluru | 8,425,970 | ||
| 23 | London ORG | 8,416,500 | ||
| 24 | Bangkok MSN | 8,280,925 | ||
| 25 | Dongguan | 8,220,207 | ||
| 26 | Chongqing | 8,189,800 | ||
| 27 | Nanjing | 8,187,828 | ||
| 28 | Tehran | 8,154,051 | ||
| 29 | Shenyang | 8,106,171 | ||
| 30 | Ahmedabad | 8,029,975 | ||
| 31 | Bogotá ORG | 7,776,845 | ||
| 32 | Ho Chi Minh City | 7,681,700 | ||
| 33 | Ningbo | 7,605,689 | ||
| 34 | Hong Kong | 7,219,700 | ||
| 35 | Baghdad | 7,180,889 | ||
| 36 | Changsha | 7,044,118 | ||
| 37 | Wuhan | 6,886,253 | ||
| 38 | Hyderabad | 6,809,970 | ||
| 39 | Hanoi | 6,844,100 | ||
| 40 | Rio de Janeiro | 6,429,923 | ||
| 41 | Foshan | 6,151,622 | ||
| 42 | Santiago MSN | 5,743,719 | ||
| 43 | Riyadh | 5,676,621 | ||
| 44 | Singapore | 5,399,200 | ||
| 45 | Shantou | 5,391,028 | ||
| 46 | Yangon | 5,214,000 | ||
| 47 | St Petersburg ORG | 5,191,690 | ||
| 48 | Ankara | 5,150,072 | ||
| 49 | Pune | 5,049,968 |
That is a total of TWELVE. Even if there were only 30, it is generous to call that “less than half” — it’s 40%. Of 49 it’s 24% — or less than a QUARTER.
And that means less than a quarter of the biggest cities on earth even have a single mission. One mission for 15 or 20 million people is like one loaf of bread for 5,000. It just isn’t going to hack it. And so this is doubly disingenuous in that there isn’t a single city ANYWHERE ON EARTH that has anything near the capacity to “clear their area” — let alone the major metropolosises. Even the small cities with ideal orgs like Malmo and Basel and Nashville are not even close to clearing the blocks that are immediately adjacent to the org….
And now let’s tale a quick look at the claim of 1,000 cities of 500,000 or more. Not even going to bother counting them — no doubt there are many more than this. But just take it at face value.
There are orgs in 110 cities around the world (quite a number don’t meet the 500,000 threshhold…).
Thus, at best there are only scientology orgs in 11% of those cities. That percentage has DECREASED since the 70’s. There were a lot less cities with more than 500,000 population 40 years ago, but there were NOT a lot less cities with orgs.
It’s the same with the big cities. They have probably doubled in number, and the new inroads in the 80’s were into Russia and Pakistan. Maybe Nigeria.
But what is absolutely NOT true is that there has been ANY expansion by these measures over the last decade. And certainly not “greater expansion in the last 5 years than the 50 previous years combined.”
In fact, since the arrival of David Miscavige, the number of NEW scientology orgs and missions has ground to a standstill and has in fact gone backwards. There are LESS missions and LESS orgs today than at their peak in the 90’s.
I think the purpose of Miscavige’s “Ideal Org” shopping spree is to misdirect people. He spreads the message that people are not giving enough money, so buildings are not being bought and renovated fast enough, and this is why Scientology is not expanding fast enough.
If there were five buildings in every city tomorrow, would anybody be in them? No.
Coming for GAT 3.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&authuser=0&site=webhp&tbm=isch&oq=Atm&aqs=mobile-gws-lite..0l5&q=Atm#imgrc=k7OGQEYwgtXQFM%3A
Link not working, sorry.
you can polish a turd – but it will always be a turd
It does not matter how many buildings they put up –
Scientology is DONE!
Stick a straw in it….it is long past the fork…
Sacramento update. Ideal Org is still empty. The thing I liked most about living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was the fact that $cientology was outlawed by the clerics. Happy to see some people have a brain.
Scientology may be outlawed there, but so is pretty much everything else. I’ll take a country with Hubbard’s con in it over a country with public beheadings any day.
I used to wonder about dissemination when I did some for the west valley mission. We would throw booklets on people’s driveways; skulking around… after dark. It was basically tone 40 littering. I thought: what are
the odds that someone will actually undo this rubber band and read this thing? And then take action? I figured it was ” saving the planet” via a slow boat to China.
Somehow I delight in Cobbles’ hair, yep. However, the drumbeat of comments about his height bother me. I think those comments detract from the mission of circulating the important information about the destructive and criminal activities of the Co$.
Hi OTD-OUTTHEDOOR,I hear you with your post,but I have to have a laugh @ David’s expense &’the hair & skin are irresistible.I’ve posted almost all the destructive & criminal activities that happened to me,and I know how serious the cos is.Laughter clears out a lot of junk that keeps me upset & that helps with bad memories.My Best,Ann.
Great photo of Miscavige above. He looks just like a peacock with all of his feathers spread behind him.
Hi The Oracle,Me too,what is it with the hair!I have no clue what look,will be next.Dave is working that chemical peel or BoTox for all they are worth.Spray tan anyone?XO Ann.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDvFdj-pFMc
Hi The Oracle, Love your posts as you know.I’ll have to figure out how to enable Java on this IPad2 because right now I can not get it to do Java without an error occurring.See my liberal arts college stuff,totally unprepared me for the world of computers.XO Ann.
Oracle and Ann that is no ordinary plume is Dave is sporting these days. In 1986 Tom Cruise rocked the pompadour in, “The Color of Money” with Paul Neman.
Dave reached back into the groove yard of golden oldies and stole that 80’s cut right out from under his BFF. I wonder if he got himself a billiards table as well to really round out the dream.
https://youtu.be/ZrjSqK7xPLE
Ann, it is just a youtube video of a peacock. 🙂 XXOO
Hi The Oracle,Thank you,peacock is perfect!Don’t they also make an ungodly screech & bite people? Do we know some one with those characteristics…laughter XXOO Always Ann.
If current trends continue, of exposing the lies of Scn, and of legal actions targeting Miscavige, I predict that 2016 will be the year David Miscavige runs off to Columbia, with a couple dozen loyal staff and a billion or two in accounts he controls.
Yeah, Columbia. Where they don’t have an extradition treaty with the U.S., and where for ten years at least, Miscavige has been hard at work “safepointing” scientology there with the military and police.
Columbia. Where there are a lot of very smart, very ruthless drug lords who will soon figure out a way to storm Miscaviges compound, kidnap his ass, and then drain those coffers filled with those billions by having him do wire transfers for a few months, in between snipping off pieces of his body to keep his enthusiasm high for remembering the passwords.
Hey, any drug lord can see that bleeding Miscavige out is a hell of a lot easier than smuggling a billion dollars worth of drugs.
Oh, and all those loyal Columbian army and police who will protect Miscavige? That loyalty will evaporate faster than you can say, “Where’s my cut of the ransom?”
Miscavage’s dream of marching off smartly to Bulgravia to live quietly and bribe the police will turn into a nightmare, not just for him, but for all those Humanitarians who mortgaged their houses, only to have the money end up in the hands of bigger criminals than Miscavige.
They won’t need to do any kidnapping John Doe. He will be a captive audience and for some regular cash donations, He will be allowed to move about his Hole. As long as He continues to maintain His Status (spelled increase it with regular contributions), all will be well.
Look for His own security force to bail out big time in the face of the drug lord management system. Maybe He will WISE up ……………. although highly unlikely.
Yo Dave,
You have no idea what it means to increase your status …….. but I expect You are very close to finding out. The question is whether the NOI will be coming for you or the Columbia drug lords. Either way, you could give em Teddy Braggin as a negotiating tool. Good luck good buddy!
Dave, we’re still waiting for your liability formula. What’s the comm lag?
By comparison, Miscavige is going to make Hubbard look good. He could have gone out so much worse than he did.
Nicely written piece, John Doe.
Do you mean Colombia? 😉
Yay, gtsix! Please, people, do not suggest that Cobbles retire anywhere near Columbia. That is a university in NYC, where I have loose connections. He would never “make it” in NYC anyway. Now, there is a country named Colombia…I’m all for him relocating there!
Yes, thank you! Embarrassing that misspelling got by!
No worries JD – I get caught on capital/capitol all the time.
OTD-OTD – yea, as I reside in the District of Columbia, I don’t want 4’13” anywhere near me either.
Nice ring to it John Doe. Make a great HBO mini series or True Detective sort of thing, the faceless power brokers in the shadows pulling strings and that sort of thing. One thing about Columbia is that they don’t do anything meaningful without a body count. Davies game will change somewhat and he’ll find out he has MUs on the term ‘serious’. If there was any sort of fairy godmother operating, my scenario would be something like dm gets intercepted by the French Secret Service working in conjunction with Israeli security forces and ends up in an Algerian prison farm packing hashish up camels asses, and that’s just the opening episode.
John Doe, extradition doesn’t come into play for civil court service. I wouldn’t count on DM bailing unless there is a crim proceeding. Which isn’t in the wind at this point in time.
Nevertheless, I think he wants a place where there is no criminal extradition, because, you know, those pesky SPs might drum up some charges.
But my guess is that even if not criminally charged, he’d still skip town if his 27 lawyers can’t get him out of a civil deposition. He’s deathly afraid of being deposed because he knows he would have to lie his ass off.
Oops! You’re right Joe Doe. I forgot about all those “SP’s” that out to git him.
They must have the craziest Int Mgmt Meetings these days.
Remember when every WDC member would show their stats, call the condition and good news attached to their sector? It was in the little conference room in Del Sol then moved to the course room. Michelle Yager and Julie Fisher played with their hair bored to tears.
This only happened after April, myself and Josh stayed up all night collecting stats internationally and manually graphing. Whatever happened to April? Does anyone know? Josh Pendry if I remember correctly.
We would rush the graphs to Carol (Burk?) to then get them to the CO CMOI.
Then everyone home to go to roll call muster at 6pm Friday.
Bummer for anyone that stayed up all night Wednesday to Thursday to get their stats up by 2pm so they could keep their cards. They would be REALLY tired for the 2 hour CSP on Saturday and Renos.
What a life!
How does it work nowadays? Seriously, does anyone even know?
Yes, those meetings don’t happen more as there is no WDC. And those were recorded and sent to LRH. Meanwhile, the church was asserting in court cases that he was “off the lines” and had nothing to do with “running the church.”
Toot TO OT, I remember April screaming on the tie line down to FB because they would miss really obvious bozo’s. Meanwhile WDCC was fuming. April was very nice, fun to debrief with after a mission too. Ah, good times (somewhat). (Later on CIC had laser printers, OMG!!!!)
I think I remember seeing Josh in Pac ~’90? Not sure as I was literally just driving through.
I don’t think it is working Toot To oT. Mouths may move but nothing comes out ….. well, except for some lies about how wonderful it is to live in a bubble!
If you’re talking about April Hall, well, I have to say that girl was pretty damned full of herself.
John Doe, I don’t know ’bout that. We’re talking about the gal who was CICDIR CMOI. She was always extremely nice to me. And helpful. But, interpersonal relations can be all over the map.
Scientology has to tell two conflicting lies.
1. Scientology is doing great! Epic expansion! Can’t keep us down. Planetary clearing any day now!
2. Oh oh, we have so much work to do! We need more money so we can build more orgs. We’re not quite there yet! Yikes!!! Help!!!! Only you can save the planet. Give generously. Today. Generously!!!!! Do you have any gold bullion laying about? Grandmom’s cookie jar? Hurry!!!
How can they not see this!!!
Children’s college fund??? Can you borrow money from your parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, next door neighbors, people you hardly know??????? Can you give us every freakin’ penny you have? RIGHT NOW?????
Great article Mike.
It is not stated in your post that the city population data was retrieved from Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_proper_by_population ). It says in this Wikipedia article that the data represents an incomplete list i.e. there will likely be more than 49 cities over 5M population. If we look at another source of population data ( http://www.worldatlas.com/citypops.htm ) one can see there are 69 cities with more than 5M residents (although they include people in the immediate suburbs of the cities).
Even if we took this page from Planetary Dissemination News at face value, it is hard to reconcile Miscavige’s claims of unprecedented expansion on one hand and the claim of “less than half” the cities having an org/mission. Your analysis further exposes the Dire Staits that Scientology is in today: lots of cash, not so much dissemination.
It’s not surprising there are less orgs and missions since David Miscavige arrived.
How he did it with such ease and efficiency reminds me of a Cruise movie title….Eyes Wide Shut.
Someone wrote the other day they played volley ball with Miscavige. My initial thought was
did he have to duck when he walked under the volley ball net?
Funny that scn org numbers peaked in the 90’s – pre internet – dial up became widely available in ’95. internet use has now become an everyday part of life and the flow of information coming out on scn has become an unstoppable force. These days people are more likely to know something about scn and are increasingly aware that it is a subject to steer well clear of.
Just imagine if what Scientology promised had turned out to be true — that Clear and OT were real and achievable. The flow of evidence into the Internet would have made Scientology unstoppable in the other direction — the direction of actual expansion. Hubbard banked (pun intended) on the cult attribute that his group could always maintain information control. Somehow, Mr. Buddha-Returned who could remember the Whole Track could not foresee the Internet, though. Must have been a damned body thetan’s fault.
What’s even more condemnatory FOTF2012 is that the internet EXISTED while El Con was alive. It existed BEFORE he wrote his computer advices. I knew about it then. Even when given 90% of the answer El Con couldn’t figure it out.
According to Jesse Prince in a recent interview with Jeffrey Augustine, before the internet came about Hubbard had come up with “intranet,” which was apparently like a “world-wide web” of Scientology executives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfwhaQnQX1c
Oh, please. The Internet was not well known while El Con was alive. The important thing to remember is that El Con didn’t even know that a DC-8 has jet engines. He didn’t know anything about anything. The most thoroughgoing ignoramus you can imagine. He didn’t care to learn about anything because he was perfectly happy to make it all up as he went.
El Con called the propellers ‘FANS.’ As in, the planes didn’t have fans, they had jet engines.
hgc10 the internet WAS well known to those in the field of computing. El con considered himself a computer expert. So, don’t “oh please” me. Comprehend what I wrote and the context it was in!
Some facts about the early history of the internet:
“1971: The first email was sent.
“Jan 1, 1983: ARPANET adopted the standard TCP/IP protocol.
“March 1989: Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web.”
http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/02/when-was-the-internet-born/
Hi Thegman77,I love your “Dave has plans for them all” post,perfect.And please keep on your wonderful path.You are amazing.Always Ann.
Prodigy internet access started in 1984 and there was a massive media advertising campaign about it at the time, and I remember them distinctly on television. It was mainly the purvue of computer nerds at the time, but it was public knowledge that it existed. Before that, there was USENET which began in 1980, connecting people around the world with newsgroups.
If LRH weren’t slipping into dementia, was more aware of what was going on in the world around him, and given his supposedly superior gift of intellect, he should have been able to predict that something like the current internet would develop.
In reality, he apparently was an isolated, mentally and physically frail old man in the early 80’s leading up to his death, otherwise he would have known.
Very good April. And in Jan ’84 I made my first online purchase of ~$5,000.00. For org computer equipment. El Con was a complete fraud. His ONLY expertise was as a huckster.
Kind of scary how many cities in China have populations over 5 million that I have never even heard of.
Did ya know that between 30 and 40 million people in China still live in caves? It is a very populated country. Most of it still in 3rd world conditions.
In caves? I might even call that 4th world conditions. But worry not! Dave has plans for them all.
To be honest, the 14 Chinese cities on this list should be removed, since no religion can establish a mission there. Throw in a few additional cities where missions are barred, and… well…Scientology is still extremely underrepresented.
To be honest, it was scientology that selected the category of all cities in the world above 5 mil and 1,000 above 500k…
They need cave tech so they don’t cave in.
Damn! You’re REALLY good Michael! I sit by your feet…
Karachi is the one that got me….never had the slightest idea an org or mission would be there.
Now that I think of it, it is probably manned by members of the NOI.
When you talk about populations of over 5 million, keep in mind the word, ‘exponential.’ At some point, we’ll be adding a billion people every 20 years or so. I’m glad I’m in my last quarter of life. If I do go past 80, I’ll be in overtime…
Well, Dude, I’m already there and consider myself not more than half way! LOL
OMG!! LMAO! You go, gman77! Hard to believe you’re NOW in overtime from your posts. I never, ever would have thunk it. Maybe the 4 or 3 quarter, but, not overtime! You rock!
It ain’t lookin’ good for the Cult of Scientology. The peak era of people on upper bridge services was in the late 80’s when the last shot of boomer’s were still in and not yet BK’ed. The following generation rejected El Con & scamology out of hand. Before the WWW was around. 90% of the Indie cult groups are also run by boomer’s.
Stick a pitchfork in it, the cult of scamology is DONE!
“Stick a ‘pitchfork’ it it…” Nice, John! But you forgot the torch that lights up the body you’re going to stick the pitchfork in.
I thought you had the torches OSD… 🙂
Crap! You’re right! I put them in my trunk! Don’t stick the pitchfork in until I get there. And…I want to see if the cult turns into zombies after you stick the pitchfork in it!
Well, you know, indeed the monulmental is monument(al. The cult does like monuments. The cult leader counts the qms bought. The boss – COB means Cheerleader Obtuse Monument – loves his own aggrandized self, so, he loves monuments. Symbols of monumental stupidity.
Hi RMycroft,Thank you for reminding me.Will do as you posted!The SO celebrations I recall were not as staged as David’s are,but what KoolAid loyalty I had for The Team this day.Happy to know the truth.My Best,Ann.
If I’d had the time, I would have bought a jumbo pack of the Good Stuff, slapped a ribbon on it, and buzzed at the gate of AOSH Canada. I wonder if I could have fast-talked them into opening the gate and letting me drive in to drop it off?
Hi RMycroft,Thank you your email made me smile.I bet you would have talked your way not only thru the gate but right into the org with your gift!Always Ann.
Stick around for GAT 3. Dave found a suppressive typo and is releasing ‘The Monumentals of Thought’.
The real org statistic has to be based on number of orgs that are paying for themselves and don’t need charity donations to keep the lights on and the bathrooms stocked with toilet paper. With that as a requirement, how many orgs exist on the entire planet?
Roger, I believe that would be ZERO. Or, no greater than TWO.
Very good point, I think this requirement would slash the numbers dramatically.
I lost count of the number of emergency loans and donations people at the local org were asked to make to prevent the landlord from shutting them down. There was never a time when they weren’t in trouble, this should have been a big clue to anyone with their eyes open that what they were selling stunk! Of course they blamed it on suppression, but lots of businesses thrive in spite of setbacks.
Staff member at some low performing org: “What the heck is toilet paper???”
Today is Sea Org Day, so if you see a sad SO, be kind and give them a bog roll.
What’s a bog roll? Gosh, am I that out of it?
Staff member ” the toilet paper comes with a nice cover that has a volcano on it. We go millions of those in the basement.
Hi Joe, Good to meet you.Your post was spot on.Thank you always Ann.
@Joe: They could use Basics for the basics, but aren’t those on glossy paper?
It’s what you use to write KRs with when someone is in really deep shit.
Dave, sound familiar?
I started a joke which started the whole world crying
But I didn’t see that the joke was on me oh no
I started to cry which started the whole world laughing
Oh If I’d only seen that the joke was on me
I looked at the skies running my hands over my eyes
And I fell out of bed hurting my head from things that I said
‘Till I finally died which started the whole world living
Oh If I’d only seen that the joke was on me
Dave,
Update: El Chapo continues to evade the consequences of his actions, even with a 5 million reward out for his ass.
Congratulations on the positioning of your SuMP facility, within about a block from a flourishing homeless encampment where Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard converge.
Now that it is evident that you have pirated a bankrupt philosophy, how soon do you exit the stage?
And even if they claim to have Orgs and Missions, they are EMPTY. Huge square miles of polished marble for a scanty number of individuals.
Changing the subject- what on earth miscavige did to his hair? Looks awful. Is that why he is now Mr Pompadour?
Yep! Just like Kim-jong Il, the former dictator of North Korea. Both have (had) pompadours because of their height (or lack of). It’s tough when you’re that short and can’t reach the cookie jar…
Oh come one guys! Miscavige was probably in “need of change.” So he puffed his hair up, started using less gel. Voila! He’s a new man and I’m sure he feels better.
He looks like a game show host. Except rather than giving he’s taking.
Empty orgs aren’t (officially) allowed to close, but empty missions quickly shrink from an office, to a drawer in a filing cabinet or a home basement, to a post office box, then *poof*!
The number of “groups” claimed is expanding in every publication, but there is no “Scientology Groups International” in charge of them, so I kind of suspect that just maybe those numbers are made up. 🙂
I’ve watched that happen in Santa Rosa. We’re the largest city between Portland and San Francisco. There is now zero $cientology presence in this town. The cookie-cutter website is still up and they say they’re moving, but it’s been that way for years now. Put a fork in it, it’s done.
Mary, the only COP would feel better is if they made shoes with 6 inch soles. And even at that, he’d still be tiny…
Silvia, David must have gone to a ocal salon and dreamed something up to flaunt at the next event. Thinking perhaps that he might look absolutely smashing or drop dead chic in a red half length lace garter stocking set with a black full wrap around chiffon midriff bralette and shoulder pads and a green mid body khaki corsette straps with his own choice of spike heels (as long as he is going to go full blast in public with his hair looking like that). I would go to one of those events and say to him “David. This is YOU! This is YOU!” :
Business Model, a very crappy business model.
Out of exchange, ponzi scheme, lies,cover ups.
Jose,
It seems His only real expertise is in managing Holes. According to Debbie Cooks testimony He has a real penchant for running degraded scenes into holes.
Yo Dave,
Hey good buddy, what’s up with Your fixation on managing other peoples holes? I mean your staff seem to like to live in overcrowded holes, Your RPF program is composed of running people into holes, the Freakwinds has a bunch of what You refer to as CICSMF or as they say in the vernacular – losers – so they end up down in the hole, geesch!
The only place that is not an obvious hole would be Your new Idle Morgues and they look pretty good ( although fake ……I know….. wonder why that is) but there is no one home! I guess the only place where You are not running a hole is in Your own personal residence. But if push came to shove (how could that be) I’d bet even money that even there You have a hole You are trying to manage. Well all I can say……….. Dave …………is that if that is the case, slap a thong over it good buddy!
But…but, Jose! They’re trying really hard!
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OSD,
David Miscavige is the micro manager from HELL.
The master of cross order’s and confusion.
When the Int. Base went public, Davey has made
a few more even more depraved that will be
next to impossible to find. It’s in his DNA.
correction.
That’s Int. Base Hole.