tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post5671265630886150801..comments2024-03-27T23:11:38.102+01:00Comments on 'MLM' The American Dream Made Nightmare: 'Scientologists,' Tom Cruise and John Travolta, fail the Turing Test.David Brearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-25931602858402976242015-04-26T21:06:33.020+02:002015-04-26T21:06:33.020+02:00quixtarisacult - Even though it seems too absurd t...quixtarisacult - Even though it seems too absurd to be true, Chizuo Matsumoto actually began to put into motion a plan to trigger WWIII and bring about the end of civilzation. The exact detail of the paranoid 'religious' fairy story which he'd assembled as the false justification for these crimes against humanity, is almost unimportant. What is important, is that Matsumoto really intended to kill the entire population of Tokyo using Sarin gas, and biological weapons (because he'd failed to acquire a nuclear device).<br /><br />In the end, several thousands people were injured when Sarin gas was released in the Tokyo underground during rush hour, but partly due to the reaction of station staff who picked up and isolated the source of the gas, the actual deaths were few in comparison.<br /><br />All of Matsumoto's weapons of mass-destruction were bought with money which he'd acquired unlawfully over a period of many years, right under the noses of Japanese law enforcement agents, journalists, legislators, etc.<br /><br />Incredibly, it's still beyond the power of the Japanese government to prohibit the cultic deception which Matsumoto insttigated, because the Japanese Constitution, like the American Constitution from which it was copied, guarantees 'religious freedom' without defining what this actually means.<br /><br /> David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-18533943356247913432015-04-26T20:15:02.191+02:002015-04-26T20:15:02.191+02:00David,
There seems to be a never ending array of...David, <br /><br />There seems to be a never ending array of religions gone astray. Many evolved out of first century traditional religions. Matsumoto’s cult, Aum Shinrikyo, was a melding of Christianity, Yoga and the writings of Nostradamus. Like the more traditional Christian faiths, Aum promoted a ‘doomsday’ Armageddon ideology which prophesied World War III. <br /><br />The paranoid Aum cult was founded by Shoko Asahara (born Chizuo Matsumoto). Asahara believed himself to be (the not so original) ‘the Lamb of God,’ the Messiah. The supposed mission of Aum was to ‘Save the World’. Asahara joined the long list of self proclaimed messiahs of the 20th Century (which included Jim Jones, Marshall Applewhite, David Koresh, Charles Manson and many others). Probably the most successful ‘Messiah’ of the 20th Century was another Oriental, the late Reverend Sun Myung Moon. <br /><br />Possibly, the best comparison for Reverend Moon would be Richard DeVos. DeVos, while not technically declaring himself ‘Messiah’, did presented himself as the economic ‘Savior’ of his Amway cult faithful. DeVos, a believer of Dominionism, promoted his ‘American Way’ as ‘God Inspired’ and used the Amway platform to promote conservative, right wing, Republican ideology. Amway has funneled significant contributions to Republican candidates and conservative causes, to include the suppression of gay marriage. DeVos’s significant wealth has been used to buy protection for the Amway ‘pyramid scheme’ which has churned millions of losing investors through its money extraction scheme. <br /><br />Moon was active in conservative politics and, like DeVos, courted world leaders and was himself a successful businessman who built a media empire and was the owner of the Washington Times. Moon’s Unification Church has been correctly compared to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Mormons. Moon, like John Smith, wrote an ‘addendum’ to the Bible. The English version of this work is known as ‘Exposition of the Divine Principle.’ Moon was convicted of tax evasion and served 18th months in an U.S. prison. Perhaps the biggest scandal involving Moon was his 2004 coronation as the ‘Messiah’ attended by U.S. lawmakers. <br /><br />DeVos, narrowly avoided a Canadian jail cell in an Amway tax evasion scheme. U.S. lawmakers have attended and given pro-Amway speeches at Amway conventions. Amway has operated its own ‘in house’ media empire, and incorporates accumulated wealth to purchase ‘good’ press. <br /><br />Narcissistic messianic cult leaders like Moon, DeVos and L. Ron Hubbard have successfully infiltrated traditional religion, the news media, the halls of political power, and traditional culture. The United States, the ‘bastion of freedom’ has allowed this cancer to metastasis worldwide, to the shame of truth and justice. Amway inspired MLMs have become (collectively) the largest organized crime empire in the world while claiming to be benign God inspired business. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />quixtarisaculthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051645876072252255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-54386235270441952522015-04-25T09:52:30.598+02:002015-04-25T09:52:30.598+02:00Thanks again quixtarisacult - I think the one thin...Thanks again quixtarisacult - I think the one thing which Mr. Hubbard succeeded in (but not intentionally), was proving to the world that so-called 'religions' are all variations of essentially the same formulaic two-dimensional fiction presented as fact, and that, because the original authors of the US Constitution (back in the 18th century) made no common-sense attempt to define what they actually meant by the word 'religion,' today (in the 21st century) anyone, no matter how warped and dangerous, is permitted to instigate a criminogenic totalistic cult in the USA, provided they call it a 'religion'.<br /><br />In reality, any traditional non-rational ritual belief system can be perverted for the clandestine purpose of human exploitation, and a long list of non-rational ritual belief systems (like 'Crowleyanity', 'Aryosophy', 'Scientology', 'Multi-Level Marketing,' etc.) have been expressly instigated by an assortment of frighteningly-similar, evil, and greedy, little bastards for the clandestine purpose of human exploitation.<br /><br />The only real difference between cults, is the exact mental state of their self-appointed sovereign rulers. <br /><br />A democratic monarchy which copied its current Constitution from that of the USA, is Japan. Currently, we have the tragicomic situation in that land, where a megalomaniacal psychopath (who calls himself 'Shoko Asahara' or 'The Great Enlightened One', but whose given name, 'Chizuo Matsumoto,' is the Japanese equivalent of John Smith) is still languishing on death row, after being found guilty of plotting to kill the entire population of Tokyo and install himself as the country's new ruler. <br /><br />Yet the cult which this particularly evil little bastard founded, 'Aum,' is still permitted to exist legally (albeit under a different name, 'Aleph'), because the Japanese Constitution still guarantees all citizens 'religious freedom', but again completely fails to offer a common-sense explanation what exactly is meant by the word, 'religion.'<br /><br />The last people who should be tackling this important question are so-called 'scholars of religion.' They are the eqivalent of horse experts examining a herd of Trojan Horses.<br /><br />Right under the noses of Japanese law enforcement agents, journalists, legislators, religious scholars, etc., Chizuo Matsumoto's 'New Religious Movement' was allowed to import, and stockpile, approximately 150 tons of war materials, including an ex-'Soviet' military helicopter and sufficient chemicals to produce enough Sarin gas to kill several millions individuals. At one stage, Matsumoto's agents had tried to acquire a nuclear device in the former 'Soviet Union.'<br /><br />In reality, Matsumoto was once a blind shopkeeper selling traditional herbal medicines and massages. He then began buying bottles of a traditional orange-flavoured alcohol which he re-labelled, and peddled (at an exorbitant price), as a universal cure-all medicine. His victims were mainly vulnerable elderly folk in the up-scale Tokyo suburd where he operated. Matsumoto specialized in telling his victims that they were suffering from life threatening diseases, when they weren't. In other words, he was operating a protection racket in which he offered his victims 'doom' (in the form of a painful death) or 'salvation' (in the form of his miraculous, but pricey, 'medicine').<br /><br />Eventually, Matsumoto was only given a short prison term for running a fraud, but several of his most deluded clients had turned up in court and sworn that he had cured them.David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-47958786535372582322015-04-25T00:14:07.226+02:002015-04-25T00:14:07.226+02:00David,
Yes, I agree that Hubbard feigned allegia...David, <br /><br />Yes, I agree that Hubbard feigned allegiance with nearly all that he could fool. One example were the members of the Explorer's Club. He was very much a con man of some skill. A large part of his 'adventure' was leaving a wake of debt everywhere he went along with several wives which he failed to divorce or support. He stole Jack Parson's money on a spurious business scheme and had an adulterous relationship with Parson's former girl friend. (I am repeating in part some of your observations). <br /><br />Crowley obviously recognized Hubbard as a fraud and con man. This, coming from the 'Wickedest Man in the World' is a pretty damming assessment. For Scientologist, this may be the worst condemnation of their 'savior'. It is tantamount of Jesus Christ practicing Satanic sexual rituals prior to embarking on his preaching career. The cover story for Hubbard--that he was a government secret agent is an incredulous defense that only a mind numb Scientologist skeptically might believe. <br /><br />Founding a religion on Hubbard's shoulders would be like founding 'self help' groups formulated by Charles Manson. <br /><br />Hubbard, like Crowley should be considered a traitor to his country as well. (Operation Snow White.) Also, the sea bound Hubbard formed a 'hot pants, halter top' harem of his own, the Messengers, young girls who were his personal servants, lighting his Kool cigarettes and carrying his ash tray everywhere he went. These sycophants dressed and undressed him, and I speculate had at his whim what sexual pleasure he might want. There is a cloud of secrecy surrounding the extent of debauchery a lecherous Hubbard engaged in (all while one of his wives was on board.) <br /><br />I believe it was Ron Jr. who said that Hubbard was a life long practitioner of 'black arts'. There is reason to believe he remained a depraved soul to the day of his death. I realize that I need to tell you none of this, but it may prove of interest to readers of your blog. Scientologists (like Tom Cruise and John Travolta) need to be repeatedly reminded just whom their dead fearless leader really was. <br /><br /><br /> quixtarisaculthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051645876072252255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-81044500937194176692015-04-24T19:51:32.922+02:002015-04-24T19:51:32.922+02:00Thanks for your thoughts quixtarisacult.
It might...Thanks for your thoughts quixtarisacult.<br /><br />It might be more accurate to say that Hubbard was a master of pretending affinity with people whom he wanted to manipulate and cheat. Thus, when he encountered Jack Parsons and his weird and whacky Californian Cult (which was based on the twisted 'Satanic/Black Magic' fairy story dreamt up by Aleister Crowley) Hubbard was in his element. <br /><br />Hubbard immediately started to freeload by playing along with Parsons' dangerous cultic game of make-believe, but then suddenly left it with Parsons attractive girlfriend in tow, plus a large pile of Parsons' cash.<br /><br />Hubbard probably knew who Crowley was by reputation, but he almost certainly didn't know what he had become by the mid-1940s - i.e. a seedy old pervert and heroine addict living in squalour in a cheap boarding house. Crowley, however,, was still receiving some money from fans like Jack Parsons<br /><br />Crowley had once made world headlines after he was deported from Italy by Mussolini's regime. The British press dubbed him the 'Wickedest Man in the World' or the 'Beast 666' after it was revealed that Crowley had been running a drug-fueled 'Satanic' commune in Italian territory, where he exploited the credulity of his young male and female adherents and literally created his own little totalitarian kingdom where traditional morality had been turned on its head. In this way, Crowley was able to obtain his perverted sexual thrills. At least one of these adherents ended up dead after he'd been obliged by Crowley to drink the warm blood of a sacrificial cat. Sadly, the cat was infected.<br /><br />Crowley never met L. Ron Hubbard, but Parsons kept writing to Crowley in England and telling him all about 'Brother Ron.' These letters still exist. <br /><br />Crowley kept warning Parsons not to trust Hubbard, but evidently, Parsons was already under Hubbard's spell.<br /><br />As for the rest of your comment, I think the history of human civilization has been the history of our endless attempt to escape from the clutches of non-rational ritual beliefs. Also, I always like to say that its false patriotism, and false altruism, which are the last refuges of scoundrelsDavid Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-54681279923876324502015-04-24T19:02:43.671+02:002015-04-24T19:02:43.671+02:00David,
I always enjoy our exchange of comments, ...David, <br /><br />I always enjoy our exchange of comments, especially because I find Scientology so interesting as a topic. Hubbard apologists generally try to rewrite Hubbard's history to present him as the wonderful 'savior' (that he obviously wasn't). Hubbard wrote in a early journal, "I will tell you the secret of the strange life I had, Sush! I was born on Friday the thirteenth." Hubbard was an admitted follower of Crowley and presented himself as a 'master of the occult' to impress Crowley and Parsons. Hubbard claimed membership in the 'Order of the Golden Dawn' which incorporated mind altering drugs. Aleister Crowley's own mother believed her son to be the Antichrist. Hubbard can be described as a Satanic follower of the Antichrist and was described by others as an impressive practitioner of black magic. That is quite an indictment of the founder of a religion. <br /><br />Hubbard, a prolific liar was born on March 13, 1911, which was a Monday. <br /><br />Nearly all religions operate a 'protection' racket. When I made my earlier statement about religion, I indeed had the Roman Catholic church in mind. It was indeed a heresy for many centuries to deny Christianity or 'bend the knee.' Atheism existed, but was punishable by death. Much blood is historically on the hands of the church. The Protestant could be equally viscous in the burning of heretics and witches. The Catholics were effectively the collectors of taxes, and alms; a racket of the highest organization. Even unto our day, the church has protected homosexual priests, abusers of alter boys. Priests have preyed on the fortunes of widows for over 17 centuries. I find it hard to be forgiving towards organized criminal religion. Scientology fits this model very well. Nearly all religions, and cults hide behind and profess charity. It has been said that patriotism is the last refuge of scoundrels, but I'd like to say that 'altruism is the next to last refuge of scoundrels.' Salvation has always been for sale. The practice makes up the fabric of society and is so ingrained in the human spirit, it may never be eradicated. The 'disease' benefits all those who present themselves as our saviors. Many still live in the dark ages by denying the age of reason. <br /><br />There are any number of cult leaders who desire to 'ring as many snouts' as possible. quixtarisaculthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051645876072252255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-64434920525572376772015-04-24T09:23:29.924+02:002015-04-24T09:23:29.924+02:00quixtarisacult - By the way, I think that througho...quixtarisacult - By the way, I think that throughout history many traditional 'religions' have been covert, and in some cases overt, protection rackets, peddling their adherents a emotionally, and intellectually, overwhelming fairy story of 'doom' (in the form of eternal suffering and torture in 'Hell') or 'salvation' (in the form of eternal pleasure and security in 'Heaven').<br /><br />The 'Roman Catholic Church' had a monopoly on this highly-profitable criminal activity in Europe for centuries. Indeed, any other mob trying to muscle in on the 'Catholic' protection racket, risked being burnt at the stake as 'Heretics.'<br /><br />One of the biggest scams run by the 'Roman Catholic Church' was the sale of 'Indulgences.' i.e. If you were rich enough, you could buy a fast track to 'Heaven' directly from the Vatican. Indeed, I believe that the construction of St Peter's Cathederal in Rome was almost entirely financed by the sale of these effectively-worthless documents.<br /><br />If you think about it, 'MLM' cults have been running essentially the same protection racket, except that their bosses have have been peddling an emotionally, and intellectually, overwhelming fairy story of 'doom' (in the form of life-long slavery, poverty and suffering in hellish world of traditional employment) or salvation (in the form of life-long prosperity, security and freedom in the 'MLM' heaven). <br /><br /><br /><br /> David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-57153943594504461272015-04-23T22:37:27.089+02:002015-04-23T22:37:27.089+02:00Bear in mind, there is no real evidence that Hubba...Bear in mind, there is no real evidence that Hubbard had a hand in Jack Parsons' death, but Hubbard was an extremely vindictive person and he did have many reasons to want Parsons' dead. <br /><br />Parsons linked Hubbard to the notorious British drug fiend, national traitor, sex addict and cult instigator, Aleister Crowley, but Hubbard later published his narcissistic fantasy that he'd been sent into Parsons' black magic cult as a US government agent to 'break it up.'<br /><br />Somewhere, I have a printed transcript of this Polish documentary on 'Amway' in English and at one time I exchanged e-mails with its maker.<br /><br />Remember, broadcasters are at the mercy of attorneys and accountants these days, and lawsuits filed by cults can cost fortunes to defend. <br /><br /><br /><br />David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-82584428797702307762015-04-23T21:50:22.037+02:002015-04-23T21:50:22.037+02:00David,
I had forgotten the allegations of violen...David, <br /><br />I had forgotten the allegations of violence made by one of Hubbard's wives. Typical of a coward to beat a woman. Hubbard very well may have knocked off Parsons. That had not occurred to me either. It would make sense. <br /><br />I have always been disappointed that I cannot understand the Polish documentary Witajcie w Zyclue (aka Welcome to Life). I've tried watching it in Polish, and can understand some of it that is in English. I suppose the Youtube documentary was leaked at some point because it still is a banned video (I believe) in Poland. You might think there would be a English subtitled version floating around somewhere. Both Amway and Scientology are very litigious, and it amazes me how many broadcasters are intimidated by these fraudsters. <br /><br />Religion is probably the most pervasive cover for corruption down through the centuries. Skeptics many times are left to believe that Scientology really isn't all that much crazier than more traditional religions. Just like the lady I encountered on the street who believes that she has been benefited by her 'religion'. Of course I know that many more traditional faiths are much more benign than the Hubbard inspired cult. quixtarisaculthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051645876072252255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-83060938182999319282015-04-23T20:51:20.857+02:002015-04-23T20:51:20.857+02:00Thanks quixtarisacult.
On the whole, Gabney'...Thanks quixtarisacult. <br /><br />On the whole, Gabney's documentary was not that bad, but there were plenty of bits which I cringed at.<br /><br />The documentary was widely-reported in France, but it has not yet been shown here on network television. The French media has had a tendancy to imagine that Americans have no understanding of the cult phenomenon and that 'Scientology' is meekly accepted in America.<br /><br />I'm not sure that Hubbard was less dangerous/violent than Miscavige. You should read the testimony of his first wife. Various people suspect Hubbard to have been behind the mysterious death of Jack Parsons - an explosives expert who supposedly blew himself up playing with explosives in 1952.<br /><br />The question I'd ask any law enforcement agent is: What would be your reaction if a member of your own family, particularly one of your children, suddenly told you that he/she had joined 'Scientology?'<br /><br />I must confess that I'd not read Lawrence Wright's book, but I was aware of its content.<br /><br />'Scientology's' attack videos against all the particpants in, and makers of, the documentary, are perhaps more revealing than the documentary itself.<br /><br /> <br />David Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122471861776758998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7762286463497378104.post-77002308235162576862015-04-23T20:11:55.739+02:002015-04-23T20:11:55.739+02:00Congratulations on another well written blog post....Congratulations on another well written blog post. The supporting videos were also very well chosen. Your contrast of Turing to Hubbard was fitting and done well. Turing was indeed a hero of the highest magnitude, while Hubbard was a fraud of equally high magnitude. Your description of Hubbard’s early life could be read an introduction to Scientology. <br /><br />I was wondering if Gabney’s documentary was aired in France? I assume that you’ve seen it yourself. Gabney followed Lawrence Wright’s book pretty closely. Possibly because I was so familiar with the material, I viewed the documentary as rather ‘softball’. Obviously, it was intended for a wide audience. Possibly it would be too much to ask for Gabney to draw conclusions; that Scientology is a corrupt cult, is inferred. <br /><br />The disappearance of Miscavage’s wife was not mentioned. Many former Scientologist have suggested that she is being kept prisoner somewhere or might even be deceased. Could Miscavage be that evil? Hubbard may have been a more benign crackpot than Miscavage. At least he wasn’t as blatantly violent, at least personally. His ‘fair game’ directive is indicative of his ill intention towards any who challenged Scientology. <br /><br />I recently had a confrontation with a Scientologist. A pretty older lady who claimed that her success in life (happy marriage, financial success, nice home, expensive car) were attributed to Scientology. She asked me why I didn’t go in and see what Scientology was about. I told her that I had seen the Going Clear documentary and wasn’t interesting in joining her cult. I was startled by the change this brought about. She immediately became hostile and claimed that I didn’t know anything about Scientology and stormed off in a huff. Obviously the documentary has pissed off the entire Scientology cult, whether they saw it or not. She very well might have been an angry Amway cultist. <br />quixtarisaculthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051645876072252255noreply@blogger.com