How many here think they would still be in Scientology if Broeker had assumed command?
That's a frightening question.
Possibly a bit longer, but not that much longer.
Miscavige was the only one who had the perfect set of traits to keep it going for as long as it has:
- Steel-willed psychopathic drive
- Obsession to be on top and wield absolute command
- Soviet-style skills to shoot all contenders or possible usurpers of his power
- Willing to lock up people and utterly destroy lives and families
- Capability to tell absolute lies without conscience or pangs of guilt
- Ability to extract maximum dollars from each and every person continually
- Skills to reinvent and repackage the same stuff over and over
- Imagination to create ongoing lies about Hubbard's ignoble ending
I think Pat and Annie would have had some conscience along the way and
it would have totally collapsed before now. Only a person like Dave could have
kept this spiritual con going like he has.
For me the tipping point was
GAT I and being asked to pay for everything again.
I realized that the people at the top were stone-cold crooks and extremely
incompetent. Decided I would leave and watch others and keep my powder dry
for a few years. See if ANYONE exhibited ANY OT powers at all. So far, I had only
observed very suspicious OT8 completions or utterly nuts OT8 completions.
About a year after I left and turned in my OT7 materials, two Class 9s from Flag
showed up to try to salvage me. (Long story.) I did not bite in the least but was
civil and nice to them because I pitied them. They revealed to me I was the 400th
OT7 person they had visited at home. At the time I had no idea how many people
had left, since I lived in a remote location and had few Scio friends. Most abandoned
me once they learned I had turned in my materials.
I dread the question you asked because another year longer or another dollar
invested would have been too much. Just a frightening question.
I dodged a bullet when I left.
I guess, thank god Pat and Annie didn't take over.
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