Getting through OT8 means he has gone through a tremendous amount of indoctrination. Seems it could take him a bit to get through the layers of the Scientological onion but, to those in the C of S, this will be more real to them than the negative stuff on Hubbard. I mean, how many more of these is it going to take?
I think it is interesting that some of the higher-level OTs are now blowing, and publicly, as opposed to just quietly going off-lines.
The last couple, in particular, were interesting because they are public, as opposed to Sea Org or staff. If the most highly indoctrinated public Scientologists are now beginning to see through the facade, then the rot has truly set into the organizational foundation. As more and more high-level people depart, and do so publicly, it will be harder and harder to keep up the facade.
I agree with one of the earlier commenters that Hubbard is/was the problem, not only Miscavige. That said, this is still a good start.
Gaijin