Even today, more than 70 years later, you will hear about L. Ron Hubbard’s near-miraculous transformation in 1950 from a modestly well known pulp fiction writer into a sensationally known expert on the human mind with the publication of his bestseller,
This is great, Tony. It pulls together threads that were rumored when I was in, but of course they were dissed as untrue. I heard (more than once) that he said Alexis wasn't his daughter. That said, there was always a sense of mystery about it. This collection of clippings wraps the whole mess up, and reminds me of how easily I gave away my critical thinking skills in order to stay "in". So much for "knowing how to know"!
I would like to believe that if the internet had been around in the 1950s scientology would never have gotten off the ground. However, Sara Northrup was ahead of her time. Even in the 1970s and into the 1980s we just kept our mouths shut because the man was the boss. I have no proof but I would not be shocked if he abused Mary Sue as well. He abandoned her and let her take the fall for Snow White. He was angry not sad when Quentin died (that is real misemotion, not the Hubbard version of misemotion). He was a bigamist and a narcissist. Unfortunately he managed to convince way too many he was sane. It’s amazing the amount of effort that has been put into undoing the damage caused by one man.
"She said he had received a letter from him saying he has been in a military hospital there. The letter states he is being transferred to the United States as a “classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds.”"
While the 'he said, she said' trope is common in contentious divorce cases, I side with Sara. Why? Because the Hubster took and hid their child from Sara. What kind of father does that? As for the “classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds.”?? I throw out an industrial strength WTF! As the FBI concluded later, 'appears mental' is perfectly appropriate to this divorce case.
As for the suit involving unpaid child support for Polly, I throw in a 'what did you expect' for the Hubster's refusal to pay his bills. He never paid any bill he wasn't forced to pay.
This is great, Tony. It pulls together threads that were rumored when I was in, but of course they were dissed as untrue. I heard (more than once) that he said Alexis wasn't his daughter. That said, there was always a sense of mystery about it. This collection of clippings wraps the whole mess up, and reminds me of how easily I gave away my critical thinking skills in order to stay "in". So much for "knowing how to know"!
I would like to believe that if the internet had been around in the 1950s scientology would never have gotten off the ground. However, Sara Northrup was ahead of her time. Even in the 1970s and into the 1980s we just kept our mouths shut because the man was the boss. I have no proof but I would not be shocked if he abused Mary Sue as well. He abandoned her and let her take the fall for Snow White. He was angry not sad when Quentin died (that is real misemotion, not the Hubbard version of misemotion). He was a bigamist and a narcissist. Unfortunately he managed to convince way too many he was sane. It’s amazing the amount of effort that has been put into undoing the damage caused by one man.
"She said he had received a letter from him saying he has been in a military hospital there. The letter states he is being transferred to the United States as a “classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds.”"
( •᷄ࡇ•᷅ ) [I have no words, only kaomoji.]
When El Rhum Flubbard talked of "the factors of insanity and crime" he spoke from experience. Experience of being a criminal who acted insane.
While the 'he said, she said' trope is common in contentious divorce cases, I side with Sara. Why? Because the Hubster took and hid their child from Sara. What kind of father does that? As for the “classified scientist immune from interference of all kinds.”?? I throw out an industrial strength WTF! As the FBI concluded later, 'appears mental' is perfectly appropriate to this divorce case.
As for the suit involving unpaid child support for Polly, I throw in a 'what did you expect' for the Hubster's refusal to pay his bills. He never paid any bill he wasn't forced to pay.