New(ish) to the board, have lurked for about 8 months. Never been a Scientologist, never ever will. But for some reason I'm fascinated with the cult-y side of it, what makes people stay, how it affects their relationships, etc...I've watched Going Clear and read the Leah Remini book in full in like 3 hours - pretty compelling, and scary, stuff.
I always feel like I should preface my questions on here with a "I don't mean to offend anyone, but....", as I've never met a real life Scientologist before, ex or current, so I don't want to inadvertently hurt someone's feelings or poke fun at their faith, ex or current. So if any of my stuff isn't cool, please tell me :)
Anyway, I've read so much about the Co$ and it seems like things are in a state of disrepair, no? Membership is dwindling, the negative press is EVERYWHERE, the HBO doc winning an Emmy and the Remini book hitting #1...people are onto Co$, and it's gonna hurt DM and the boys where it hurts the most - square in the pocket book. I've read lots of stuff on here and elsewhere the DM is a little touched in the head (Napoleon Complex for sure, but his penchant for torture and degradation, if all the stories I'm reading are true, are INSANE). And the fact that he's convinced thousands of people to blindly follow him and do whatever he says, some of which is surely illegal, concerns me.
So if, in say 5 years the bad press continues, members continue fleeing, nobody's signing up and the FBI or IRS comes sniffing around...is there a chance that DM could lose it? Like, go bat-shit crazy and carry out something Waco style? What about all of those people in the Hole? What kind of stories would they tell the authorities if they raided the complexes and found all of these sick, decrepit people? Do you guys think he's capable of something truly horrific should his whole kingdom come crashing down around him?
So how does this all end?
I always feel like I should preface my questions on here with a "I don't mean to offend anyone, but....", as I've never met a real life Scientologist before, ex or current, so I don't want to inadvertently hurt someone's feelings or poke fun at their faith, ex or current. So if any of my stuff isn't cool, please tell me :)
Anyway, I've read so much about the Co$ and it seems like things are in a state of disrepair, no? Membership is dwindling, the negative press is EVERYWHERE, the HBO doc winning an Emmy and the Remini book hitting #1...people are onto Co$, and it's gonna hurt DM and the boys where it hurts the most - square in the pocket book. I've read lots of stuff on here and elsewhere the DM is a little touched in the head (Napoleon Complex for sure, but his penchant for torture and degradation, if all the stories I'm reading are true, are INSANE). And the fact that he's convinced thousands of people to blindly follow him and do whatever he says, some of which is surely illegal, concerns me.
So if, in say 5 years the bad press continues, members continue fleeing, nobody's signing up and the FBI or IRS comes sniffing around...is there a chance that DM could lose it? Like, go bat-shit crazy and carry out something Waco style? What about all of those people in the Hole? What kind of stories would they tell the authorities if they raided the complexes and found all of these sick, decrepit people? Do you guys think he's capable of something truly horrific should his whole kingdom come crashing down around him?
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