A Near-Perfect Microcosm of “The Swamp”
Ontogeny recapitulates philogeny. There’s an intensely contemporary reason for taking a close look at Scientology. The Swamp is so huge it seems like the Borg. But what are the stripped down essentials of the Borg? Here’s a look at a laboratory example, a microcosm if you will. In the interests of full disclosure, I did encounter Scientology back in the weird year of 1968. I was in Boston, got scooped in to a “Dianetics” exercise, and got speedily thrown out for having too much “charge” to participate. The one in charge was blond, bland to the point of creepy, and I almost (but not quite) succeeded in making him lose his temper. In further interests of disclosure, I spent years on Facebook, debating Trump-haters. They did lose their tempers. But they also exhibited the exact same repetition of Talking Points the lefties (and Scientologists) employ. Exact. Same. Words. How I made the cult connection. Overview Like it says. Troublemaker. Destroy Utterly Horror Show Squared More ... More
Sent you a message elsewhere....wanted to drop a line here as I re-aquaint myself with your work. Or at least the work I missed while I was away.
ReplyDeleteAway. Long and boring story of little interest. But I am glad to be back and see how things have been and read what you've had to say since I was away.
We'll still disagree on Pink Floyd and agree on the Rolling Stones, and I am still very much interested in your unique perspectives on the world.
Thanx for sharing all that you do.
-- David M. McLean
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