Subject: Re: "Enemies" was Re: Fishman > The Story From: mayo@lightlink.com (David Mayo) Date: 1996/02/02 Message-Id: <4eu8g4$emg@light.lightlink.com> Sender: electra@light.lightlink.com Organization: Art Matrix - Lightlink Electra Gateway v2.4 Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology,alt.clearing.technology -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >mayo@lightlink.com (David Mayo) wrote: > [...] >You had best use it as an example. My limited experience shows it will >not be retracted. My name is Ted Mayett, 702-696-1966. I got out around >6/95. You have fame. The name Mayo was mentioned several times to me >over the years. "Mayo was a squirrel - Mayo took out Ethics" along that >line. They still talk of you. Knowing what I know now it seems you were >trying to save or correct the church. Even before you had posted I had >decided you were one of the 'good guys'. But, if you were wondering, you >are still talked about. >Pleased to meet you. > Yes, for the last few years before I left, I was trying to reform Scientology(tm) from within, which Miscavige described by saying that I had been critical of management once too often. All cults and groups that are concerned about their continued existence, need an external "enemy" to explain their failures, to justify their excesses and to motivate their followers. The book, The True Believer, by Eric Hoffa, illustrates this pattern rather well. posted/mailed > >-- >Ted Mayett > >http://www.cybercom.net/~rnewman/scientology/marina.html > > David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMRKk+emCyCdNXuVZAQE+8wP/XNTFva1ssTSYrf3ArvCnLOsdjbgyYTzX UsdLb+evF0n2ffaqsOYIeaOzgXYdT5KucgkJVPGyvitvcUG6j5FHWyfJ/BED4MGy Eu++N1SkaPDb5zhLyPN4tTHiPlDhjxrfiQjzXHpDf1MPnR1wOrSZsH5gEnZUDyki qli6QsIEiSo= =hN0+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ******************************* David Mayo (finger for key) PGP ID: 1024/4D5EE559 1996/01/04 David Mayo PGP Fingerprint: 0D 69 92 87 79 2F 38 72 FE 03 CE 51 31 D5 6D E9 *****************************************************************