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Sure, I know what you are saying, but the practices of the religions of Scientology and NOI are about 98% identical.
The rhetoric they use to describe their beliefs are very different, but notice I am saying that their
practices are virtually indistinguishable. There is good reason why that distinction is vital. Because both COS and NOI parishioners have these things in common:
--rampant hypocrisy
--delusional beliefs in apocalyptic alien/ufo threats to mankind which
only their religion can overcome or even knows about.
--religious cloaking to safeguard their financial rackets and leaders' crimes.
--inordinately skilled at simultaneously lying and grinning.
--incessant attacks vs. "enemies" who are in fact whisleblowers.
--willingness to perpetrate and wage hidden campaigns of fraud,
thuggery, terrorism and unimaginably despicable crimes against
innocent persons, as long as they have the good faith belief
that they won't get caught.
--a sacred belief that places money and status above all else.
--megalomaniacal narcissism masquerading as "humanitarian"
and/or "religious" virtues.
--manic "certainty" and fanaticism about assuming their
rightful place in the world--as fascistic slave-masters.
--a perfect track record of only allowing ultra-slick, violently
sociopathic con men to be their religion's leader.
There are many more traits and behavior patterns that reveal the toxic characteristics that both cults have in common. One could only miss the uncanny indistinguishability between the two cults by LISTENING to what they profess--rather than LOOK at what they do. Scientologists and NOI members, alike, never figure that diabolical trick out. The moment they do, they "blow"--and subject themselves to whatever ferocity of fair gaming fatwa their "religion" employs to shut them up or terminate their whistleblowing--"by whatever means necessary"
If one thinks about it, there is no coincidence that the only leaders NOI and COS have ever had are violent pathological liars who live lives of lavish inurement while pretending to save the world. What this tells us (if we simply look at who they desired to lead them since being founded) is that Scientology's billions will eventually fall under the control of one or more prominent NOI's grinning sociopaths. Their grooming process is already well under way with NOI "ministers" leading "church services" for cluelessly cheering Scientologists.
The reason NOI is likely to grab/acquire Scientology's billions and reins of power is that they have the "very particular set of skills" required to helm a fanatical cult. To wit, the unlimited capacity to lie, terrorize, defraud and destroy anyone who gets in their way. That's why Miscavige "rose above" all other Scientologists. Same for Louis Farrakhan and the others. This is not some kind of random event--it is exactly based on the laws of the jungle and predatorial skills.
These cults consist, at their core, of two kinds of parishioner.
The evil and the stupid.
Since 1986 (Hubbard's death) although there was an abundance of stupid people in Scientology that could have taken over, none of them was evil enough--except for Miscavige. So that's why he easily defeated the theta wimps and effete OTs.
NOI is a far richer ecosystem to recruit from for Scientology. I dare say that just one (1) NOI operative could rather easily take over an entire Ideal Org, despite all of the terrified Scientology staff members standing around yelling "HCO Bring Order!" for a couple minutes before they were ordered back to post.
Well, that's my prediction. That's where the billions go to. And Scientologists will just "confront" it as it happens, without blinking. Same as they did when mega-thug Miscavige started beating them up and living the lifestyle of a billionaire with their money.
HISTORY LESSON: The most basic "misunderstood" that both wogs and OTs have about Scientology is this--Scientology is not something that is supposed to be applied. It's something that is supposed to be obeyed.