Voltaire's Child
Fool on the Hill
Over the years, a number of people have supposed that I was OSA. Now, I could see this from back when I was still in CofS and was posting to a.r.s. because this was highly unusual, etc. So that people would know I was just what I claimed to be- just a person who found the forum and was like WTF?- I posted a lot of autobiographical details, far more than the amount many contributors have felt comfortably able to disclose.
This helped a bit, but the incorrect suppositions did not stop. Then a number of people personally met me and said as much. Also, at that same time, I left the church and named names of everyone who'd been involved in my handlings that were ordered by OSA. I continued to make friends with people and meet them, sometimes IRL, even.
I got into the FreeZone. And also studied Scn on my own. Now, everyone knows the cult hates squirrels and that they fair game some Free Zoners.
The accusations of OSAness lessened but never entirely stopped. Some people said that, well, you're doing OSA's work for them and that's what we really mean. Now, this made no sense because posting in favor of "squirreling" is not something OSA would ever endorse. Arguing with other critics? Shit, half the people here fight amongst themselves, on the forums and off them. Anyway, wouldn't that be rather self serving to say that anyone who argues with oneself must be working for the cult's seeekrit police? That's Hubbardite reasoning- "anyone who doesn't like us is an SP" type thing.
So then another accusation pops up here just the other day. I'm thinking, ok, how fracking stupid does a person have to BE to peddle that same old tired bullshit?
If I were OSA,
Now, I have seen it alleged that the cult occasionally expells people as part of some kind of op. And here I am expelled. (So are a lot of people here, though). Now, if that were an op, it wouldn't last 13 years. And believe me, if I'd betrayed all those people by now, y'all would have heard about it, since betrayals of confidence tend to piss people off and critics, skeptics, exes, etc, tend to be very vocal anyway about their experiences.
My activities as a critic are things the cult despises. Someone faking it would not go to those lengths or spend over a decade doing it.
So I know there are some mouth breathers out there who can't think of anyone they don't like or anything that goes wrong without invoking OSA (which has truly become a type of Godwin's law) but, well, those people are irresponsible.
This helped a bit, but the incorrect suppositions did not stop. Then a number of people personally met me and said as much. Also, at that same time, I left the church and named names of everyone who'd been involved in my handlings that were ordered by OSA. I continued to make friends with people and meet them, sometimes IRL, even.
I got into the FreeZone. And also studied Scn on my own. Now, everyone knows the cult hates squirrels and that they fair game some Free Zoners.
The accusations of OSAness lessened but never entirely stopped. Some people said that, well, you're doing OSA's work for them and that's what we really mean. Now, this made no sense because posting in favor of "squirreling" is not something OSA would ever endorse. Arguing with other critics? Shit, half the people here fight amongst themselves, on the forums and off them. Anyway, wouldn't that be rather self serving to say that anyone who argues with oneself must be working for the cult's seeekrit police? That's Hubbardite reasoning- "anyone who doesn't like us is an SP" type thing.
So then another accusation pops up here just the other day. I'm thinking, ok, how fracking stupid does a person have to BE to peddle that same old tired bullshit?
If I were OSA,
- All the Freezoners I've been in contact with (many) would have been betrayed by now. If I were running an op either for OSA or as an actual employee of OSA, I'm pretty goddamn sure it would have come to fruition in less than 13 years.
- The many other people in the critic's scene who've confided in me, been to my house, had me over to their houses- they'd all have been fucked over by now.
- You'd never have seen me at a picket chanting "L Ron's gone but the con goes on!" (Boston, May 2010)
- There'd have been no critical posts about Hubbard from me, either.
- The critics (quite a few, including funds donated for running of this board) who've actually received money from me would not have received any. What church member helps anyone other than his or her cult and what church member gives any money or assistance to an alleged SP or squirrel?
- I'd never have defended critics or criticism if I were OSA.
- I'd not have posted a blog about the Seattle Idle Org being derelict nor, a year or so later, would I have posted videos of DM at the Idle Org grand opening. Those are still up on my google channel.
Now, I have seen it alleged that the cult occasionally expells people as part of some kind of op. And here I am expelled. (So are a lot of people here, though). Now, if that were an op, it wouldn't last 13 years. And believe me, if I'd betrayed all those people by now, y'all would have heard about it, since betrayals of confidence tend to piss people off and critics, skeptics, exes, etc, tend to be very vocal anyway about their experiences.
My activities as a critic are things the cult despises. Someone faking it would not go to those lengths or spend over a decade doing it.
So I know there are some mouth breathers out there who can't think of anyone they don't like or anything that goes wrong without invoking OSA (which has truly become a type of Godwin's law) but, well, those people are irresponsible.