As far as I know, M has never apologized for anything to anyone. But isn't that the scno belief system? I don't think scnos feel responsible for any PERSON - or anything they do to another PERSON (or child). They only feel personal responsibility for THINGS, material things, MONEY - failures caused by them - but not to any person - only THINGS. They do not feel responsible for failing a person or people - or humanity. They take no responsibilty for the things they do to other people while under orders of scno or co$ or while following a scno belief/practice. And back it up with a culture of FEAR of disagreement.
Sound familiar? It should. Germany/Nazis/DeathCamps/GasChambers/MassMurder/GenocideWW2 . . .
For decades people asked HOW CAN SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN?
Well, now ya know. It's easy, once you take away a person's responsibilty for their actions towards other living beings/entities BECAUSE of a belief system or religious practice.
We ARE responsible for our actions, no matter what we believe - and we have a responsibiitly to other living entities, whether human, animal, vegetable - or not.
It is called humanity. We are held accountable to a higher authority - however you want to believe that to be.
IF we harm another, fail another, we are responsible, and owe something - back.
And an apology, as hard as it may be to give, is a good way to begin, even if the person/people don't accept it or forgive. They don't have to, but - IMHO - the perpetrator does owe an apology - at the very least - if not more. Sometimes ammends are necessary. Many here make ammends by helping others - and their acts against others were probably not as grievous as M's.
I have yet to hear a scno believer apologize for what they did to others while in the sway of the co$ or the beleif system of lrh . . . Anyone? Anyone? Ferris? Ferris Buehler?
When M wrote his book, and dedicated it to his wife, he had a perfect opportunity to apologize to all those he harmed while a true believing co$/scno. But that would be smearing lrh, wouldn''t it - and admitting he behaved less than human, was brainwashed and controllled, instead of a super homo-novi 'scno' with big balls and big personal power.
It is self-delusion - and it's grandest.
But lots of good folks are incapable of apologizing. It is a personality disorder - IMHO. And it is not limited to snco's - it is a very human trait.
None of us are exempt. It takes REAL courage to apologize.