The cult probably has a lot of incriminating dirt on Hollywood from sec checking its celebs.
That's way too much power in the hands of an SP like Miscavige.
That is the double-edged sword that the cult is precariously/perpetually balanced upon.
Any slight imbalance and they are impaled on what "works" for them so well. To wit--
THE RELIGION ANGLE
THE CELEBRITY ANGLE
THE BLACKMAIL ANGLE
The cult has leveraged and parlayed the above three (3) gimmicks into a multi-billion dollar coercive & criminal cult.
--but, gee whiz, what happens if they mess with the wrong movie writer/director? (ref: Paul Haggis...whistleblowing New Yorker article....bestselling cult expose book....blockbuster documentary).
but--gee whiz, what happens if they mess with the wrong popular actress? (ref: Leah Remini...bestselling book...tell all appearances on dozens of TV shows/interviews......blockbuster TV series focused on human rights abuses, scams, rape, pedophilia and unchecked criminality)
The cult
gambled it all on CELEBS and RELIGIOUS PROTECTIONS.
The cult took out an insurance policy on their CELEBS by sec checking them to death to gather vast archived dossiers that could be used for blackmailing them. Exactly as Hubbard explicitly stated in his infamous "
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERS" essay and policies.
Now all those cheating advantages (the cult stole) come back to haunt the cult.
And who says the "religion angle" is not going to collapse too. By all rights and legal precedent it should--and probably will.
Nice going Ron. Nice going Dave. You kept the avaricious hoax afloat for 67 years. You had a good run. Time to get onto the DD&D Routing form there Mr. Chairman of the Board. Ron did it. You should too.
DISGRACED, DISAFFECTED & DEAD ROUTING FORM.
You really should get on that R/F before federal authorities come and get your pathetic ass and put you on it in front of the cameras.
HELPFUL TIP TO COB: Clay demo the term "Perp Walk" to a big win.
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ps - afterthought: The RELIGION angle and the BLACKMAIL angle might actually both collapse together, and by reason of the other's existence. If the "church" violates the priest/penitent confidentiality covenant with the wrong person, that may trigger a hard look by regulatory agencies to examine:
--the donation scam (which is actually a price-list for goods/services being bought/sold).
-- the use of 501c3 funds for black ops, fair game, PIs running dirty tricks, et al
-- the use of tax free funds for inurement to church leader COB
-- tax evasion & money laundering schemes
-- the corporate fiction that pretends countless corporate entities, "cut-outs", "buffers" and layers of "plausible deniability" that are all, in fact, alter-egos of COB, who runs every single major and minor detail of the COS (Crimewave of Scientology).
I think there may well be a "tipping point" where the momentum swings back and a critical mass meltdown of all the cult lies comes crashing in on itself.