Mest Lover
Not Sea Org Qualified
In America, innocent until proven guilty by a jury of your peers.
How many jurists will be challenged for being SCN?
How many jurists will be challenged for being SCN?
this is relevent to my interests.
Well, inasmuch.. and while we're at it.. I too would like to know more about Moroccans and people from Rhodesia being killed because of a 'treason' condition by scientology ethics.. I think it's mentioned in Jon Atacks book?Trying to get banned before you reach 100 posts?
Paul
I think many can feel some measure of empathy for Rex. He was obviously a desperate man. It appears he had fallen quite far from his once esteemed position as president of a successful business, revered political activist, volunteer minister, and 30+ year OT7.
I watched some footage of him giving a speech on the long-standing battle between Austrian and Keynesian economics. Furthermore, I read some of his artistic reviews on Amazon.com. He exuded a secular and savvy tone that was consistent with somebody who was well-read and intellectually sophisticated. His meltdown seems almost inexplicable.
However, I imagine he felt like an abject failure. He was probably a mentor to a lot of kids who worked at his business. He planned to officiate the wedding of an attractive young couple that worked for him. Also, I'm sure he was revered as an intellectual by friends, family, co-workers, and cohorts from the Denver Area Citizens for Liberty. He was well-educated, having received degrees in mathematics and economics from two separate colleges (Harvey Mudd College and the University of Southern California).
Ultimately, given his intellectual talents, I want to hold Rex more accountable for his cowardly actions. Yes, he fell prey to rigid ideologies. He thought he found organizing principles that held all of the world's answers (e.g. Scientology, libertarian economics). Rex illustrates the folly of black and white, all-or-nothing, dichotomous thinking. He vested too much faith in formulas for living. He became puffed up and thought he mastered life's games; his convoluted theories and formulas for success had demonstrated their utility for several decades.
However, life is chaotic and there are always unaccounted for contingencies, which any prescription for living will fail to encapsulate. Despite the obvious failings of his rigid belief system, Rex persisted in believing to be true what was false. Or at least he behaved that way. One can't imagine the cognitive dissonance that Rex might have suffered. His life is a testament to the folly of putting faith in rigid belief systems. He killed a man and shot himself in the head rather than admit the failure of his philosophy. Rex would not admit his philosophy lacked integrity. As a fanatic, he believed integrity was standing by his judgments. However, real integrity is making moral decisions. Integrity is not foolishly adhering to convictions, irrespective of whether or not they are right or wrong.
Jeffrey
Quote from Rex:
"Thank you, Mr. Kraus, for this excellent comparison. The reasoning and even terminology of Keynesians is duplicated perfectly. The absurdity of an Austrian stimulus package financed by credit expansion is hilarious. Thank you for this excellent paper.
Published: October 16, 2009 6:26 PM"
Well, inasmuch.. and while we're at it.. I too would like to know more about Moroccans and people from Rhodesia being killed because of a 'treason' condition by scientology ethics.. I think it's mentioned in Jon Atacks book?
"A secret Guardian's Office investigation revealed a more prosaic error, however. <snip>"
Rex obviously is guilty, insane or not. He still had a choice however influenced!
...snip for brevity...
That’s right, if your child is in the Sea Org, that’s tantamount to having him in a kidnapped status! Co$ uses your family as leverage pawns. I can’t begin to imagine what was swimming around in Rex’s mind, possibly for years! Thomas was more or less in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don’t mean that in a bad way. I’m just saying someone else could have just as easily gotten Rex’s negative outflow.
Trying to get banned before you reach 100 posts?
Paul
i had never heard of it before and wanted to know more.
Yes... Never mind that scientologists will tell you that RPF is a spiritual process that is good for you. They do know that the RPF is a slave labour camp, and that it's not good for you... Erh.. The 'thetan always knows', as they like to say..<snip> if your child is in the Sea Org, that’s tantamount to having him in a kidnapped status! Co$ uses your family as leverage pawns. I can’t begin to imagine what was swimming around in Rex’s mind, possibly for years! <snip>
Could anyone provide a link for a concise explanation of what exactly happened with this? I've perused several threads but I am still unclear as to why Fowler shot this guy.
Could anyone provide a link for a concise explanation of what exactly happened with this? I've perused several threads but I am still unclear as to why Fowler shot this guy.
Excuse me for being lazy.
I've read lots of articles, and the "reason" is not clear. But there is a lot of speculation. Supposedly the guy was simply going in to pick up a severance check for just under $10k.
Paul