‘Mr. David Miscavige has recently provided further fodder to flame the fans of his arrogance. I am referring to the recent issue of Freedom Magazine (www.freedommag.org) in which he sets out the church’s ‘defense’ of the most recent allegations of four former high- ranking members of the church. The magazine devotes eighty pages to aggrandize their leader, ‘Mr. David Miscavige’, and attack the St. Petersburg Times for their coverage of these most recent defections.
Succinctly stated, the church’s diatribe boils down to the fundamental and church mandated response to any attack: admit nothing; deny everything; make counter-accusations. While this standard refrain could have been penned in a single sentence, ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ apparently felt it was necessary to kill numerous innocent trees to elaborate on this theme – at the same time using the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and place the blame for failure at the feet of others.
At the outset, I will express my opinion that ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ appears to be the author of each of the articles printed in this periodical. While each article refers to ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ in the third person, the writing style is clearly Miscavigise. In addition to the unmistakable Miscavigise, the contents of this magazine depict the actions of an individual acting against his own legal interest. Only arrogance and pride (one of the seven deadly sins) would cause a person to behave so irrationally.
While ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ may ultimately deny this and claim members of his adoring flock penned these accolades and accusations, as a practical and legal matter, they constitute “adoptive admissions” against both him and the church in any legal or administrative hearing. In a subsequent post, I will describe the significance of this most recent ‘legal foot bullet’. This post is about the arrogance of the dwarf-‘Mr. David Miscavige’.
There are numerous allegations that the St. Petersburg Times violated the basic rules of Journalism 101. I will first address the laughable assertion that Freedom Magazine is an unbiased source with any sense of journalistic integrity. In the eighty-page magazine, not once is the name of any critic mentioned. He refers to Marty Rathburn as Kingpin; Mike Rinder as Fact Checker; Amy Scobee as Adulteress; and Tom DeVocht as Conman. This transparent attempt to dehumanize critics by the sophomoric use of pseudonyms is understandable. ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ knows that the vast majority of scientologists that read this dribble will not read the St. Petersburg Times. Why complicate their lives with such basic facts? To the average scientologist, the names of Marty Rathburn and Mike Rinder are household names. What effect would their public defection have on the many scientologists around the world?
But, alas, I digress. After all, this post is about ‘Mr. David Miscavige’, the arrogant dwarf. Towards that end, one must look at the other names that were not mentioned at any time in this issue of Freedom Magazine. In the litany of accolades, not once does ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ thank or even acknowledge any one of the thousands of staff members for any of the alleged success of this organization. Never mind that these people work 8 + hours a day, six or seven days a week (very conservative estimate) for less than minimum wage. These individuals have not only committed to service in this lifetime but in many future lifetimes as well. Of all these people that are so dedicated, not one is mentioned by name; not even a single sentence acknowledging that the organization was “helped by many dedicated scientologists”. Every success is attributed to the unilateral actions of ‘Mr. David Miscavige.’
There is an old saying that there is no “I” in team. ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ reminds us, however, that there is a “me” in team. The only other names mentioned in the entire magazine are those names that form the historical backdrop of the current controversy. Tommy Davis, Monique Yingling, the ex-wives of the newest defectors are not mentioned for their accomplishments; they are listed as witnesses to historical events.
Such is the arrogance of this asthmatic dwarf.
Succinctly stated, the church’s diatribe boils down to the fundamental and church mandated response to any attack: admit nothing; deny everything; make counter-accusations. While this standard refrain could have been penned in a single sentence, ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ apparently felt it was necessary to kill numerous innocent trees to elaborate on this theme – at the same time using the opportunity to tout his accomplishments and place the blame for failure at the feet of others.
At the outset, I will express my opinion that ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ appears to be the author of each of the articles printed in this periodical. While each article refers to ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ in the third person, the writing style is clearly Miscavigise. In addition to the unmistakable Miscavigise, the contents of this magazine depict the actions of an individual acting against his own legal interest. Only arrogance and pride (one of the seven deadly sins) would cause a person to behave so irrationally.
While ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ may ultimately deny this and claim members of his adoring flock penned these accolades and accusations, as a practical and legal matter, they constitute “adoptive admissions” against both him and the church in any legal or administrative hearing. In a subsequent post, I will describe the significance of this most recent ‘legal foot bullet’. This post is about the arrogance of the dwarf-‘Mr. David Miscavige’.
There are numerous allegations that the St. Petersburg Times violated the basic rules of Journalism 101. I will first address the laughable assertion that Freedom Magazine is an unbiased source with any sense of journalistic integrity. In the eighty-page magazine, not once is the name of any critic mentioned. He refers to Marty Rathburn as Kingpin; Mike Rinder as Fact Checker; Amy Scobee as Adulteress; and Tom DeVocht as Conman. This transparent attempt to dehumanize critics by the sophomoric use of pseudonyms is understandable. ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ knows that the vast majority of scientologists that read this dribble will not read the St. Petersburg Times. Why complicate their lives with such basic facts? To the average scientologist, the names of Marty Rathburn and Mike Rinder are household names. What effect would their public defection have on the many scientologists around the world?
But, alas, I digress. After all, this post is about ‘Mr. David Miscavige’, the arrogant dwarf. Towards that end, one must look at the other names that were not mentioned at any time in this issue of Freedom Magazine. In the litany of accolades, not once does ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ thank or even acknowledge any one of the thousands of staff members for any of the alleged success of this organization. Never mind that these people work 8 + hours a day, six or seven days a week (very conservative estimate) for less than minimum wage. These individuals have not only committed to service in this lifetime but in many future lifetimes as well. Of all these people that are so dedicated, not one is mentioned by name; not even a single sentence acknowledging that the organization was “helped by many dedicated scientologists”. Every success is attributed to the unilateral actions of ‘Mr. David Miscavige.’
There is an old saying that there is no “I” in team. ‘Mr. David Miscavige’ reminds us, however, that there is a “me” in team. The only other names mentioned in the entire magazine are those names that form the historical backdrop of the current controversy. Tommy Davis, Monique Yingling, the ex-wives of the newest defectors are not mentioned for their accomplishments; they are listed as witnesses to historical events.
Such is the arrogance of this asthmatic dwarf.
