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JaneSage asked this question on 5/27/2000:

In a 15 Sept. 81 HCO Bulletin, THE CRIMINAL MIND, Hubbard writes, "The criminal accuses others of things which he himself is doing."

Just out of curiousity, has anyone noticed L. Ron Hubbard accusing others of things?

Desertphile gave this response on 5/29/2000:

Well, uh, of course. Hubbard was a petty criminal moved into big-time crime with the advent of his science fiction story "Dianetics," first published in "Astounding Science Fiction" in May of 1950. The late Theodore Sturgeon, a distinguished science-fiction writer knew Hubbard fairly well, and told people that at a sci-fi convention the previous year Hubbard had told him and several other writers something like this: "You guys just wait. I've thought up a racket that's going to make me very rich. You'll hear about it in a few months."

What followed was and is one of the most sordid histories of criminality ever to be spawned in America. Internment camps for members; slavery; forced labor; tax evastion; torture; racketeering; extortion; treason.... it was and is like something out of the old Chicago alcohol gangster era.

Hubbard almost always said the exact opposite of what he meant. Note that slavery via Scientology was called by him "The road to total freedom." Another example: Scientology "ethics" is diametrically opposite of what ethical behavior is---- radically, fundamentally so.

Try reading Hubbard's rants about sexuality. They make Charles Manson (a Scientologist by the way) sound like a rocket scientist in comparison! All the phalic-centric angst Hubbard felt over his limpness of dick (to coin a phrase) he pawned off on other people and the evil Marcabian conspiracy of psychiatrists.

No, really.

He once wrote that "sex and pain" are the result of the evil intentions and mechanations of the evil space aliens' control and domination of humanity here on Teegeeack (er, ah, I mean Earth).

He was one sick bastard.

JaneSage asked this follow-up question on 5/29/2000:

I'm sorry, but if I were to rate this, I would only give you two stars.

Reread the question.

What has Hubbard accused others of doing (either verbally or writing)?

Desertphile declined to answer on 5/29/2000:

The average rating for this answer is 3.2.

JaneSage rated this answer a 3.

I guess the imaginary aliens account for something.

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