In his life, Ron Hubbard privately expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler more than once. Thus it is not surprising to see how many of Hitler's tactics he adopted. Other parallels also suggest themselves. The book Dianetics was Hubbard's Mein Kampf. Like Hitler, Hubbard was scornful of established religions but made temporary connections with them for purposes of political advantage. Hitler's alliances with religious leaders exploited common prejudices against Jews. Hubbard's against … [Read more...] about Transcript: The Scientology Wars (Dr. Jolyon West) (1992)
paranoia
Book: Bare-faced Messiah (1987)
Kaye, who would later become a psychologist, said she made a clinical diagnosis of Hubbard during the weeks they spent together in Palm Springs. 'There was no doubt in my mind he was a manic depressive with paranoid tendencies. Many manics are delightful, productive people with tremendous energy and self-confidence. He was like that in his manic stage - enormously creative, carried away by feelings of omnipotence and talking all the time of grandiose schemes. 'But when I arrived he was in a … [Read more...] about Book: Bare-faced Messiah (1987)
Lecture: Spectrum From Psychosis To Clear (1950)
The paranoiac, like most psychotics, is infested with demon circuits[1. Definition: demon circuit]. He is under a heavy battery of controls. Large sections of his analyzer are sawed off by circuitry. Occasionally you are made to feel that you are talking to a person who is very convincing and who has a great deal to offer, but you sometimes feel there is something wrong. You don’t quite know what it is. He may not be a psychotic paranoiac, but he probably has psychotic tendencies. He causes a … [Read more...] about Lecture: Spectrum From Psychosis To Clear (1950)