Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: Why the clams are so Message-ID: <9507182221.0VEES03@support.com> References: Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Tue, 18 Jul 95 22:21:06 -0700 Lines: 52 bruce@frappe.ugcs.caltech.edu (Bruce J. Bell) >Remember, >in the post that inspired the threat, Diane suggested that the chief >scientology personalities on a.r.s weren't real people, but rather >constructs maintained by the "handle a.r.s" project -- "hats" that >could be filled by whoever was on the job that day. But that's exactly what OSA would be required to do to maintain deniability. The net account is a propaganda channel for whoever has the job that day. Probably only Andy Milne, of the recent clams, is actually an account tied to one actual person who posts from it. >I think there's a good chance that all this hooraw is welcomed as a >distraction from this theory. In all honesty, I doubt Marcus (or >whoever was writing as Marcus) fully meant it as a death threat >(remember, they think we're all in mortal danger from reading the >OT levels unprepared), but is nonetheless delighted at the response >he's managed to elicit. > >In reality, there's no way to tell which posters to a.r.s are OSA >constructs except when one accidentally posts as another, like when >"Talbot" accidentally posts from the "woody" account and so forth. >But, there's no reason to get paranoid about it. If the OSA slaveys >want to exert themselves pretending to be someone they're not, well, >on the net nobody knows you're a `bot. Yea, like what's the diff? They all spout the party-line. Directly from the Phatman's Communication Orifice. >Seriously, I can see these CoS goons giggling about how they're >manipulating us all according to their "tech". Thinking it's >terribly funny how we're being so "reactive" to people who don't >even exist. Strange, though, I really don't see how it gives them >an advantage. You might as well take them at face value until >they show otherwise -- synthetic or not, it makes no difference. >Either way, they sure don't seem to be doing a very good job... Dats a faq! >Bruce You gotta be pretty smart to get into Cal Tech, right? It shows. +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"