Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com Subject: PRISCILLA COATES,DIAN Message-ID: <9509221502.0L4M201@support.com> References: Organization: L.A. Valley College Public BBS (818)985-7150 X-Mailer: TBBS/PIMP v3.35 Distribution: world Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 15:02:22 -0700 Lines: 92 R Agent > >Even if you had your books back you couldn't quote it, because you've been > >denied the right to effective speech. I've just been denied that same > >right. I want very badly to quote the Jokers & Degraders HCOB to > >Wonderful Russell, but cannot for fear of barratrous lawsuit by the CoS. Me: > Fear of speaking out keeps most exers from recovering, too. > A damn shame the kult's power extends so heavily even after > one leaves. It's chilling, really. Rogue: >But people are recovering, and some of them are healing faster because of >a.r.s. They may not be able to speak out as much as they'd like, but >they at least know they're not alone. That's very important. Yes. No one likes to admit they're the only one stupid enough to fall for a scam. > >You flatter me. I am but a student learning from the masters. > Naw. I had the knack, too. I used to have and organized mind > that was capable of grasping the principles at work in things > and not just the phenomena. >Yeah, that's one way of describing it. It's a way of assimilating lots of >information and getting a "feel" for it. I pick up new words all the time >(not just Scn jargon) just from reading them once in context. And somehow >it also lets me spot trends long before they happen, from minimal clues. It works[sm]! > And I learned from masters too. > Tubbard, Mayo and a few other Class 12s. I was the darling > of Flag tek. I proved Tubby's point that you didn't have to > be a trained expert yourself in order to train experts if you > knew study tek. >More like he exploited your natural ability to "prove" a nonexistant >point. The trick is knowing how to "know". > >I'm grateful to you and the > >others who've been there, who help me understand this crazy stuff. > Once the overall principles are grasped, the rest follows as > a logical conclusion. All the way to the Body Thetans and > Exorcism. Click, click, click. >Yeah, it's just a matter of fitting the pieces into the jigsaw puzzle. >Helps a lot in understanding their motives and mindsets; just pull out >the piece in question and describe it. Precisely. Their little minds travel around the same run, like a restless dog digs a path around a back yard. > > In a lawyer's office, computer experts are searching Wollersheim's > >computer files 24 hours a day, looking for key words that include the > >names of Wollersheim's lawyers and the phrase "rogue agent". - Rocky > >Mountain News, 8/27/95 page 4A > Kinda puts you in a special class of arser, don't it? You > now know the secret handshake. I personally am very glad > you've been here the whole time. >Sometimes I wonder if I'm just ranting to no effect and everybody's just >sort of being polite about it. You're one of the most effective wogs posting to ars. You bust them on their own tek and policy. They are violating the hell out of it , you know. >But then I see the effect I have on the >clams and I'm reassured. I've gotten email from them all, just about. >Lets me know when I hit a sore spot. The Fair Game bit doesn't really >worry me, I was already paranoid and protective well before the a.r.s war >started. I've never learned to play my cards close to the chest. Too late to learn now. But I respect those who define their "boundries" and defend against unwanted intrusion. >I am glad I've stuck around. Made some good friends. Can't ask for more >than that. True fact. I count you as one of mine. > RA +--------------------------------------+ Rev. Dennis L Erlich * * the inFormer * * dennis.l.erlich@support.com + inForm@primenet.com "tar baby"