An Essay on Hubbard's Depopularization Tactics by Recovering Scientologist Mark Plummer

Movies that are helpfuf for understanding Scientology:
The Truman Show 1998
The Sleuth 1972

Understanding OSA and the Guardians Office:
Cape Fear 1962
The Spanish Prisoner

From warrior@entheta.net Wed Mar 21 13:07:18 2001
Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology
Subject: OSA 101 - the use of "black PR"
From: Warrior
Date: 21 Mar 2001 10:07:18 -0800

In article <20010321011144.26738.00000149@ng-cv1.aol.com>,
mistmagoo55@aol.com (Mistmagoo55) wrote:

That is called Black PR. Black PR is taking something, anything really, to turn on a person and make them look worse. You can use their words, and turn them around so they mean something different. An example of this is perhaps I say I think Joe is working for OSA. He has been attacking me, etc and it just feels weird. IF he IS really with OSA, here is how they might handle it:

"OH YES sure...Joe is with OSA! When does your paranoia quit? Can you not just have a nice conversation with someone who may have *some* critical thoughts of you without you going into a complete immature upset? Grow up!"

See? Always attack back. That's Hubbard, and straight OSA.

Yes. And here are some bits of Hubbard's "tech" on how to covertly spread lies in an attempt to destroy a person's reputation. This is a "common tool" frequently used by Scientology's Office of Special Affairs in "seeking to destroy real or fancied enemies or seek dominance in some field".

Note that Hubbard wrote: "It inevitably results in injustices being done by those who operate without verifying the truth."

We have seen anonymous Scientologists on a.r.s. exactly apply this facet of Hubbard's "tech" for years: "Black Propaganda is in its technical accuracy, a COVERT OPERATION where unknown authors publicly effect a derogatory reaction and then remain unknown." ===

"About the most involved employment of PR [public relations] is its COVERT USE IN DESTROYING THE REPUTE of individuals and groups. More correctly this is called BLACK PROPAGANDA."

- HCO PL 11 May 71 Issue III "Black PR"

"Black = bad or derogatory, propaganda = pushing out statements or ideas, the term used to DESTROY REPUTATION or public BELIEF in persons, companies or nations. It is a COMMON TOOL of agencies [$cn] who are seeking to DESTROY real or fancied ENEMIES or seek dominance in some field."

- HCO PL 21 November 72 Issue I - "How to Handle Black Propaganda"

"The activity called BLACK PROPAGANDA consists of SPREADING LIES by HIDDEN sources. It inevitably results in injustices being done by those who operate without verifying the truth."

- Flag OODs [Orders of the Day] 17 May 71 ["LRH Command Items"]

"When PR is used for the DESTRUCTION of ideals or institutions or repute of persons, it is called, traditionally, BLACK PR. This is USUALLY COVERT and a DISTORTION OF TRUTH or a whole cloth FABRICATION."

- HCO PL 7 August 72 - "PR and Causation"

"Black Propaganda is in its technical accuracy, a COVERT OPERATION where unknown authors publicly effect a derogatory reaction and then remain unknown."

- HCO PL 11 May 71 Issue III - "Black PR"

"A COVERT ATTACK on the reputation of a person, company or nation USING SLANDER or LIES in order to WEAKEN or DESTROY."

- HCO PL 21 November 72 Issue 1 "How to Handle Black Propaganda"

"BLACK PR also uses IMAGINATION IN ORDER TO DEGRADE or VILLIFY or DISCREDIT an existing or fancied image."

- HCO PL 7 August 72 - "PR and Causation"

Warrior - Sunshine disinfects

OSA 101 - Black Propaganda - a selection of Hubbard's POLICY cites, by another long time one-time member, Mark Plummer ( nickname Warrior ) in a discussion with another long time member, Tory Christman

Related: Hubbard's own statements about Hypnosis from his books and Scientology official publications.

Scientology and Saddam Hussein - My father asked me to steal an H-Bomb

"There is no need for propaganda to be rich in intellectual content."
P.J. Goebbels: Speech at Nurenberg, Germany Aug. 20, 1926

"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will eventually come to believe it."
Joseph Goebbels

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