Summary of Going Clear Part 2
Rathbun demonstrates how Lawarence Wright projected his own intentions and desires upon his target L. Ron Hubbard.
Wright alleged Hubbard was obsessed with “making it in Hollywood.” Rathbun informed Wright there was zero evidence of that during his 35 years in and around the Church. Yet, the book wound up predicated this false idea. Rathbun saw instead that “Larry Wright was projecting himself onto Hubbard. His own psyche…while working on the book, Wright himself was spending a great deal of time trying to get a foothold in Hollywood for himself.”
Wright uses a scrambled time line, full of major omissions and insertion of important falsehoods, in order to create a false narrative of Scientology.
“80% of L. Ron Hubbard’s time between 1950 and 1966 are accounted for” by the thousands of 60-90 minute lectures he gave and their reference to hours of course instruction and technique refinement they refer to. “None of that is in the book.” Instead, “every little bit of scandalous problem area or speed bump or hiccup, piled on one after the other” constitutes the entirety of the narrative.
Rathbun presages future videos where he will demonstrate Wright’s liberal uses of straight fact invention. The most glaring one is about Hollywood producer Paul Haggis – the fact that his narrative, the backbone of the book, was largely invented.
Wright uses us vs them mentality as only measure of credibility. If you are against Scientology – regardless of how criminal you might be – you are credible in Wright’s eyes; if you are ‘for’ Scientology – you are discredited in Wright’s judgment. It is the SOLE measure of credibility throughout the book.
Moving On Up a Little Higher 