Was Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard Murdered? - Page 2
To put it bluntly, the Church was in crisis, and L. Ron Hubbard was old and in the way, no longer the revered and exalted spiritual leader he is often portrayed by the Church of Scientology propoganda machine. Think Chairman Mao, a mythic revolutionary figure who had long outlasted his usefulness.
The backdrop to Hubbard's final days living in the dusty town of Creston, California under an assumed identity:
Pat and Annie Broeker, loyal friends of LRH, had essentially assigned themselves the task of looking after an ailing and increasingly senile Hubbard in his day-to-day functions. At the time, most considered the Broekers the heir apparent to take control of the Church of Scientology upon Hubbard's death.
In his final days, Hubbard was on the run with the IRS looking for him, and in many cases, he and the Church were run out of several countries having worn out their welcome, which may explain Hubbard's mythic wanderlust. Rather than being some sort of sea-faring Captain sailing the trade-winds and charting his course, Hubbard was a man on the run, who managed to keep one step ahead of the authorities with the help of funds extracted by the unwitting members who gladly continued to donate in hopes of crossing the bridge to total freedom.
In many ways, Hubbard was just smart enough to get himself into real trouble, but not in possession of enough mental faculties to do anything but run when confronted. An eccentric scholar of science fiction and pseudo-psychology, Hubbard, unlike his successor, David Miscavige, was not capable of navigating his own empire with the kind of ruthless, and unyielding leadership a secret and sinister business/religion seemed to require.
To be continued...
Miscavige's role in Hubbard's suspicious death.
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