Diverse long phrases are the work of Xenu.

5 stars for you Riskbreaker.

On the surface it's just the Jedi Mind Trick. But really, it's because Hubbard said that suppressive thetans have all battled him in previous incarnations, so by reminding them of their defeats in past lives they are enturbulating the core suppressive thetan.

For a while he recommended a snapping-hand motion to stress your enemy's jaws as their body thetans recalled their previous existance as a clam.

It just gets worse the more you know about it.

and knowing is half the battle.

Deep down.

It's true. You know, deep down, it works.

Scientology works. And you know it.

Well a couple of weeks after The Saint Petersburg Times week long expose on scientlogy, everyone in the Tampa Bay area got this 80 page magazine called "Freedom" as a rebutal to this article(s). 20% was how scientlogy was growing and good and blah blah blah. The rest was this attack on The Times journalism, skill on journalism, etc. David Miscavige is pictured multiple times, so its been good for Dave Miscavige because now he has his own magazine.

And a cult of his own.
*assuming he qualifies as "people"*

Well, it certainly helps some people to a lot of money, that's for sure.

Can you elaborate on it works?