6.11 What does "suppressive person" mean?
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This article is from the Scientology Catechism, by scninfo@pcnet.com (Scientology Information Server) with numerous contributions by others.
6.11 What does "suppressive person" mean?
According to L. Ron Hubbard, a suppressive person is "a
person who seeks to 'suppress', or squash, any betterment
activity or group. A suppressive person suppresses other
people in his vicinity. This is the person whose behavior
is calculated to be disastrous." Well-known examples of
such a personality are Napoleon and Hitler.
Mr. Hubbard found that a suppressive person, also called
an antisocial personality, has definite antisocial
attributes.
The basic reason the antisocial personality behaves as he
or she does lies in a hidden terror of others.
To such a person every other being is an enemy, an enemy
to be covertly or overtly destroyed.
The fixation is that survival itself depends on "keeping
others down" or "keeping people ignorant."
If anyone were to promise to make others stronger or
brighter, the antisocial personality suffers the utmost
agony of personal danger.
Because of this, the suppressive person seeks to upset,
continuously undermine, spread bad news about and
denigrate Scientology and Scientologists. The antisocial
personality is against what Scientology is about --
helping people become more able and improving conditions
in society.
For the good of the Church and the individuals in it,
such a person is officially labeled a suppressive person
so that others will know not to associate with him.
For more understanding of suppressive persons and how to
handle them, the book _Introduction to Scientology
Ethics_ is recommended.
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