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Elrond Hubbard's evolving conspiracy theories
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31:24 - 34:48 (03:24)

Elrond Hubbard had a lot of time at sea to refine his theories about the Tenyaka Memorial conspiracy, which morphed from an international communist conspiracy to an international Nazi conspiracy with anti-Semitic roots.

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After being kicked out of Greece for attempting to bribe the government with promises to turn an island into a mecca of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard's fleet sailed around the Atlantic Ocean for three years to escape legal problems with multiple governments, with the belief that if caught, it would result in social and economic chaos or a nuclear holocaust.
31:24 - 32:27 (01:03)
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L. Ron Hubbard
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After being kicked out of Greece for attempting to bribe the government with promises to turn an island into a mecca of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard's fleet sailed around the Atlantic Ocean for three years to escape legal problems with multiple governments, with the belief that if caught, it would result in social and economic chaos or a nuclear holocaust.

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Elrond Hubbard's evolving conspiracy theories
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Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy
Podcast
Behind the Bastards
Elrond Hubbard built on his conspiracy theories throughout his travels at sea, evolving from an anti-Semitic Russian-originated plot to an international communist conspiracy that he believed was targeting him.
32:27 - 34:48 (02:20)
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Conspiracy Theories
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Elrond Hubbard built on his conspiracy theories throughout his travels at sea, evolving from an anti-Semitic Russian-originated plot to an international communist conspiracy that he believed was targeting him. His fixation on a supposedly fake document about the communist plan to destroy him grew over time.

Chapter
Elrond Hubbard's evolving conspiracy theories
Episode
Part Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy
Podcast
Behind the Bastards