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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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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.
ChapterElrond Hubbard's evolving conspiracy theories
EpisodePart Three: L. Ron Hubbard's High Sea Adventures With His Private Cult Navy
PodcastBehind 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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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.