Spectatorism (HCOPL 800913)

Spectatorism

Spectatorism is very great in our modern society.

Because some people cannot conceive of causing anything they just watch it. They don’t do anything. They are not participants. They are spectators.

You see this in magazines. Hee hee hee articles about how odd this is or that is. No understanding of it. It’s just odd and one watches it in a detached sort of way.

Below this is somebody who doesn’t even notice. Such a person has to come up scale just to be a spectator.

An unfinished cycle of action comes about because

1. (a)  Theimportanceofitisnotgrasped.
2. (b)  Thecycleitselfisnotfullyunderstood.
3. (c)  Non-complianceandfalsereportsaregivenasamethodofself-protectionwhereinare hopes it will not be noticed.

What we need are more participants, more team mates.

The degree you can be cause in handling the targets and needs of the group determines

right away how far you’ve come up the line.

Blaming case is effect, isn’t it?

Sex is effect, isn’t it?

I don’t care what your grade is, you are alive. Your true ability depends on the degree you can exercise the definition of OT over your post in forwarding the purposes of the group.

Document information

Document type: Hubbard Communication Office Policy Letter

Date: 13 September 1980

Author: L. Ron Hubbard

Place: Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead, Sussex

Distribution: Remimeo

Comments: Originally LRH OODs Item of 14 January 1969