1. In 1963, while in prison Charles Manson encountered 2 books: Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land & L. Ron Hubbard’s Dianetics
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6. My extended thoughts on Manson, Hubbard, Heinlein here: https://newrepublic.com/article/145906/charles-mansons-science-fiction-roots …
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Remembering 'Helter Skelter'. They murdered EVERYBODY even one a lawyer for a family member whose legal strategy Manson disapproved of.
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MAGAts would have felt right at home in this vengeful world-view.
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Heinlein died before Bare Faced Messiah or other debunking works appeared, still believing Hubbard a war hero, sole survivor of a sunken warship, etc. But at least he didn't swallow Dianetics.
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