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comment by KapteinB

That was a very interesting read. Thanks for sharing! I've occasionally seen The Epoch Times mentioned, but I had no idea it was the advertisement arm of a Chinese cult.

    Falun Gong (UK: /ˌfɑːlʊn ˈɡɒŋ, ˌfæl-, - ˈɡʊŋ/, US: /- ˈɡɔːŋ/)[1] or Falun Dafa (/ˈdɑːfə/; Standard Mandarin Chinese: [fàlwə̌n tâfà]; literally, "Dharma Wheel Practice" or "Law Wheel Practice") is a Chinese religious spiritual practice that combines meditation and qigong exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance (Chinese: 真、善、忍).

Oh yes; truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance are definitely words I use to describe Trump. I guess the enemy of my enemy and all that.

And I didn't know Shen Yun is connected to Falun Gong. I guess whenever anything gets that heavily advertised there's something shady going on in the background.

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Almost forgot; the most recent episode of Some More News covers what the Qanon "movement" has been up to lately.





Cumol  ·  1922 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I am actually completely puzzled after this article.

There is a Falun gong info stand every Saturday in the city center of where I am living. The message is always the same. That they are a spiritual organization that is prosecuted by the Chinese government.

So my simple mind always thought "poor Falun gong, they need support".

And then I read this and my whole head is turning.

I don't wish them death or prosecution. But it puts them in a similar spot for me like scientology. A manipulative cult that is messing with the lives of people.