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Shen Yun is run by Falun Gong, which is a Scientology-like cult. Their followers may be heavily oppressed in China, which is wrong, but it's still a cult. We're

Shen Yun is run by Falun Gong, which is a Scientology-like cult. Their followers may be heavily oppressed in China, which is wrong, but it's still a cult. We're not talking about traditional performers who fled during the Cultural Revolution or something.

dionian 8y ago
The CCP is 10x the cult that FLG could ever dream of being. Stop lapping up/repeating the antiFLG propaganda. Yes they have some weird philosophical beliefs, at least they are pro-love and anti-torture.
- chillacy 8y ago
  But anti homosexual love, just to be clear. Here's the article's quote that I think sums it all up: > The fact that both Falun Gong and the Communist Party communicate via propaganda makes it almost impossible to understand what’s really happening
- Kalium 8y ago
  Fortunately for us all, this isn't a contest. Both can be weird, crazy, and cult-y.
Frqy3 8y ago
Their similarity to Scientology is quite striking. Complete with alien conspiracy theories [0]. [0] http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2053761,00.html http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2053761,00...