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It's incredible the mysticism that outsiders assign to Falun Gong. If Falun Gong were in the West, you'd look at them the same way you look at Scientologists an
by throwaway2019B 7y ago
It's incredible the mysticism that outsiders assign to Falun Gong. If Falun Gong were in the West, you'd look at them the same way you look at Scientologists and anti-vaxxers. The entire premise behind Falun Gong is that it cleanses your body of diseases such that you won't need medication.
So you had people literally dying from abandoning their medication in favor of Falun Gong exercises while the leader collected fees from giving seminars/selling books on his system.
Remove the context of this taking place in the evil country that is China, and all you have left is just another cult leader selling snake oil.
- HeWhoLurksLate 7y agoThere is a fundamental difference between anti-vaxxers and the Falun Dafa (Falun Gong is the same thing, I'm referring to it as Falun Dafa because that't their preferred name). The Falun Dafa take active steps to avoid needing Western medicine (you aren't as likely to go into depression if you exercise and do stuff every day, and thus not need anti-depressants) whilst most anti-vaxxers are only united in not giving their children Western medicine. It's one thing to say "I don't like that option, so I won't take it", and another to say "I don't like that option, so I'll do something else". Do I agree with all of Falun Dafa's beliefs? No, I do not. Should they be chopped up and their organs harvested? NO.
- unityByFreedom 7y agoabove your comment is an attempt to assign cult status to Falun Dafa. Classic smear, and has been China's go-to for years.
- throwaway2019B 7y agoFantastic rebuttal. I guess I just wasn't seeing things from your perspective before.