Woodchaz
@SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy
What would you call Falun Gong? My first impression was Daoist, but it seems they're right wingers. They run the Epoch Times.
Jan 16, 2023 at 7:10pmWeb
Show thread𝗺𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿Jan 16, 2023
@Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy
Falun Gong is to Daoism the way Scientology is to Aleister Crowley's Golden Dawn.
Show threadGoldfish 🐠Jan 18, 2023

@moliver @Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy

Thanks for getting this stuck in my head. [heads to the basement to get boards, string, and tacks. Mumbles "It is going to take forever to sort this out".] End scene.

Show threadWoodchazJan 18, 2023
@Goldfish @moliver @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy
It's all in the paradox man. Pick Daoism. It's a religion. Kinda. :) I'm a Unitarian I don't have to pick. 🙂
Show threadllywrchJan 18, 2023
@moliver @Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy Uh, okay…
Show threadWoodchazJan 18, 2023
@llywrch @moliver @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy
Yeah I'm thinking hard on that one too. It sounds too cool not to be true but I have to chew on it for a while.
Show threadshow 🌹Jan 16, 2023

@Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy

Falun Gong is a syncretic school/practice/religion. It’s based on buddhism and daoism but also incorporated some confucianism.

Their worldview is rather conservative (as is the chinese population too). Extremism (as well as violence) shall be prevented. There are some weird ideas though like mixed ethnic marriages shall be prevented, homosexuality is not ok (even if not forbidden),

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Show threadshow 🌹Jan 16, 2023

@Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy

and sex only shall be „executed“ without pleasure, just to make children.

So it’s comparable to more strict christian groups.

Not sure about their relation with trump stuff. But yes, since their are oppressed by china (which can hardly be defined as communist today), they could with their conservative mind set well collaborate with right wingers.

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Show threadWoodchazJan 16, 2023
@baddadda @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @JimMahler @chineseliterature @philosophy
Yeah I don't know wtf to call China's system anymore. None of that for me is all I can say.
Show threadFannyiJan 16, 2023
@Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @chineseliterature @philosophy I think we should let Falungong categorize themselves, if they're inclined to do so. Putting simplified labels on complex beliefs seldom leads to understanding.
Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonJan 16, 2023

@JimMahler @Woodchaz @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @chineseliterature @philosophy

I agree in principle, but when they mass mail out the Epoch Times propaganda newspaper, and my family and friends ask what is up with it I still need a label to continue the conversation.

(This has actually happened, and me thinks that you are associated with the group ) 

Oh, Rio Rancho New Mexico, ay? The same city that had a Falun Gong (Dafa) day in 2007? Coincidence?

https://archive.ph/di8CI

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Show threadWoodchazJan 17, 2023
@SrRochardBunson @JimMahler @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @chineseliterature @philosophy
I'm just basing my take on their Youtube ads. Seems pretty pro-MAGA to me.
Show threadFannyiJan 17, 2023
@SrRochardBunson No, I'm not FLG. I moved to NM in 2021. You really should avoid snap judgments based on such skimpy "evidence".
Show threadSir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonJan 17, 2023

@JimMahler

I'm not looking to debate, at least in this thread, because the amount of publicly available evidence is voluminous and speaks for itself.

I'm also not criticizing a single one of their beliefs, but only highlighting the cult-like tactics that the organization utilizes.

https://youtube.com/@TheEpochTimesNews

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/24/technology/epoch-times-influence-falun-gong.html

If you feel that further discussion is necessary, you can visit this thread.

https://universeodon.com/@SrRochardBunson/109701882440561086

Show threadshow 🌹Jan 16, 2023

@JimMahler @Woodchaz @SrRochardBunson @zdl @SabinaKnight @bryankam @chineseliterature @philosophy

Would like to know their explanation and readiness for discussion on this and neighbouring thread.

(Would like to ask via the #-FalunGong hashtag but fear it could get hot here.
Since this might be the wrong place(?), i deactivated the hashtag with a special character)