The Falun Gong is a reactionary cult centered around China and Chinese culture. It founded in the early 1990's by Li Hongzhi, who is worshipped as a god by Falun Gong practitioners. The cult sells itself as a simple spiritual movement to outsiders to gain legitimacy and also to help draw in victims. Once people become initiated into the cult they are first indoctrinated by the cult's ideology, and then later put to work for its various enterprises. The Falun Gong and its fronts are financed by the CIA.
It was banned in the People's Republic of China in 1999 during the leadership of Jiang Zemin, who considers the movement to be a feudal superstition fundamentally incompatible with the materialist philosophies of Marxism and an 'absurd fallacy'[1].
Beliefs
Falun Gong teachings are highly centralized around Li Hongzhi and is an idealist philosophy with moralistic themes that gives it a reactionary character. Falun Gong teaches its practitioners among other things to be free of material wants while practitioners are exploited for monetary gains. While Li asserts that Falun Gong is a nonpolitical movement, he also makes broad arguments against the efficacy of modern governments and praises ancient Chinese society which in the context of the People's Republic of China would make Falun Gong a counter-revolutionary movement.
Aliens
Li Hongzhi explained some of the Falun Gong's teachings on aliens in a 1999 TIME Magazine interview:[2]
- Aliens have invaded the human mind.
- Aliens come from other planets and dimensions.
- Aliens introduced machinery such as computers and airplanes to humans.
- Aliens taught humans modern science.
- Aliens intend to replace humans.
- Aliens cause wars.
- Aliens want to take over human bodies because human bodies are the most perfect in the Universe.
Homosexuality
The Falun Gong teaches that homosexuality is one of the greatest evils in the world today. They forbid any pracititioners from engaging in homosexuality, and also spread propaganda claiming that homosexuality is part of a grand conspiracy to destroy traditional society.
Feminism
The Falun Gong is completely opposed to feminism and to women's rights. They teach that women must always be subservient to men.
Communism
The Falun Gong teaches that communism is the greatest evil that exists. They even push the idea that announcing your opposition to communism verbally will help cure diseases.[3]
History
Misinformation
Organ harvesting
Media institutions
- The Epoch Times, which generally promotes far-right politics
- China Uncensored
- New Tang Dynasty Television
- Shen Yun
References
- ↑ Jiang Zemin on the "Three Represents" (2002) pg. 164 [1]
- ↑ Dowell, William (May 10, 1999). "Interview with Li Hongzhi". Time Magazine.
- ↑ Dafa Hao Swear: "Quit the party"