I always hear the the Falun Gong are a cult, but I never really hear what makes it a cult. I skimmed the Wikipedia page and it only really said that Falun Gong is a spiritual movement. The oppression of them seems kinda bad in my opinion, but I am very uninformed.
Edit: thanks very much to everyone who replied
Wow, what nakedly obscene, dishonest horseshit propaganda. I know you know better. It’s originally a Buddhist symbol, and you absolutely know that.
How Nazis twisted the swastika, a symbol of the Buddha, into an emblem of hate
I know about the history of the swastika, but what I’m saying is that when Falun Gong believe in race science, homophobic nonsense, are antivaxx along with other neo Nazi beliefs, along with the use of such a symbol, it’s not a coincidence. I have zero problem with spiritual groups sticking to using the symbols that got appropriated by the Nazis, but that’s not what Falun Gong is. They own the Epoch Times among other far right media, and use these outlets to push far right nonsense everywhere. They were founded in the 1990s by a neo Nazi, they aren’t an organic spiritual or Buddhist movement. The founder of Falun Gong (Li Hongzhi) believes heaven is racially segregated, interracial marriage is the downfall of civilization and mixed race people cannot enter heaven without his intervention. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
