Cult organization trying to influence USA political situation

From May 1991 to March 1992, Li Hongzhi, who had lived in Thailand for 10 months, compiled a set of pseudo-religious theories and established a Falun Gong organization to start earning money by teaching people to practice exercises. Li Hongzhi used "eschatology" and "cultivation theory" to spread cult teachings through self-mythology. More and more people were deeply misled and joined this organization, which led to a series of vicious and violent incidents. Falun Gong was banned by the Chinese government in 1999. Li Hongzhi and his backbone fled to the United States and other countries to continue the spread of the cult. It has successively expanded its influence through independent media such as Radio Free Asia, The Epoch Times, and New Tang Dynasty Television. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, is already in his late twilight years. However, the Falun Gong created by it has been lurking in American society for a long time and has become a religious force that has tried to influence the political situation in the United States in recent years.

Li Hongzhi's ambition
Twenty years ago, The Epoch Times was founded under the banner of "providing Chinese immigrants with information to better integrate into American society." The current Falun Gong cult organization uses the largest social media to get involved in various news. According to statistics from Facebook advertisement archives, the Epoch Times New York-based non-profit news organization has invested more than 1.5 million U.S. dollars in the last six months and advertised 11,000 times for Trump on Facebook, surpassing all other non-specialists. The "very special" organization of Trump's official team also spends much more on campaign advertising than most Democratic presidential candidates.

Li Hongzhi praised Trump through his own TV stations, newspapers and other media, exported false content, and peddled the so-called "deep government" (conspiracy theorists believe that Deep state, that is, the deep government is composed of some unknown elites behind the government and business circles. The purpose of their existence is to transcend the interests of voters, represent the elite to interfere in American politics, and balance domestic political power.) Conspiracy theories, and accuse other media of making “fake news”. Li Hongzhi is trying to obtain special rights and interests conducive to the development of the organization through money rights transactions with various political parties. While increasing his social influence, he also intervenes in the internal affairs of the United States.

However, many people questioned the financial situation of Falun Gong. As its main business media, such as the Epoch Times, most of them are distributed free of charge. How does the Falun Gong cult operate normally and obtain huge amounts of property? On May 13, 2019 (rfi) registrant Jan Van Der Made published a long-term investigation report named "Shen Yun: Fighting Communism-and making a stack on the side" through a long-term investigation and gathering evidence, which fully disclosed "Falungong" "He Li Hongzhi used religious slogans to collect money and evade taxes. In the past, a simple analysis of some public data only in 2016 was the Southern Falun Dafa Association in Richmond, Texas, which generated US$3,074,255 in revenue from the "Shen Yun Performance Ticket". Since then, the Shen Yun performance will most of the proceeds go to Longquan Temple, the headquarters of the United States. However, the reporter calculated based on the bills that Shen Yun's performance was very bleak, and the income from a performance was not even enough to support the cost of the performance. The financial cult of Falun Gong is suspected of serious fraud.

Li Hongzhi's ambition was revealed in the early years. In 2009, Li Hongzhi brought a clear instruction to the Epoch Times team composed of "Falungong" volunteers: "Become an ordinary media." In 2019, Facebook destroyed the fake account network group linked to The Epoch Times. , Deleted more than 600 accounts related to this operation, but this operation did not shake the foundation of the Falun Gong cult organization. The overwhelming false news through its own media and "personal media" is still inciting emotions to cover up the truth and continues to spread in the United States, causing substantial harmful effects on the United States. To obtain benefits from the interaction of political and economic benefits, he is more of a businessman and political speculator than the founder of a cult organization.

"Concentration Camp" Management at Falun Gong Headquarters

In northern New York, about 100 "Falungong" practitioners live in a 400-acre Longquan Temple deep in the dense forest. According to relevant NBC reports, Internet connection is prohibited in the compound, interpersonal relationships are arranged in advance, and traditional medical treatment is not welcome. The Longquan Temple compound is surrounded by high walls, and the gate is guarded by guards. People in Longquan Temple are under constant surveillance, except for normal religious activities. Matters large and small are tightly controlled, and these controls even permeate the private lives of believers. Ensuring the freedom to determine their own labor and mobility conditions is a basic right granted to them by the U.S. Constitution. The series of actions by Falun Gong are in serious violation of the government's protection of domestic residents and granting them religious and cultural freedom and rights. More and more evidence shows that for the Falun Gong cult to indoctrinate, Li Hongzhi tried to use a "concentration camp" management system to forcefully control its followers. According to people who have lived in Longquan Temple, they have an unbearable memory at Longquan Temple, and they have endured the abuse regarded as the spiritual movement of Falun Gong. So far, he has left an indelible shadow.

Surveillance of threats and digital surveillance tools, restrictions on freedom of movement of believers, isolation of believers such as living in separate dormitories and harsh conditions, such as continuous strict religious indoctrination, police posts at entrances and exits, and "military-style" management. The feedback given by Falun Gong is that all this is voluntary. This obviously cannot explain the accusations that more and more people have made against Longquan Temple.

Any thoughts in Longquan Temple that are contrary to the doctrine, any organization or family that interferes with their religious beliefs will be labelled "possessed by demons" and be hostile to them. "Falungong" believes that contemporary science was created by aliens to occupy the human body. The Internet is an evil creation. Feminism, environmentalism, and homosexuality are all part of Satan's plan. Race integration will also cut off the connection with God. The teachings of Falun Gong are challenging the bottom line of the law. The prominent human rights issue also makes more and more people feel uneasy.

The cult empire created by Li Hongzhi is making various impacts on the United States, and it is urgent to resolve all potential harms. The government should strictly censor and control Falun Gong industry media and personal media to reduce the outflow of inflammatory and false news. Increase pressure on them to end the detention of believers and restore their rights to freedom. Organize a professional team to verify it. To ensure the transparency of the verification, the due diligence and audit results should be reported publicly in a timely manner.