Edit: not sure why people seem to think I’m in favor of people having their organs being harvested but to make it really fucking clear: I am not, regardless of who they are. My objection is in handing over my signature and contact information to a far-right death cult. Don’t put words in my mouth.
See photos for the pamphlet, etc they gave me. Unfortunately I didn’t open it up all the way (and the lady was very good at keeping my attention on the organ harvesting part) so I didn’t see it was Falun Gong until afterward, after I’d already signed their petition. If I disappear after this, tell my parents the CCP probably have me.
For those who aren’t aware of Falun Gong, Wikipedia has a pretty good summary of what’s up with them. This part is why I’m making this post, though, they legitimately were persecuted but they’re also CRAZY:
Led by Li Hongzhi, Falun Gong practitioners operate a variety of organizations in the United States and elsewhere, including the dance troupe Shen Yun.[38][39] The Falun Gong also operates the Epoch Media Group, which is known for its subsidiaries, New Tang Dynasty Television and The Epoch Times newspaper. The latter has been broadly noted as a politically far-right[40] media entity, and it has received significant attention in the United States for promoting conspiracy theories, such as QAnon and anti-vaccinemisinformation, and producing advertisements for U.S. President** Donald Trump. It has also drawn attention in Europe for promoting far-right politicians, primarily in** France and Germany.[41][42] Scholars and the media have discussed Falun Gong’s opposition to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well as its views on homosexuality, feminism, race-mixing, modern science and medicine, and evolution, which critics have characterized as socially conservative or anti-scientific.[43][44][45][2][46][47]
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