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    • Ziege_Bock [any]
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      2 years ago

      It's this Korean cult centered around the religious views of the Reverend Moon, which is why they're called "the moonies." Moon was pretty wealthy, I believe in part due to the importance of tithing, and he uses that money for lobbying. That, and his anticommunist views and his stance on reunifying the Korean peninsula, means he had some connections with certain political figures and founded the Washington Times newspaper . Here is a funny little video, complete with a H.W. Bush video lead in, of Moon making an address at the Washington Times Anniversary in 1992.

      • cawsby [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Western intelligence agencies loved the Moonies at first because their theory was that the North Koreans needed a cult-like figure to latch unto from the West. This position fell out of favor when it was found North Koreans would rather kill Moon than worship him.

        Intelligence agencies have been propping up cults and religious movements for 100's of years to manipulate powerful members especially.

    • Czolgosz [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      Unification church is a cia op that mixes anti-communism with a findom cult

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      There's a good QAA episode: https://m.soundcloud.com/qanonanonymous/episode-160-the-moonies-conquer-dc-feat-elgen-strait