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

  • EthicalHumanMeat [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    They're opposed to feminism, gay people, "race mixing", vaccines and communism, think Trump was sent from heaven to destroy communism and the CPC, think that aliens created computers to corrupt the youth, and actively collaborate with the US government to try to balkanize China and overthrow their government.

    They prey on isolated Chinese expats and engage in your typical cult behavior: cutting them off from non-members, extorting them for their money and time, abusing them to force them to stay in the cult, etc.