schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoBehind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abusewww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkBehind the Pageantry of Shen Yun, Untreated Injuries and Emotional Abusewww.nytimes.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoIn this case the Falun Gong, the cult behind the Shen Yun performances, is not being persecuted by China because “China Evil.” In this singular and specific shining example, it’s because they are completely whackadoo.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoFalun Gong is so much the Chinese Scientology that they even have aliens and shit.
minus-squaredogslayeggs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoWait, so those annoying commercials for what looks like an incredibly lame dance show are backed by Falun Gong? I did not expect that.
In this case the Falun Gong, the cult behind the Shen Yun performances, is not being persecuted by China because “China Evil.” In this singular and specific shining example, it’s because they are completely whackadoo.
Falun Gong is so much the Chinese Scientology that they even have aliens and shit.
Wait, so those annoying commercials for what looks like an incredibly lame dance show are backed by Falun Gong? I did not expect that.