RE: Bloody Christians - 20-30 millions killed in 14 years
October 21, 2012 at 12:38 pm
(This post was last modified: October 21, 2012 at 12:44 pm by Anomalocaris.)
My point was not that he wasn't motivated in part by some version of christianity. My point is Hong's christianity fits perfectly into the mold of just another "croaked cult" which inflicts itself upon China after the powerful, wealthy and expansionist dynasties in Chinese history reaches its zenith, and is sliding down the slope of decline. Chinese culture at the grass room level encorugaes certain parts of the peasantry to adopt and act out foreign semi-apoclyptic cults during bad times. If it weren't Christianity, it would probably be something else.
In every society there is a fraction of impressionable fools who can be made to buy any bullshit. But in the traditional Chinese society, there is a rather strong and evident horror of anything that might smell like "croaked cults". This is the result of a long history in which peasant rebellion led by one "croaked cults" or another have always presaged period of turmoil, civil war, downfall of esteemed dyansties, an general worsening of the world under the heaven.
This is why the communist government's suppression of the Falunggong cult is greeted with general approval in China, followers of Falunggong generally despised out of general cultural norm. This is also one reason why christians are treated as deeply suspect and Christianity has difficulty making headway in china despite efforts of missionaries.
In every society there is a fraction of impressionable fools who can be made to buy any bullshit. But in the traditional Chinese society, there is a rather strong and evident horror of anything that might smell like "croaked cults". This is the result of a long history in which peasant rebellion led by one "croaked cults" or another have always presaged period of turmoil, civil war, downfall of esteemed dyansties, an general worsening of the world under the heaven.
This is why the communist government's suppression of the Falunggong cult is greeted with general approval in China, followers of Falunggong generally despised out of general cultural norm. This is also one reason why christians are treated as deeply suspect and Christianity has difficulty making headway in china despite efforts of missionaries.
