How A Weird Cult Broke China's Government

In 1999, a new religious movement occupied China’s capital. The regime would never be the same. — Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/spectaclesmedia Check out our sources: https://www.spectacles.news/how-a-cult-broke-chinas-government/ Hang out on our Discord: https://discord.gg/VWcpybH683 — Special thanks to Discord community member Jackqulen who helped me with Chinese pronunciation. Anything I get right is thanks to them; anything wrong is my fault. — Spectacles is a love letter to democracy, its values, its caretakers, and its ideas. Around the world, individual rights and representative government are facing unprecedented attacks from the forces of reaction and revisionism. But despite liberal democracy’s real shortcomings and today’s all-too-fashionable cynicism, we remain committed to its preservation and improvement. Join us as we explore just what liberal democracy is, how it comes about, and how it can best be maintained in a changing world. — 00:00 I - THE CONFRONTATION 05:00 II - A NEW CHINA 08:35 III - WHO IS LI HONGZHI 11:00 IV - WHAT IS FALUN GONG 14:25 V - FINAL THOUGHTS