New religious movements and right-wing politics
Some new religious movements are linked to or contain elements of right-wing politics.[1][2]
Falun Gong[edit]
Founded on the People's Republic of China in the 1990s by Li Hongzhi, after an initial spread and popularization it was brutally repressed by the Chinese government. Most of the movement spread outside of China including his founder Hongzhi who lives in the United States.
News outlets founded by adherents promote far-right anti-Communist and anti-CCP positions.[3][4][5][6] Falun Gong is affiliated with several news outlets including The Epoch Times and New Tang Dynasty Television, along with several YouTube channels, in several languages. These outlets have been criticized for promoting far right conspiracy theories and pseudoscience,[7][8][9][10] been amicable to Germany's far-right party Alternative for Germany and the anti-Islamic movement Pegida, the French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and a very staunch support for Donald Trump's campaign.[11]
New Acropolis[edit]
Argentinian esoteric group founded by former Theosophist[12] Jorge Angel Livraga, the New Acropolis Cultural Association has been described by scholars as an ultra-conservative, neo-fascist and white supremacist paramilitary group.[13][14][15] Although the organization itself denies such descriptions.[16][17] Former NA member Miguel Martínez claims that Livraga bragged about been closed to Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and supported the Uruguayan and Chilean dictatorships.[18]
Soka Gakkai[edit]
The Soka Gakkai is a Japanese new religious movement of Nichiren Buddhism notably associated to the Komeito party,[19][20] a conservative anti-communist party and the main coalition partner of the right-wing dominant Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
Unification Church[edit]
Founded by North Korean born Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church held a strong anti-Communist position.[21][22] The Unification Church supported Republican President Richard Nixon and rallied in his favor after the Watergate scandal, with Nixon thanking personally for it.[23] They also endorsed Republican candidate Bob Dole.[24]
In April 1990, Moon visited the Soviet Union and met with President Mikhail Gorbachev. Moon expressed support for the political and economic transformations underway in the Soviet Union. At the same time, the movement was expanding into formerly communist nations.[25] In 1994, The New York Times recognized the movement's political influence, saying it was "a theocratic powerhouse that is pouring foreign fortunes into conservative causes in the United States."[26] In 1998, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram criticized Moon's "ultra-right leanings" and suggested a personal relationship with conservative Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.[27]
The Unification Church also owned several news outlets including The Washington Times and the News World Communications network.[28][29] Opinion editor Charles Hurt was one of Donald Trump's earliest supporters in Washington.[30] In 2018, he included Trump with Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr., Margaret Thatcher, and Pope John Paul II as "great champions of freedom."[31] In 2016 The Washington Times did not endorse a presidential candidate, but endorsed Trump for reelection in 2020.[32][33][34]
Others[edit]
Organitzations like the Mexican far-right group El Yunque, which sponsored the Spanish far right party Vox,[35][36] the QAnon conspiracy theory,[37][38] the LaRouche movement and the growing neo-pentecostal political influence in Latin America[39] have been described as "cults" or new religious movements.
Some Occult and Neo-völkisch movements including Esoteric Nazism, the Order of Nine Angles, Christian Identity, the World Church of the Creator and Nordic Racial Paganism are classified as neo-Nazi and white supremacist.
References[edit]
- ↑ de la Vega-Hazas,, Julio (2007). "Julio de la Vega-Hazas, "El complejo mundo de las sectas"". Interrogantes.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Pinto, Ramiro. "Proyección social del fanatismo".
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Kaiser, Jonas (2019). "In the heartland of climate scepticism: A hyperlink network analysis of German climate sceptics and the US right wing". In Forchtner, Bernard. The Far Right and the Environment: Politics, Discourse and Communication. Routledge. p. 265. ISBN 978-1-351-10402-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Weisskircher, Manès (11 September 2020). "Neue Wahrheiten von rechts außen? Alternative Nachrichten und der "Rechtspopulismus" in Deutschland" [New truths from the far-right? Alternative news and "right-wing populism" in Germany]. Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen (in Deutsch). De Gruyter. 33 (2): 474–490. doi:10.1515/fjsb-2020-0040.
In Deutschland existiert eine Vielzahl an alternativen Nachrichten-Plattformen von Rechtsaußen. Der Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2019 nennt Junge Freiheit, Compact online, PI News und Epoch Times als Plattformen mit der häufigsten Nutzung (Newman 2019: 86).
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Alba, Davey (9 May 2020). "Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Aspinwall, Nick (November 2, 2020). "Guo Wengui and Steve Bannon Are Flooding the Zone With Hunter Biden Conspiracies". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Brandy Zadrozny and Ben Collins (August 20, 2019). "Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times". NBC News.
- ↑ Alba, Davey (August 23, 2019). "Facebook Bans Ads From The Epoch Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (August 23, 2019). "Epoch Times banned from advertising after sneaking pro-Trump propaganda onto Facebook". The Verge. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ Collins, Zadrozny & Ben Collins. 2019. "Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times". NBC News. August 20, 2019. Online Archived 23 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Theosophical Society's Position on New Acropolis". International Secretary Office The Theosophical Society Adyar. 2004-06-09. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-05-25 – via Centre for the Study of New Religions. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Martínez, Jan. "Un profesor de instituto enseña teorías racistas a menores". El País. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ Palmeri, Juan Carlos (1998-02-22). "Letter to the Vice-Chairman of the European Council from Theosophical Society Secretary General". Retrieved 2020-05-25 – via Theos Talk.
- ↑ Goodrick-Clarke, Nicholas (2003). Black Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity. New York University Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780814731550.
A recent example of the neo-fascist potential in Theosophy is provided by Nouvelle Acropole movement of Jorge Angel Livraga (b. 1930), the charismatic Argentinian Theosophist who by the 1980s had built up an argent youth following in more than thirty countries. The structure, organization and symbolism of the Nouvelle Acropole is clearly indebted to fascist models.
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- ↑ "New Acropolis – Frequently Asked Questions". www.acropolis.org. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ "New Acropolis – Assembly Resolutions". www.acropolis.org. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Martínez, Miguel. "Story of an Emperor: Jorge Angel Livraga Rizzi Founder of New Acropolis". kelebekler. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "About Us: On Politics and Religion". Komeito. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Soka Gakkai Annual Report 2015 (Report). Soka Gakkai Public Relations Office. 1 February 2015. p. 72.
協議会では、公明党から、党の方針、態度、決定等について説明があり、それに対して学会が意見、要望を述べる。[At the council, Komeito explains the party's policies, attitudes, decisions, etc., and the Gakkai gives opinions and requests.]
- ↑ Moon, Sun Myung (2009). As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen. Gimm-Young Publishers. ISBN 978-0-7166-0299-6. Search this book on
- ↑ The Way of Restoration, (April, 1972)
- ↑ Introvigne, Massimo, 2000, The Unification Church Studies in Contemporary Religion, Signature Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, ISBN 1-56085-145-7 Search this book on ., excerpt Archived 2003-04-29 at the Wayback Machine page 16
- ↑ Dole meeting with Moon aide called cordial, Lawrence Journal-World, February 24, 1976
- ↑ EVOLUTION IN EUROPE; New Flock for Moon Church: The Changing Soviet Student from The New York Times
- ↑ Goodman, Walter (January 21, 1992). "Review/Television; Sun Myung Moon Changes Robes". New York Times.
- ↑ The same old game Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram, November 12–18, 1998, "The Washington Times is a mouthpiece for the ultra conservative Republican right, unquestioning supporters of Israel's Likud government. The newspaper is owned by Sun Myung Moon, originally a native of North Korea and head of the Unification Church, whose ultra-right leanings make him a ready ally for Netanyahu. Whether or not Netanyahu is personally acquainted with Moon is unclear, though there is no doubt that he has established close friendships with several staff members on The Washington Times, whose editorial policy is rabidly anti-Arab, anti-Muslim and pro-Israel."
- ↑ Ahrens, Frank (May 23, 2002). "Moon Speech Raises Old Ghosts as the Times Turns 20". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- ↑ As U.S. Media Ownership Shrinks, Who Covers Islam?, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, December 1997
- ↑ Lowry, Rich (July 20, 2016). "The Trump Dynasty Takes Over the GOP". Politico Magazine. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Boot, Max (2018). "The Cost of Capitulation". The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right. Liveright Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 9781631495670. LCCN 2018036979. Search this book on
- ↑ Washington Times, 10/26/2020, Donald Trump for Reelection Archived October 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Campbell, Joe; Fogarty, Kevin (29 October 2020). "In Pennsylvania woods, church in 'spiritual battle' to re-elect Trump". Reuters. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Story about Moon church 'alarming'". Morning Call. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ Las conexiones de Vox con HazteOir, los 'kikos' y una docena de obispos españoles
- ↑ Una jueza destapa los vínculos entre la secta secreta El Yunque y 'ultras' de Hazte Oír
- ↑ Nyce, Caroline Mimbs (May 14, 2020). "The Atlantic Daily: QAnon Is a New American Religion". The Atlantic. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ↑ Argentino, Marc-André (May 18, 2020). "The Church of QAnon: Will conspiracy theories form the basis of a new religious movement?". The Conversation. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ↑ del Campo, María Esther; Resina, Jorge (2020). "¿De movimientos religiosos a organizaciones políticas? La relevancia política del evangelismo en América Latina". Fundación Carolina.
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