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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by HillaryBriss on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:43PM (#19435615)
is believing in Qi a fringe belief in China nowadays?
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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by salty_biscuits on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:52PM (#19436389)
Someone once told me that the authorities in China are a bit hypersensitive to organized woo, mostly as a reaction to the boxer rebellion. I don't know what to believe.
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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by pthomas551 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @07:07PM (#19437086)
More like the Taiping Rebellion...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion#Death_toll

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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by salty_biscuits on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @08:07PM (#19437525)
Well both really, important point is that there is a history that influences the current ideology.
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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by forkLding on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:33PM (#19438044)
In general, its not really a fringe belief and there are whole communities, typically older folks who believe in it. However those that severely believe in Qi's ability to heal and all that can be seen as slightly wacky or "traditionally religious".
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Re:Stepping into the Uncanny, Unsettling World of Shen Yun by forkLding on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:34PM (#19438049)
In general its not really a fringe belief and there are whole communities, typically older folks who believe in it. However those that severely believe in Qi's ability to heal and all that can be seen as slightly wacky or "traditionally religious".
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