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Originally Posted by jmar
I don't see how or why anyone who grew up in the west would find it attractive.
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When I was there the main source of new members was recent Chinese immigrants. So we were told to go after Caucasians. I think the Asian mind-set is less uncomfortable with the highly regimented demeanor of the group.
In my case, I was casting about for stability and got it in spades. I chose to ignore the obvious red flags, such as only one author used for teaching, and whispers of "storms" and "rebellion" and "turmoil". I simply lacked the critical apparatus to sort through the warm fuzzies that I as a newbie was getting.
Long story short, people want to belong somewhere. We are social animals.