Americans Call for Vigilance Against Communist Infiltration on 20th Anniversary of ‘Nine Commentaries’
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One state lawmaker described the situation as so wild that it could almost be mistaken for a conspiracy theory, yet the reality is that it is indeed happening.
PHILADELPHIA—On the 20th anniversary of The Epoch Times’ editorial series “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party,” Americans in Philadelphia are raising concerns about communist infiltration in the United States.
The series delves into the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s violent history and analyzes its deceptive and brutal nature, leading to the formation of the Tuidang movement by Chinese individuals seeking to sever ties with the CCP and its affiliated groups.
As of Nov. 22, over 439 million individuals have chosen to disassociate themselves from the CCP through the Tuidang movement, according to the Global Service Center for Quitting the CCP.
“That’s fantastic!” exclaimed Chris Rowe, treasurer of the Western Region New Castle County Republican Party, upon learning that more than a third of the Chinese population has renounced the CCP through Tuidang.
“It only takes a small number to bring about change or take control of a nation,” Rowe told The Epoch Times at a community event in Newark, Delaware, on Sept. 15. “I would love to see the CCP overthrown by those who believe in freedom and faith in God.”
Expressing concerns about the spread of communism in the United States, particularly through the education system, Rowe, who also works for the Institute on the Constitution, urged Americans to educate themselves.
“They need to familiarize themselves with the Constitution, grasp their history, and understand the founders’ vision for our nation,” he stated. “The Pilgrims came here primarily to spread the teachings of Christianity in our land, which forms the basis of our nation.”
Calling for an End to Forced Organ Harvesting
State Rep. Cyndie Romer called for raising awareness of the CCP’s practice of forced organ harvesting, which mainly targets practitioners of Falun Gong, a meditation practice centered on the values of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. She voted in June for a resolution in the Delaware House that condemns organ harvesting.
In 1999, a wide-scale persecution was launched by the CCP against Falun Gong practitioners, and many were arrested and tortured for their faith.
“It’s an unthinkable thing that people do,” she told The Epoch Times at the Community Day event in Newark, Delaware, on Sept. 15.
“It’s really important to vote for this type of legislation because it raises awareness that this is even happening, because it sounds so wild that it could almost sound like a conspiracy theory, and the reality is, it’s happening.”
The Delaware resolution passed shortly before the first known survivor of the CCP’s forced organ harvesting stepped forward to testify after escaping China.
“I’m very proud to vote for putting an end to this,” said Romer.
Communism ‘One of the Most Evil’ Formulations
Christine Flowers, an immigration lawyer, columnist, and TV commentator, likened the CCP to fascism, stating that both are equally evil in their destruction of human nature.
“Fascism, communism, all of these oligarchies of repression are the same,” she told The Epoch Times at a Tuidang movement gathering on Aug. 31. “They have different names and they have different modalities, but their main purpose is to silence people and to destroy the humanity of the human being and the individualism.”
She compared the CCP’s control of speech and information to the dystopian world depicted in George Orwell’s novel “1984.”
“That’s what’s happening in China. … They control the information that’s getting out there. They control what people can say, what people can think,” she said. “I find communism to be one of the most evil, evil formulations of any government.”
Flowers, who once criticized the raising of communist China’s national flag outside Philadelphia’s City Hall in an opinion article published by the Philadelphia Inquirer, also praised the Falun Gong Protection Act, saying that Americans should support legislation that “pushes back against the People’s Republic [of China].”
Falun Gong Protection Act (H.R. 4132) was passed in the House in June and introduced to the Senate in July by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.). If it becomes a law, those involved in forced organ harvesting in China, whether individuals or organizations, will face U.S. sanctions, including visa restrictions and economic penalties.
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