Salient. Victoria University Student Newspaper. Vol 37, No. 16. July 10, 1974
Racist and Nationalist
Racist and Nationalist
Racist and nationalist in that: Moon divides the nations into Cain-type and Able-type, and stereotypes nations and people according to the actions of particular regimes at particular times. Some of his doctrines are reminiscent of Hitler's.
For instance: The Korean people (of South Korea) are on the heavenly side because they are of "homogenous lineage, having a long history of more than four thousand years." (Divine Principle p. 527) "The Korean people are by nature endowed with a religious gift." (p. 528)
".....the United States, as a man-type nation, symbolised Adam of the heavenly side, while England, as a woman-type nation, symbolised Eve on the heavenly side, a France as an intermediate type of nation symbolised the Archangel of the heavenly side. On the other hand Germany as a Man-type nation, symbolised Adam of the Satanic side..........."(Divine Principle p. 486)