From time to time, there have been SGI hostiles who figured they could use our commentariat as a "cold calling list", which is an appalling thing to use a support group's membership for. Just think about it!

But these SGI dickheads think that's perfectly FINE! So they'd send of a mess of preaching, the recipient would report it to the mods; the mods would block the SGI asshat; the SGI asshat would get all mad.

SGI member: "But how am I going to know if they're interested in hearing what I have to say if I don't TELL them what I have to say?"

YOU ASK THEM FIRST IF THEY'RE WILLING TO RECEIVE IT.

Example 1: "I'd like to explain what I think SGIWhistleblowers has gotten wrong about Ikeda Sensei's efforts to reach Henry Kissinger - may I?"

Example 2: "I believe SGIWhistleblowers has a fundamental misunderstanding about 'benefit' in the SGI and the purpose of chanting - may I explain?"

If the person responds with "Yes - please go ahead", then it's appropriate! But to just send off your screed without any such invitation - that's a big rude, dude. Don't.

Similarly, when SGI zealots go out to "spread the word", they should be asking targets' permission first:

"I'd like to tell you about/introduce you to my religion. Is that okay with you?"

But they don't. They shove a card at someone; the other person is surprised and just takes it on reflex. The aggressive SGI jerks are counting on OTHERS to politely take it; that's why the cloak their aggression in a manipulative smile. It would be interesting to see how many trash cans are filled with those pieces of garbage after these SGI fanatics have gone on a shakubuku spree, because those "seeds" they think they're "planting" are falling on sand and rocks and gravel and road, apparently. As the Bible explains:

Behold, a sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: and when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: but other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

Except there doesn't seem to be any "good soil" left for the Ikeda cult SGI members; wherever they go, they create rings of scorched earth. And they have no one to blame but themselves. Well, themselves for doing this self-destructive activity that only harms themselves and their purpose - the more people they contact, the more people are now armored AGAINST the Ikeda cult. They've taken on responsibility for selling a product no one wants, a self-defeating challenge (Who will burn out first?) that contains the seeds of their own cult's demise. They can only hope to find someone who's never heard of the Ikeda cult SGI, and the more people they "seed", the fewer of those that are left. Meaning there simply isn't any market of prospects left - they've all been moved to the "Nah, I'm good"/"Nope, I'm good" box and are off-limits to influence.

The whole point of "kosen-rufu" was to gain MORE PEOPLE for your "side", not to alienate as many people as possible, doofuses.