That sounds like an accurate enough portrayal. It's, of course,
   an evangelizing/educational tool - and it was very effective for
   me and I'm still impressed by how they go about it. For me, I
   was neither reactionary nor far right; in fact, I was raised a
   "back-to-earth" left yet without the idealism of the West Coast
   of the US. I was from New Jersey USA, home of George Carlin,
   doubtful, skeptical of grand claims. Yet this call was appealing
   that they made. I'm a bit of a social anarchist by nature. The
   "radicalness of Orthodoxy" didn't appeal as much but rather the
   sense of historical continuity. The church I grew up in was
   Methodist, that I had had no problem with but I remember
   thinking, "needs more candles here". So, even though your
   categorization likely fits their appeal far better than my take
   on it, for me it was the medicinal aspects of it that were
   appealing. Seemed quite powerful. They're in communion now. I'm
   not even part of the Orthodox any more - not since 2002. Yet I
   retained all of my online Orthodox friends and fond memories of
   the Orthodox I knew in person - and yet knowing this group in
   Alaksa (or Seattle or ... now I don't remember WHERE this
   monastery is) is in communion with its greater church, is rather
   nice to me. No longer the rebellious little "us against the
   world, even our own Church" but now accepted. [I think they
   mostly wanted to keep using the older calendar and the Moscow
   Patriarcate was ok with it if I remember right, I dunno]. Been
   so long yet strange I remember these things.