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| Jim Jones |
Everyone knows the term "He drinks the Kool-Aid." It refers to someone who follows an idea or directive blindly or in reference to someone who strongly believes in some cause. Most also know the term's origin; it refers to the Jonestown mass suicides that occurred in Guyana back in 1978.
The Jonestown phenomenon is absolutely incredible. Take some time to look into it for an instant dose of horrible feelings.
Many of the deaths were certainly murders rather than voluntary suicides, but the death toll was 918. Check out the pictures. The Time magazine cover of the steel tub used to mix the cyanide and Kool-Aid is intolerably disturbing.
It is amazing that the search for the one thing humans covet over all else - meaning - can lead us astray to catastrophic ends. The Jonestown events are ample evidence that the hearts of men are filled with dark places...
