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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
If you are my age or anywhere near it, you remember the Jonestown Massacre. Even if you are a lot younger than I am, if in 1978 you were old enough to watch TV news, you could hardly forget it. Now...
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A BIZARRE ANNIVERSARY – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE, NOVEMBER 18, 1978
If you are old enough, you remember the Jonestown massacre on November 18, 1978. Today’s the 35th anniversary of a tragic event that shocked the world. If you could read a newspaper or watch TV, you...
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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE MASSACRE AT JONESTOWN
If you are my age or anywhere near it, you remember the Jonestown Massacre. Even if you are a lot younger than I am, if in 1978 you were old enough to watch TV news, you could hardly forget it. Now...
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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
There has been an inexplicable upsurge of interest in this subject. So here’s a piece of weird and rather horrible American history that is rarely mentioned anymore. Perhaps everyone would just as soon...
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POSTSCRIPT: THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
There has been an upsurge of interest in this subject in the past few months, coinciding with the discovery of the remains of some previously unidentified victims at a funeral home in Delaware. So...
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DRINK THE KOOLAID: THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
The story of the Jonestown Massacre is true. From it grew a saying everyone uses. “Drink the Kool-Aid” or “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid.” I wonder how many people who say it so casually, referring to...
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE – NOVEMBER 18, 1978
Another year, another anniversary. It seems, given recent events, especially timely to remember where hatred leads. Terror, born in hatred and nurtured by evil, doesn’t always come from somewhere else....
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE – NOVEMBER 18, 1978
Another anniversary. And a timely reminder where crazy leaders can take us. Do NOT drink the Kool-Aid. Really. Just say no. It’s now 38 years … and we seem to be heading back down the lonesome road....
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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” — Old English proverb, dating to the 14th century. Mass suicide at Jonestown – Nov 18, 1978 There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown...
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE, 40th ANNIVERSARY – Marilyn Armstrong
The 40th Anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre “He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” – Old English proverb, 14th century. There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the...
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The Jonestown Massacre 41st Anniversary – FOWC with Fandango — Not the Nest I usually post this story every year on its anniversary. It has two anniversaries: the anniversary of the predicted...
View ArticleTHE JONESTOWN MASSACRE – Marilyn Armstrong
I run this every year because people forget. We should not forget where blindly following a leader can take you. This happened. I remember it. Everyone who was alive and able to read or watch TV...
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE REDUX IN 2020
This is the anniversary of the slaughter at Jonestown. It’s 42 years later and still, we have not learned the lesson that slavishly following lying leaders can be deadly. If nothing else, this has got...
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE — STILL RELEVANT IN 2021
We are again approaching the anniversary of the Jonestown massacre. 43 years later, it appears we have not learned the lesson yet. Slavish following of lying leaders is deadly. We should not need to...
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S 43rd ANNIVERSARY
Today is the 43rd anniversary of this horrible event. It appears we have not learned that slavish following of lying leaders is lethal. We should not need to learn this again but apparently, we do....
View ArticleDON’T DRINK THE KOOL AID – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” — Old English proverb, dating to the 14th century. There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the past few years. This post went by...
View ArticleA BIZARRE ANNIVERSARY – THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE, NOVEMBER 18, 1978
“He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon.” — Old English proverb, dating to the 14th century. There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the past few years. This post went by...
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Today is the 44th anniversary of this horrible event. It appears we have not learned anything in the subsequent years. We don’t seem able to “get” that slavish following of lying leaders can be lethal....
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Today is the 45th anniversary of this event and we haven’t learned much in this near half century. We have come so far and learned so little. I post this every year. We need to remember how bad we...
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Today is the 47th anniversary of this event and we haven’t learned much in this near half century. We have come so far and learned so little. I post this every year. We need to remember how bad we...
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