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 can… Read More ›
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THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE’S 44th ANNIVERSARY
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. That’s what these people did… Read More ›
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. Maybe we aren’t able to… Read More ›
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 learn this again. Once should have… Read More ›
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 to be an object lesson… Read More ›
THE 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 remembers. On this day,… Read More ›
NOT THE NEST – Marilyn Armstrong
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 apocalypse (July 17th) and the actual apocalypse (November… Read More ›
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 over the past… Read More ›
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. There has been an upsurge of interest in Jonestown over the past few years. This post went by with little… Read More ›
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 with little… Read More ›
DON’T 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 products, buying into a corporate culture, or political philosophy, realize… Read More ›
POSTSCRIPT: 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 with little… Read More ›