So I watched a documentary on Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple. How many of you knew his supporters were mainly black folks? Remind you of anything?

[africngiant]

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@africngiant

capitalism is a man made construct from humans that has escalated into greed from free will and those who participate will be punished unless they repent

 

[summwunn]

.. in the new world order .. . the "Jim Jones" effect is now a slow-burn . .. the Kool-Aid is delivered via streams . . . Self-Gentrification . . .. there was a song called "Not Like Us" .... but ultimately . .. . people still wanna be accepted by the Brady Bunch . .. .

 

[BaggerofTea]

Discernment is an important tool as a human

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

White man passing out kool aid? Don’t even sound right

 

[Erratic415]

He had his People’s Temple in Fillmore, which was a black neighborhood back then. He would use racism to manipulate people into buying his bullshyt. He was openly pro-integration back in Indiana in the 50s, so he claimed he left a church back then because they wouldn’t let him integrate, but he really got dismissed because he was stealing money.

It’s a real sick and evil story, and gets inaccurately called a “mass suicide” when so many of the deaths were just plain murders. Many of the deaths were kids too.

How many children and minors died in Jonestown? What were their ages? – Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple

Jones also took the easy way out for a quick painless death. While all those other people suffered after being poisoned, he shot himself in the head.

 

[kdslittlebro]

False Prophets and Wolves in Sheep's clothing are still out there. Always read the bible for yourself and don't blindly believe people's interpretations.

Isn’t the Bible itself an interpretation?

 

[Gloxina]

Discernment is an important tool as a human

 

[summwunn]

 

[BossmanChad]

And the church's "inner circle" was (almost) exclusively white

 

[NZA]

i was told my grandma wanted to be a part of that. she also had a mental breakdown in the 1960s and was never quite right ever since. thankfully she wasnt in california.

 

[summwunn]

.. in the new world order .. . the "Jim Jones" effect is now a slow-burn . .. the Kool-Aid is delivered via streams . . . Self-Gentrification . . .. there was a song called "Not Like Us" .... but ultimately . .. . people still wanna be accepted by the Brady Bunch . .. .

..no matter where . .. its all the same . . .

 

[DetroitEWarren]

False Prophets and Wolves in Sheep's clothing are still out there. Always read the bible for yourself and don't blindly believe people's interpretations.

I know very little about the Bible outside of the most common things.

However, I've been able to see a wolf in sheep's clothing since I was a kid. I was born with an obsession for people, so I start reading the characteristics of every person I'm in the presence of.

I have never been wrong. The people I suspected to be thieves ended up stealing something, the people I suspected was soft ended up running from fights. The people I suspected of being reckless ended up catching bodies.

I don't think it takes knowledge of the bible, I think the higher power just gifted some people with those skills and we are supposed to be the leaders in this world.

 

[Reptile]

no sympathy

 

[Reptile]

I watched several documentaries
Not everyone drunk the Kool Aid
some were forced under threat with rifles.
They killed a US Congressman that flew down there to investigate
Some of the craziest shyt ever

Damn wtf

 

[Rakim Allah]

Did he promise them something tangible in Jonestown?

No, just eternal Benign Neglect, friend.