40 years ago, this journalist survived the Jonestown massacre. He warns it could happen again.

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CaitJGibson Is this journalist the one who confronted Jim Jones with the 'treachery' of the notes passed to him ?

Yeah... by Diet Coke poisoning or Fox News overdose.

deray Fast Forward ! It is happening now, today as the 45 Cult Followers have become Devout Worshiper's of the same kind of extreme Brainwash !

brianstelter Yeah join the DNC

This belongs here...

I heard the NPR reporting on this earlier today. Jones told people they could only believe him. And he cut them off from all other sources of news. I must say, I thought of some of Trump's words and his use of Fox news. Kind of chilling.

This is so interesting. I'm watching the documentary and wondering how the whole cult thing started. We have people who almost worship our President. This story is disturbing, but thank you for it.

Bernie supporters are next.

brianstelter Hopefully it will be the Democrat cult!

The left has lost its ever loving mind! He is just a President! Just shut up already and stop with the 'Orange Man Bad' syndrome!

brianstelter Trump supporters be like...

maddezmom Too late. The orange kool aid has already been drunk..

chrisgeidner I remember reading the story in the newspaper and watching live news as details came though. Such a horror. A horrible thought to even consider another tragedy like that happening again.

COMMUNISTS were responsible for that massacre. Funny how you fake newsers leave that tidbit out.

My blog on Jonestown and the traits of Cult leaders DonaldTrump fits all the Traits

Stay away from the punch bowl at the Biloxi rally. Just sayin.

I knew of a person who was there,..and from what I read of posts...not going to comment cuz most seem to be bulll shi t ones

morgfair No shit!

I bet all the money in the universe that trump is mentioned in this.

New York Schumer and San Francisco Pelosi have been moving The Democrat Party to a soft coup for a socialist regime, Hillary Rules for Radicals since her college days. It is the 'coming out' of the closet. ..Beto likliest slated to become the next glib Irishman leader.

deray

trump is jim jones

With trumpkin AR-15 Percocet ridden deplorables. Absolutely...

In a way it's currently hapowning on a grand scale. It's called Trumpism. Only I can fix it, I'm your only hope.

Idk, Feinstein and Pelosi are a little old and senile now, but they still have a long line at the kool aid stand.

Who really killed those people in Jonestown The Washington Post could go broke ..... It has happened before

We see it everyday on college campuses, with brainwashed left wing zombies.

Yes it can. Jim Jones was an atheist. I see all sorts of weird atheist cults on social media today.

These Jonestown jokes are terrible. They all have really long punchlines

I've been waiting on this comparison to show up. Understanding cultism is the first step towards recovery.

It's happening before our eyes and ears each day. Our unbelievable presidents followers will willingly drink the punch right now if he asks. They are preparing for a civil war . And they have guns and ammo and desire.

The Guyana massacre really sent shivers downs my is likely to happen bcos of the brainwashing by religious leaders,this time around it will start in Africa.

Too late. 40% of Murreka have drunk the orange koolaid.

WaPo subscribers. Bezotown

deray It IS happening again. HillbillyKoolaid

stop closing christian

This time it will be the US liberal press and those who control them.

'I feel strongly that we need to be more skeptical about political or religious leaders who promise things, who seem to be hypocritical, who talk the talk but don’t walk the walk.'

If Avenatti started a religion...

It's already happening and its in DC and its coloured ORANGE

Today we call them Democrats.

Don’t tell MAGA’s

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