S.N.T.H. Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Just watched a documentary on Jonestown, and the Peoples' Temple for the first time in a while. Never ceases to amaze me just how many folk Jim Jones brainwashed into first of all believing, and secondly moving to Guyana. Such a tragic waste of life and a lesson learned. His bizarre beliefs included believing that everyone was Homosexual in some way!? Bampot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upthehill Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hibs would be the best supported team in the land!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 SNTH, I saw it recently, never really knew anything about it, but was interested in the 'cult' type of mind-set - I find it unbeleiveable that people can give up thier own free will just because some guy or "being" says so - it was pretty shocking - "10 minutes to Kool-Aid", then they give the spiked stuff to the kids first - now, that is depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor.Arturo Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 We have a 'legal' cult closer to home.....its called Scientology! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 SNTH, I saw it recently, never really knew anything about it, but was interested in the 'cult' type of mind-set - I find it unbeleiveable that people can give up thier own free will just because some guy or "being" says so - it was pretty shocking - "10 minutes to Kool-Aid", then they give the spiked stuff to the kids first - now, that is depressing. Yeah, it was really sickening to watch. When Congressmen Leo Ryan visited on behalf of the US Gov't, Jones' people all seemed too scared to tell the truth, they all lied for him saying they were loving it. Apart from a few, who he then said could leave, before shooting them as they boarded the aeroplane. Absolute coward of a man, and a truly sickening individual who should be held up there with Amin, Pot and Adolf Hitler as one of the most sickening Megalomaniacs the world has ever seen. How he could kill in such mass, only spearing his sons, is truly vile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Rattie, they are also a vindictive, scary bunch - still having a problem trying to understand the mind-set of these types. Heavens Gate is another documentary I saw recently. It does seem that human beings are our own worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toggie88 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Would you say it was a cult? It doesn't appear that Jones mislead any of the members of Jonestown. Imprisoned, yes but I don't know if this would be classed as a cult. I'd describe it more as a group of radical, disilusioned communists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Would you say it was a cult? It doesn't appear that Jones mislead any of the members of Jonestown. Imprisoned, yes but I don't know if this would be classed as a cult. I'd describe it more as a group of radical, disilusioned communists. Do you need to be imprisoned before you can be described as in a cult? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toggie88 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Do you need to be imprisoned before you can be described as in a cult? I think you misunderstood my post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I think you misunderstood my post. Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Although i see what you're saying Toggie, i feel that the fact it's been engineered through the use of religion, or Christianity, makes it a Cult. That's what i understood a cult to be, a group of radical believers. Cheers for the PM, by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toggie88 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Although i see what you're saying Toggie, i feel that the fact it's been engineered through the use of religion, or Christianity, makes it a Cult. That's what i understood a cult to be, a group of radical believers. Cheers for the PM, by the way! Was it through Christianity? I thought it Jones convinced them to become Atheist, Communists? My understanding of a cult, was a group that knowingly misleads followers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.N.T.H. Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Was it through Christianity? I thought it Jones convinced them to become Atheist, Communists? My understanding of a cult, was a group that knowingly misleads followers. Yeah, you're right enough. However, he seemed to target devout Christian communities more than anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Yeah, you're right enough. However, he seemed to target devout Christian communities more than anything FWIW, all cults are wrapped up in some warped quasi-religeous mumbo-jumbo: "I think what God meant to say..." kind of masked thinking to give it that air of respectability. Now, Heavens Gate - they were just complete nutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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