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1 day ago · Although Jones used poisoned Flavor Aid, the drink mix was also commonly (mistakenly) referred to as Kool-Aid. This has led to the phrase " drinking the Kool-Aid ", referring to a person or group holding an unquestioned belief, argument, or philosophy without critical examination.
1 day ago · A drink mixture of Flavor Aid and cyanide was handed out to the members of the community to drink. Those who refused to drink were injected with cyanide via syringe. The crowd was also surrounded by armed guards, offering members the basic dilemma of death by poison or death by a guard's hand.
May 9, 2024 · Jim Jones, American cult leader who proclaimed himself messiah of an evangelist group named the Peoples Temple. He led his followers to the South American country of Guyana and eventually ordered them to drink a cyanide-laced beverage as part of a mass murder-suicide, later known as the Jonestown Massacre.
May 27, 2024 · “Drinking the Kool-Aid” is a figure of speech commonly used in North America that refers to a person or group holding an unquestioned belief, argument, or philosophy without critical...
May 18, 2024 · If Trump’s Jonestown-Like Followers Drink The Kool-Aid, Who Gets Hurt? January 28, 2021 by John McCarthy Leave a Comment. Fittingly, it was the CBS comedian Stephen Colbert who first suggested...
1 day ago · It is likely that Kool-Aid drinking Biden supporters will continue to prioritize progressive policies over the economic issues vexing the majority of voters. That is why Biden is going to lose.
May 17, 2024 · I brought with me, the racist preconceptions and biases, especially those implicit biases, which often trigger and unconsciously recalibrate our actions as we interact with folks out there. I consider myself very lucky. After completing graduate studies, I had shared an apartment with two ex-Black Panthers, Ray “Masai” Hewitt, and Bobby Bowen.
