Before the 9/11 Islamic extremist terrorist attacks, one of the biggest losses of American civilian life was the Jonestown Massacre in 1978. At its heart was Jim Jones, whose San Francisco- based cult became largely untouchable because of his political influence. As rumors spread about abuses within his church, Jones left the country with hundreds of followers to start a socialist Utopia in South America. A young Congressional aide named Jackie Speier was part of a group investigating Jonestown 41 years ago and survived the massacre. Today she’s a Congresswoman herself and tells her story in the new book Undaunted.
By the mid-70’s, Jim Jones had attracted 20,000 followers to his San Francisco church preaching against capitalism and what he called a racist America.
Jim Jones: But anything I hate is a funky middle-of-the-road liberal that won’t stand up for anything and falls for everything. Peace. But I believe that the only honorable thing is to be a socialist, an international socialist...http://fullmeasure.news/news/cover-story/surviving-jonestown
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