Drinking the Kool-Aid - Wikipedia
While use of the phrase dates back to 1968 with the nonfiction book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, [citation needed] it is strongly associated with the events in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978, in which over 900 members of the Peoples Temple movement died.
Why Did Hundreds of Americans 'Drink the Kool-Aid' at Jonestown?
Decades later, what has become known as the Jonestown Massacre remains the subject of both horror and lurid fascination. Who was Jones, and why did so many leave home and follow him to a faraway place — and even, ultimately, comply with his order to kill themselves?
Jonestown - Wikipedia
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.
The cult that inspired “drink the Kool-Aid” didn’t actually ... - Vox
2015年5月23日 · The phrase “drinking the Kool-Aid” refers to the 1978 Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 people committed mass suicide by drinking a flavored drink mixed with Valium, chloral...
The Jonestown massacre and how 918 people followed a cult …
When they finally counted the bodies after what would become known as the Jonestown massacre of 18 November 1978, the total came to 918, of whom 304 were children. They had been persuaded to...
Drinking the Kool-Aid: Reasons Behind the Jonestown Massacre ...
2018年9月29日 · People were drawn to Jonestown because it offered a place of acceptance and equality when American culture failed to do so. Tim Carter, a Jonestown survivor states, “We were a reflection of the economic and political and cultural realities and dynamics of the Civil Rights and Vietnam War generation.
Inside The Jonestown Massacre, The Largest Mass Suicide In History
2024年8月1日 · Known as the Jonestown Massacre, over 900 members of Jim Jones's Peoples Temple died after consuming cyanide on November 18, 1978. Were the hundreds who literally drank the "Kool-Aid" deranged cultists or desperate victims?
40 years after Jonestown massacre, ex-members describe Jim ... - ABC News
2018年9月26日 · Of the 918 Americans who lost their lives in the Jonestown massacre on Nov. 18, 1978, investigators determined 907 died from ingesting poison, including nearly 300 children. They used cyanide, and either injected it into people with syringes or mixed it with a powdered soft drink called Flavor Aid. Others were shot or stabbed that day.
Was It Kool-Aid? – Alternative Considerations of ... - Jonestown
2018年11月9日 · Was It Kool-Aid? The brand-name product “Kool Aid” was not used on November 18, 1978. Nevertheless, it will be forever connected with the Jonestown tragedy and is the source of the now-commonly used expression, “Drink the Kool-Aid.”
Drinking the Kool-Aid at Jonestown - JSTOR Daily
2016年11月11日 · Frequent news reports said those who killed themselves upon Jones’ orders drank cyanide-laced Kool-Aid as authorities began to close in on the group. In fact, the group didn’t drink Kool-Aid; instead, they drank a British version of the popular sugary American drink.
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