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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep Speier Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the KoolAid
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Andrew Feinberg
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Dec 18, 2020
Whoa. Jonestown survivor / California Rep @JackieSpeier is now explicitly comparing @realDonaldTrump's followers to the People's Temple: "Now, four years into this nightmare of melodrama and manipulation, the parallels are pretty clear. via @EleanorClift
This California Representative Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the Kool...
A few years ago, Jackie Speier resisted comparisons between Jim Jones and Donald Trump. But now, she sees them clearly.
thedailybeast.com
Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg
Speier, who was a staffer for the late Rep. Leo Ryan (whose seat she now holds) was shot 5 times & left for dead by People's Temple members. She rarely spoke about the experience until a few years ago.
7:41 PM · Dec 18, 2020
Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg
·
Dec 18, 2020
Whoa. Jonestown survivor / California Rep @JackieSpeier is now explicitly comparing @realDonaldTrump's followers to the People's Temple: "Now, four years into this nightmare of melodrama and manipulation, the parallels are pretty clear. via @EleanorClift
This California Representative Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the Kool...
A few years ago, Jackie Speier resisted comparisons between Jim Jones and Donald Trump. But now, she sees them clearly.
thedailybeast.com
Andrew Feinberg
@AndrewFeinberg
Speier, who was a staffer for the late Rep. Leo Ryan (whose seat she now holds) was shot 5 times & left for dead by People's Temple members. She rarely spoke about the experience until a few years ago.
7:41 PM · Dec 18, 2020
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-california-representative-survived-jonestown-and-says-trumpers-have-definitely-drunk-the-kool-aid
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Rep Speier Survived Jonestown and Says Trumpers Have Definitely Drunk the KoolAid (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Dec 2020
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I'm gonna go ahead and be THAT guy...it was actually Flavor Aid. Otherwise, spot on. nt
bbernardini
Dec 2020
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bbernardini
(9,938 posts)1. I'm gonna go ahead and be THAT guy...it was actually Flavor Aid. Otherwise, spot on. nt
roamer65
(36,747 posts)5. Yup, Flavor Aid mixed with potassium cyanide and phenergan.
Its irritating people still get it wrong.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,494 posts)9. Thanks, I didn't know that.
I remember when the whole thing was news, but never knew what the concoction started out as. It was just mind-boggling at the time.
Irish_Dem
(47,537 posts)2. Mass Hysteria, like Joe McCarthy era, Salem Witch Trials, etc. nt
2naSalit
(86,867 posts)3. zombies.
Upthevibe
(8,083 posts)4. Kick....n/t
Hekate
(90,883 posts)6. Kudos to Jackie Speier. Rick Wilson thinks some are going to end up wearing explosive vests...
Thats from his second book Running Against the Devil: a Plot to Save America from Trump.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,660 posts)7. K&R
ck4829
(35,094 posts)8. K&R
malaise
(269,225 posts)10. She's qualified to speak n/t
Cha
(297,818 posts)11. Rt TY! Oh yeah, trump's extra rancid
orange koolaid he serves up.
Lap some more, maggats.
musette_sf
(10,206 posts)12. I love my rep ❤️❤️❤️
SO proud to call Ms Speier my rep. Especially after having lived in Texas where (ew) Ron Paul and then (quadruple ew) Tom DeLay were my reps.