And Now They're Invoking Jim Jones

[Deep State Witch]

The latest gun nut talking point is that "In 1978 Jim Jones used coolaid (sic) to kill 909 people, which goes to show you that sick and violent people don't need guns to kill people."

I've seen this about 3x in comments in the past few hours. I wonder which NRA shill put that into people's minds?

[wnylib]

1. Easy to put down this asinine talking point.

How many mass suicides in a cult compared to the number of mass shootings?

What a stupid argument.

[Probatim]

32. Plus they used guns to shoot sitting congresspersons...

Stupid argument indeed.

[Midnight Writer]

33. And others. Many tried to run and were shot. Some took the poison at gunpoint.

[TheBlackAdder]

45. Recently, in the USA, some sick fuck cult leader caused hundreds of thousands of follower deaths.

[temporary311]

2. They used Flavor Aid

and many people were forced to drink at gun point.

[Deep State Witch]

8. Thanks!

I've still got COVID brain fog. Plus have my attention on other things.

[MacKasey]

3. Wasn't there people with guns who helped force the people to drink the Kool aid

Remember the people who killed congressman Leo Ryan and shot Jackie Spears and other people who are trying to leave jonestown

Jim Jones had a lot of guns also

[Rhiannon12866]

12. +100!

[musette_sf]

16. +1

and I am quite sad that Rep Speier is retiring.

[Karadeniz]

4. What stupid logic.

[madinmaryland]

5. That's effed up!

[dchill]

6. Vlad Tepesh impaled thousands on stakes!

Donald Trump lied about COVID-19.
18-year-old homegrown terrorists kill with assault rifles.
SCOTUS kills with misinterpreted Constitution.

Little can be done about Vlad. Everything else MUST be dealt with!

[CloudWatcher]

24. TFG's lies about covid

The TFG caused more deaths than most wars. Amazing how we've just moved on.

[dchill]

29. I know, right?

Talk about a mass murderer. And I KNOW he enjoyed it.

[Hugin]

36. +1

The point to end all points.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Jackie Speier (now a Democratic congresswoman from CA) was shot at Jonestown.

She was an aide to Rep. Leo Ryan, who was shot to death.

[Leith]

21. And didn't she lie there on the tarmac until the next day?

Imagine the hell of that experience!

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. Yes.

She's lucky to be alive.

[moondust]

9. Superstupid.

I'm coining a new word for this special occasion.

[KarenS]

11. Good word,,,,, I plan to use it. Thank you! n/t

[moondust]

14. YW

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Well, it worked with cult followers.

So, who do we know that resembles a cult?

[Pobeka]

13. May I have gun nuts for $500 ?

***** DAILY DOUBLE !!! ******

[2naSalit]

15. Sounds like something...

Roger Stone would spew forth.

[NoMoreRepugs]

17. Cannabis must have been a leading cause - just ask

Laura Ingrahamanazi.

[Patterson]

18. I said there was an overlap between Jim Jones and Trump when Trump "came down the escalator."

[relayerbob]

19. Maybe the Q nuts and GQPpers can follow that example

[SergeStorms]

20. What the hell did TFG give his cult?

If you can put rage, lies, petulance, and stupidity in a bottle or envelope, TFG has done it. His cult slurps it up and begs for more.

[Hulk]

22. Even so.....how many THOUSANDS have died in our society by AR-15's and the like RECENTLY.

Sure, stay away from poison laced Kool-Aid, but does that somehow justify these military assault weapons on the streets for angry, confused and fucked up sickos to take out as many innocent lives as they can dream up, so they go out in some sort of "blaze of glory".

BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS.....WEAPONS OF WAR. THEN join in with red flag laws, background checks, raise the age limit, etc, etc. But get those fucking weapons of war OFF THE STREETS of America. Sweet Jesus....what a simple concept.

[kacekwl]

30. Absolutely

Absolutely.

[AZLD4Candidate]

23. my response: What is the primary purpose for kool aid? What is the primary purpose of a gun?

Case closed.

[IronLionZion]

35. kool aid destroys people's lives permanently

while guns are refreshing and enjoyable on a hot summer day. Ban kool aid

[Initech]

26. Oh for fuck's sake!

Damn these people are stupid!

[SpankMe]

27. Response: Jim Jones did NOT use Kool-Aid/Flavor-Aid to kill 909 people

He used cyanide. The fruit punch component didn't do the killing. The poison did. Try to buy cyanide today and see what happens.

If we disguise guns with knitted tea cozies, do we say the tea cozy did the killin'?

I can't say it enough: today's crop of Republicans are so stupid, it's a wonder they even know how to breathe.

[LudwigPastorius]

28. He actually killed them with cyanide.

...which is sales-restricted to those with a permit in the United States.

Also, it was Flavor Aid , not coolaid (sic).

Weakest, and stupidest, argument yet for not regulating guns.

[calimary]

41. And he had to get a permit.

[Ford_Prefect]

31. The purveyor of this most recent myth is probably Lapierre himself. He's had quite a lot to do with

shaping NRA ideology and propaganda.

[IronLionZion]

34. GOP killed a million Americans with COVID

viruses and poison and other methods are more complicated than firing bullets at school children. The Jonestown cult were heavily armed and shot plenty of people too because not everyone consents to be poisoned and some folks tried to escape.

[ThoughtCriminal]

37. Well if Trump TOLD them to drink cyanide Kool-ade

Sure, we could lose 4-5 million of them.

[Shoonra]

38. Good argument

If someone can kill with CoolAid (actually, Jim Jones used an imitation brand, FlavorAid) then removing guns from the marketplace doesn't leave people defenseless, they can always use CoolAid. Or butterknives, or throw pillows, just something other than firearms.

[H2O Man]

39. Recommended.

Jones did use koolaid to kill people. Trump used twitter to accomplish something similar, in stealing his cult members' consciences and souls.

[Cozmo]

40. Can't argue with stupid. We just can't engage with them, it's not worth it.

[DallasNE]

42. But There Isn't Any Correlation There

Yes, Jones warped their minds to where they obediently consumed the kool-aid. One example is self-employed inflected and the other is cold-blooded.

[Blue Owl]

43. HEY KOOL-AID!!!

[IngridsLittleAngel]

44. Why not? If anyone knows anything about cults, it's the modern day QOP

They have their own Jim Jones. I won't name names, but his initials are Jonald T. Drump. If he told them to drink grape Flavor Aid laced with covfefe, they would. If he told them to jump off a cliff, they would. If he tells them to march on the Capitol... Wait. That already happened.

True, sick and violent people (and stupid qult members) don't need guns to kill people.. Guns just make it easier. And that's why gun control is needed. Because these sick and violent Cult Covfefe members want to kill us, and the less AR-15's and the like floating around and getting into the hands, the better.

Meanwhile, may the cult members lay off the orange Kool-Aid.