Comments on: 30 Years Later, Jonestown's Horror Endures

CBS News: TV Crewmember Wounded While Covering Cult Recalls The Tragic Massacre

[questionnews]

How is Jones any different then the Catholics slaughtering thousands and thousands of people during their crusades? At least these people willingly drank the juice (as sick as it is, don''''t take that comment the wrong way). All those that lost their lives during the crusades at the hands of the Catholics had no choice.

Posted by mjm117 at 02:13 PM : Nov 18, 2008


And don''t forget the Cro-Magnon rampage to conquer Neanderthal lands, kill it''s people & take their treasures. All those Neanderthals that lost their lives during the rampage at the hands of the Cro-Magnon had no choice either.

[mjm117]

Posted by LiteBrit79 at 02:56 PM : Nov 18, 2008

Shut the hell up...how many times are you going to spam the board?

[mjm117]

And don''''t forget the Cro-Magnon rampage to conquer Neanderthal lands, kill it''''s people & take their treasures. All those Neanderthals that lost their lives during the rampage at the hands of the Cro-Magnon had no choice either.






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Posted by Questionnews at 02:49 PM : Nov 18, 2008


If it was done in the name of Jaysus...you would have a point...but you don''t. Fact is, religions are still the biggest cause of war and death

[pensacola98]

Whether it is Jonestown or David Koresh, history shows us that extremist religion thrives on ignorance and oppression.

There certainly is no shortage of uneducated people ready to find another fanatical cleric to live and die for.

I always wonder how long it takes for people to wise up and realize that they have been misled.

Evangelist are the Pied Piper of ignorance.

[mjm117]

How is Jones any different then the Catholics slaughtering thousands and thousands of people during their crusades? At least these people willingly drank the juice (as sick as it is, don''t take that comment the wrong way). All those that lost their lives during the crusades at the hands of the Catholics had no choice.

[k9sr4me-2009]

i was a young single parent living in greensboro, nc when this happened. i won''t ever forget opening the morning newspaper and seeing those 900 bodies - so many innocent children. i saw the documentary on it last week and it was not just ''drinking kool aid mixture and going to sleep'' - it was a very painful and agonizing death for them all. i hope ole jim is enjoying hell and i pray the others are enjoying Heaven.

[legacyabq]

Hehehehehe

Self-regulating indeed!

What a sad story, but DAM what a bunch of morons, eh?

[credibility2]

This is what comes of people who refuse to take charge and control over their own destiny and find it more expedient to let others dictate to them how to live their lives.

[centerfall94]

Is Jim Jones related to Sarah Palin? Sure seems like he could be.

[mjm117]

People twisting religion for their own agenda''''s in no way reflect upon the teachings of peaceful prophets. Man is flawed, not the writings.


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Posted by Edward1975 at 12:22 PM : Nov 18, 2008


Peaceful prophets? Really? I don''t think so...those "crusades" were anything but peaceful. It''s just another 900 deaths chaulked up to religion...

[rona53]

thank-you Maipu, for directing a comment to the person before you. there are several of his/her comments in this story. All it does is so the ignorance of the writer. It''s despicable to try and make a political statement (no matter how lame it is) about the maniacal personality of Jim Jones? His IGNORANCE shines. His mama should be so proud!!

[edward1975-2009]

Can''t blame religion for the actions of man. Just as not all Muslims are extremist, not all Christians are zealots. People twisting religion for their own agenda''s in no way reflect upon the teachings of peaceful prophets. Man is flawed, not the writings.

[newmark3]

DaVicar1 you are a stupid AZZ fool if you voted for BUSH, speaking of believing anything that is why this country is in the hell shape that it is in now because of a thief and a lyer, DUMMY where have you been for the last 8 years on MARS. Because if you were here on earth , you would not have made that ignorant bigotry comment.

[algwriter]

It is unbelievable that a few ignorant, hatefilled souls would take this tragedy and turn it into a smear on someone''s politics. This wasn''t a political tragedy, it was control, much like Hitler and his final solution, the Inquisition, the ethic cleansing and genocide against American Indians by the US and against the Aleuts by the Russians.

[maipu-2009]

Ignorant comments like this serve no purpose other than make you look like an ignorant bitter fool. The death of 900 people had nothing to do with American politics, liberal or otherwise. Do your research before you make callous inflammatory comments.

[yohnvilson]

I thought it was Flavor-Ade? Seems like a shame for the Kool Aid folks to take the rap all these years if so.

[blublucollar]

These were religious NUTS GOP_WILL_wIN you silly girl, no liberals. This horrible religious event was the source of the unfortunate phrase "drink the Kool-Aid". Another thing Ms. GOP_WILL_wIN: THE GOP DID NOT WIN, largely due to ingorance and stupidity such as yours worn like a badge of honor. Badge of shame is more like it. Crawl in a hole and die, or better yet, go get yourself some Kool Aid and cyanide.

[liselle3]

GOP_WILL_wIN
I agree with blindersoff - what a completely insensitive and callous remark. Politics has nothing to do with this - and you should keep your extreme views to yourself or bring them to a forum that''s more appropriate.

[blindersoff]

Stupid, ignorant comment. Hundreds of the people that died were children. They didn''t "drink it", it was delivered to them by syringe. This has nothing to do with politics. This was a cult.