I don't know about a lot of these morons, but I did see a documentary on Jim Jones recently. He started out as one of those pastors that's strongly
into "right and wrong" that appeals to people's sense of justice and they got sucked in cause he was persuasive and charismatic. People that
don't have a strong sense of their own conscience and values often get brainwashed by someone that seems so "sure" about everything. They see
that and want that kind of confidence and power. They think if they follow suit, some of it will rub off on them. The thing with Jim Jones is that once he got
everyone to Guyana, that's when they all figured out what a wackjob he was. It wasn't so happy happy then. He wouldn't let anyone leave and ruled
with a lot of cruelty. Even his own wife tried to help their son escape. She and the son came to realize he was nuts x 10, as well as most, if not all, of the
main people that started out with him. Jones was really hopped up on heavy duty drugs by then.
As far as people that believe someone today is God in the flesh, I dunno, I think it must be people who aren't familiar with any religious writings, cause I think most of them are pretty clear that all the deities that came here have done come and gone, aren't they, except for maybe the people that follow the Dalai Lama? I think a lot of people today have a problem discerning what someone says versus what they do. I don't get how some of these people believe another person is God when they aren't demonstrating squat to back that up. The leaders just specialize in manipulation and intimidation. They must have a warped view of God to think He'd be like that.
But enough of all that, what will the commune look like? This is critical to recruitment.
As far as people that believe someone today is God in the flesh, I dunno, I think it must be people who aren't familiar with any religious writings, cause I think most of them are pretty clear that all the deities that came here have done come and gone, aren't they, except for maybe the people that follow the Dalai Lama? I think a lot of people today have a problem discerning what someone says versus what they do. I don't get how some of these people believe another person is God when they aren't demonstrating squat to back that up. The leaders just specialize in manipulation and intimidation. They must have a warped view of God to think He'd be like that.
But enough of all that, what will the commune look like? This is critical to recruitment.
