After fleeing the [[United States]] with about 1,000 members in 1977 due to several investigations, Jones led the group of [[socialist]]s in an act of "revolutionary suicide to protest the inhumane conditions of the world." The group feared a [[fascist]] takeover of the United States. Days later, a moderate Democrat murdered two prominent Democrats that Jones was instrumental in getting elected, Mayor [[George Mascone]] and city councilman [[Harvey Milk]], a [[gay rights]] activist. | After fleeing the [[United States]] with about 1,000 members in 1977 due to several investigations, Jones led the group of [[socialist]]s in an act of "revolutionary suicide to protest the inhumane conditions of the world." The group feared a [[fascist]] takeover of the United States. Days later, a moderate Democrat murdered two prominent Democrats that Jones was instrumental in getting elected, Mayor [[George Mascone]] and city councilman [[Harvey Milk]], a [[gay rights]] activist. |