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==Repercussions==
 
==Repercussions==
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The liberal media likened the Jim Jones cult to very different [[new religious movements]] (NRM), and distracted public attention from the un-Christian Communism at the core of Jim Jones' belief system.  In fact, the term "to drink the Kool-Aid", which refers to a person or group of people agreeing with a person, idea or set of ideas blindly on faith alone, without exercising their own critical thinking, was derived from the method of suicide/murder utilized in the Jonestown massacre (though in actuality, it was Flavor-Aid -- a competing brand of unsweetened, powered juice concentrate mix -- that was used in the massacre).
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The liberal media likened the Jim Jones cult to very different [[new religious movements]] (NRM), and distracted public attention from the un-Christian Communism at the core of Jim Jones' belief system.  In fact, the term "to drink the Kool-Aid", which refers to a person or group of people agreeing with a person, idea or set of ideas blindly on faith alone, without exercising their own critical thinking, was derived from the method of suicide/murder utilized in the Jonestown massacre (though in actuality, both Kool-Aid -- which has become a generic trademark for unsweetened, powered juice concentrate mix -- and Flavor-Aid, a competing brand, were both used in the massacre).
    
==References==
 
==References==
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