Changes

*An exacting daily regimen requiring absolute obedience and humility extracted by [[deception]], intimidation, threats, and harassment;  

*An exacting daily regimen requiring absolute obedience and humility extracted by [[deception]], intimidation, threats, and harassment;  

*Physical pressure, ranging from deprivation of food and sleep to the possibility and reality of severe beatings. As a complement to the physical pressures, he exerted mental pressures on his followers which he subsequently relieved in an effort to demonstrate and establish his omnipotent "powers." For example, he inculcated fictional fears which he would eventually counterpoint and dispel and thereby establish himself as a "savior." One of his favorite tactics was to generate and then exploit a sense of [[guilt]] for clinging to life's luxuries, for wanting special privileges, and for seeking recognition and reward;  

*Physical pressure, ranging from deprivation of food and sleep to the possibility and reality of severe beatings. As a complement to the physical pressures, he exerted mental pressures on his followers which he subsequently relieved in an effort to demonstrate and establish his omnipotent "powers." For example, he inculcated fictional fears which he would eventually counterpoint and dispel and thereby establish himself as a "savior." One of his favorite tactics was to generate and then exploit a sense of [[guilt]] for clinging to life's luxuries, for wanting special privileges, and for seeking recognition and reward;  

*So-called "[[struggle meetings]]" or [[catharsis]] sessions in which recalcitrant members were interrogated, required to confess their "wrongdoing," and then punished with alternate harshness and leniency. [[Interrogation]] could be gentle and polite, but more often it involved harassment, humiliation, revilement, and degradation. Vital to this strategy were two of Jones' favorite techniques. The first involved an exhaustive and detailed record for each member kept on file cards and generated by his vast intelligence network. A member would suddenly be confronted by Jones with knowledge of some action he was unaware had been observed. Jones would stage his "mystic" awareness of that action and then direct the outcome to his desired end. The second technique was to establish in each of his followers a mistrust of everyone else. Consequently, no one dared voice a negative view-even to the closest family member or friend-for fear of being turned in. Often as not, trusted aides were directed to test individuals by expressing some comment critical of Jones or the lifestyle in [[Jonestown]] to see if the person would report the incident. The end result was that no one person could trust another. As a result everyone feared expressing even the slightest negative comment. The system was so effective that children turned in their own parents, brothers informed on sisters, and husbands and wives reported on spouses.  

*So-called "[[struggle meetings]]" or [[catharsis]] sessions in which recalcitrant members were interrogated, required to confess their "wrongdoing," and then punished with alternate harshness and leniency. [[Interrogation]] could be gentle and polite, but more often it involved harassment, humiliation, revilement, and degradation. Vital to this strategy were two of Jones' favorite techniques. The first involved an exhaustive and detailed record for each member kept on file cards and generated by his vast intelligence network. A member would suddenly be confronted by Jones with knowledge of some action he was unaware had been observed. Jones would stage his "mystic" awareness of that action and then direct the outcome to his desired end. The second technique was to establish in each of his followers a mistrust of everyone else. Consequently, no one dared voice a negative view-even to the closest family member or friend-for fear of being turned in. Often as not, trusted aides were directed to test individuals by expressing some comment critical of Jones or the lifestyle in [[Jonestown]] to see if the person would report the incident. The end result was that no one person could trust another. As a result, everyone feared expressing even the slightest negative comment. The system was so effective that children turned in their own parents, brothers informed on sisters, and husbands and wives reported on spouses.  

*Requiring People's Temple members to contribute as much as 25 percent of their income and sign over to the People's Temple their properties and other assets;  

*Requiring People's Temple members to contribute as much as 25 percent of their income and sign over to the People's Temple their properties and other assets;  

*At times dictating marriage between unwilling partners and at other times not allowing cohabitation between married couples;  

*At times dictating marriage between unwilling partners and at other times not allowing cohabitation between married couples;  

*Thorazine, a sedative

*Thorazine, a sedative

*Demerol, a pain killer

*Demerol, a pain killer

*Phaerengen, an anti-histimine that promotes absorbtion of substances into the blood system

*Phaerengen, an anti-histimine that promotes absorption of substances into the blood system

*Thalium, a tranquilizer

*Thalium, a tranquilizer

*Haliopareol, an antipsychotic sedative used to calm violent people

*Haliopareol, an antipsychotic sedative used to calm violent people