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Long before Jones' [[Rainbow Coalition|Rainbow family]] drank the Kool-Aid, the Democratic party leadership at the national, state, and local level did.<ref>''[https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/18/actually-jim-jones-cult-was-bay-area-democrats/ Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats]'', by John Seiler, 18 Dec, 2013. https://calwatchdog.com/</ref>
Long before Jones' [[Rainbow Coalition|Rainbow family]] drank the Kool-Aid, the Democratic party leadership at the national, state, and local level did.<ref>''[https://calwatchdog.com/2013/12/18/actually-jim-jones-cult-was-bay-area-democrats/ Actually, Jim Jones cult was Bay Area Democrats]'', by John Seiler, 18 Dec, 2013. https://calwatchdog.com/</ref>
The question for 21st century Americans is, "''What is the significance of Jim Jones, and Why should we bother reading about him?'' Like it or not, Jim Jones is now part of American history, as Adolf Hitler is part of German history. ''What can we lear?'' Much, yet there is still is much to learn.
The question for 21st century Americans is, "''What is the significance of Jim Jones, and Why should we bother reading about him?'' Like it or not, Jim Jones is now part of American history, as [[Adolf Hitler]] is part of German history. ''What can we lear?'' Much, yet there is still is much to learn.
Jim Jones was instrumental in the defeat of the [[Progressive movement]] and election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Yet Progressivism was reborn in the first decade of the 21st century with the election of Barack Obama,
Jim Jones was instrumental in the defeat of the [[Progressive movement]] and election of Ronald Reagan in 1980. Yet Progressivism was reborn in the first decade of the 21st century with the election of Barack Obama,