Jim Jones
Jim Jones, was the head of the Peoples Temple, a progressive Democrat activist group in San Fransisco in the 1970s. After fleeing the United States with about 1,000 members in 1977 due to several investigations, Jones lead the group of socialists 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.
In addition to being a progressive, Jim Jones was an atheist.[1] Jones said about his atheism, "I was an atheist even then, and at that funeral parlor they held me up to look at her, and when I got down, I was bitter."[2] Jones was frustrated with opposition to communism within the United States and which lead him to ask himself, "How can I demonstrate my Marxism? The thought was, infiltrate the church."[3][4] Jones was one of the most admired people in both the California and national Democratic party. [5]
Reeferences
- ↑ An untitled collection of reminiscences by Jim Jones
- ↑ An untitled collection of reminiscences by Jim Jones
- ↑ Wessinger, Catherine (2000), How the Millennium Comes Violently: From Jonestown to Heaven's Gate, Seven Bridges Press, ISBN 978-1-889119-24-3
- ↑ Jones, Jim. "Transcript of Recovered FBI tape Q 134". Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Jonestown Project: San Diego State University
- ↑ Jim Jones, The Most Admired Democrat of The 1970s, Censored Info, youtube
