Jim Jones
Jonestown
Peoples Temple
Luisa Ortiz
I heard about this story before and still gives me the chills. I do not want to defend Jones whatsoever his actions were ruthless, egocentric and evil, with this been said I think he was sick, mental ill, loco. Because who in his right mind would do something like that? could he be schizophrenic? paranoiac? bipolar? My heart aches for the innocents. I feel his followers were seeking for love, for understanding and to find a community it is sad that what they found was brutal death and mind games.
18/08/2018
7:33 am
Maxx Arizmendi
I never knew what Jonestown was until I read this article, and now I’m shook over it. Reading about the mass suicide made me feel very uneasy. Just thinking about the innocent lives that were lost is a very heavy thought because the people in Guyana didn’t know what they were following at all. If Jones stayed in the US, it would have never happened and he would have been arrested for fraud and child abuse. This was a very interesting article to read.
19/08/2018
7:33 am
Crystal Baeza
I never heard of Jonestown or anything about this horrific massacre so I find this article informative and interesting to read. I can’t even begin to process how Jones could manipulate people into thinking he can actually help them but instead lead them to their death. It makes you wonder how things could have ended differently if he was caught sooner with his sick ideas. I feel awful for those lives taken away because they thought they were following a person trustworthy, loyal, and actually willing to help them out. It’s quick to show you have to be careful with your surrounding and always trust your gut instincts. I wish Jones could have been caught earlier to prevent this from happening, truly heartbreaking.
19/08/2018
7:33 am
Madeline Torres
I never knew the actual truth behind the mass suicide of Jonestown and this article gave it to me. It’s very sad how these poor innocent children died in this type of way and how they had no choice other than to drink the kool-aid. It’s quite insane the amount of people who followed Jones and his cult and how loyal they were to this man. It makes one wonder if there are still cults like this today.
19/08/2018
7:33 am
Luis Magana
I wasn’t very informed about Jonestown until I read this article and it frightened me. For someone to act in that matter is horrifying and having a mental illness, which I believe he did, does not justify his actions. Jones manipulated people into believing he was a good person and was there to help but to their surprise he killed them. It is a tragedy and I feel bad for the people who lost their lives. If people had just known about his sick ideas the outcome could of been different. Thats the reason why you always have to be careful with your surrounding and who you associate with.
20/08/2018
7:33 am
John Smith
I’ve always heard of the Jonestown Massacre, but to actually read about Jim Jones and his cult had me appalled. I guess that’s the power of persuasion and manipulation, but to actually kill 900 people in such a righteous manner, that takes a certain kind of person. I’d like to believe that everybody deserves a chance for forgiveness, but I’m not sure anyone on this Earth could forgive a man like Jim Jones.
21/08/2018
7:33 am
Marina Castro
A lot of people might find absurd the fact that one man was able to brainwash an entire community. However, so many people joined the People’s Temple because they obtained what they needed. For some it was inclusiveness, understanding, and even forgiveness. It is very tragic to read about how the victims were so involved to the point they committed mass suicide. There should definitely be awareness of how dangerous these cults can get.
22/08/2018
7:33 am
Martina Rodriguez
It is hard to believe that such a cult existed on American soil in the first place. I’ve never been able to wrap my head around cult mentalities, for example, how so many people could be convinced to commit a mass suicide in the first place. I wish the events of Jonestown could have been reported soon, so maybe some lives could have been saved. Very interesting though that it is up for debate if Jones himself actually committed suicide like he had convinced nine hundred of his followers to do hours before.
24/08/2018
7:33 am
Nathan Alba
This article is crazy, I mean, I’ve heard of the massacre, but I didn’t know it killed over 900 people. It’s tragic really, to take religion (something sacred) and twist it into something so horrific. It is also sad that so many bodies were unclaimed. Jones killed all those people because he knew they were loyal and would do what he said, just awful.
25/08/2018
7:33 am
Steven Hale
I previously had no idea that Jonestown took place in Guyana. I wonder if Jones and his followers stayed in San Francisco, would American law enforcement have arrested Jones for child abuse or fraud before he could direct a mass suicide? It is easy to think of Jim Jones as a totally evil person – and certainly he must have been – but he also must have been charismatic and intelligent to motivate so many people to both move across the world and commit suicide.
18/08/2018
7:33 am