The whole thing is just creepy, disturbing, and sick. But Seductive Poison does a good job probing the innards of what one might think in those dire circumstances, given that she herself was so beaten down emotionally, physically, as well as sleep-deprived, (yet I still have a hard time understanding her willingness to follow this sicko down to Guyana). And unfortunately, Jonestown is not the only instance where fear, paranoia, and group- think take place. We can see it in the work place, in the media, in cliques, anywhere people do not express what they really think out of fear and what others might say. On a personal note, I worked a terrible job where my bitch boss told my co-workers to spy on me and a co-worker friend of mine. Those who were willing to spy and report were doing so to prove their loyalty to her, and she got them to do it because she knew that’s what they were after. She kept everyone in fear, worried them over losing their jobs, and had her loyal lapdogs willing to do the dirty work for her. One of the reasons I know she hated me was because I did not kiss her ass, and I would always be a “defector” in her eyes. Thankfully, I reside in that jungle no longer.
If there is one thing to learn from this whole thing, it’s to avoid cults of all kinds, and those who follow them. Or better yet, as my grandma would say, “The sweet talking ones are always the biggest bullshitters.”
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