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This second part completes the story of the tragedy of the murders at Jonestown. In addition, we expand on this conversation by unpacking the mentality of the participants, and dig a little bit into how charismatic leaders can develop a following that seems baffling from the outside. It is an analysis on where we were as a country, and as a species, as well as where we are now and where we are going. 

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Holidays (7/23/2025):Links and References: 
  1. https://adst.org/2012/11/the-jonestown-massacre/
  2. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-18/mass-suicide-at-jonestown
  3. https://www.annemergmed.com/article/S0196-0644(11)01340-0/fulltext
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/an-apocalyptic-cult-900-dead-remembering-the-jonestown-massacre-40-years-on
  5. https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestown
  6. https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/yorklr2&div=6&id=&page=
  7. https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjso.12772
  8. https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-events/jonestown.htm?s1sid=a48k3z9p1i7wvnlvcw1lrfbq&srch_tag=ben5nf7at4ksnp6j5hq3de3buxzfctat 


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