Beliefs/Conformity
Once the cult moved to Jonestown the members of the peoples temple believed that Jim was their god or an human representation of god. This made it easier for Jones to manipulate the members of the temple, he would abduct people who were struggling and give them “a better life”
“Jones: I've tried my best to give you a good life. In spite of allI've tried, a handful of people, with their lies, have made our life impossible. If we cant live in peace then lets die in peace.(Applause). We have been so terribly betrayed What's going to happen here in the matter of a few minutes is that one of the people on that plane is going to shoot the pilot - I know that. I didn't plan it , but I know its going to happen.So my opinion is that you used to in ancient Greece , and step over quietly, because we are not committing suicide-its a revolutionary act. We can’t go back .” - (Jim Jones.1976) …show more content…
This mass suicide can be viewed as a product of obedience as Jim convinced the members of the cult to drink a poisonous Kool-Aid flavoured drink that would kill anyone within 5 minutes. The innocent citizens were complying with the orders of Jones (leader) as well as being persuaded that there was a potential threat of force from the CIA. From this it proves that the followers would follow anything that jim commanded e.g abusing women,men and children or drinking the cyanid Kool-Aid. On the night of the suicide the members who did not drink the mixture were injected/forced by armed guards as they were disobeying jim
Once the cult moved to Jonestown the members of the peoples temple believed that Jim was their god or an human representation of god. This made it easier for Jones to manipulate the members of the temple, he would abduct people who were struggling and give them “a better life”
“Jones: I've tried my best to give you a good life. In spite of allI've tried, a handful of people, with their lies, have made our life impossible. If we cant live in peace then lets die in peace.(Applause). We have been so terribly betrayed What's going to happen here in the matter of a few minutes is that one of the people on that plane is going to shoot the pilot - I know that. I didn't plan it , but I know its going to happen.So my opinion is that you used to in ancient Greece , and step over quietly, because we are not committing suicide-its a revolutionary act. We can’t go back .” - (Jim Jones.1976) …show more content…
This mass suicide can be viewed as a product of obedience as Jim convinced the members of the cult to drink a poisonous Kool-Aid flavoured drink that would kill anyone within 5 minutes. The innocent citizens were complying with the orders of Jones (leader) as well as being persuaded that there was a potential threat of force from the CIA. From this it proves that the followers would follow anything that jim commanded e.g abusing women,men and children or drinking the cyanid Kool-Aid. On the night of the suicide the members who did not drink the mixture were injected/forced by armed guards as they were disobeying jim