Yeah ,the contrast between the drink and commercials vs the horrifying events in Jonestown, couldn't be more stark. It's interesting how the phrase has become devoid of horror, and pared down unquestioning obedience.
Thank you for providing the links. As I teach persuasion, it makes my blood boil when people leave out the history of The People's Temple and pretend it was a California and Guyana thing.
This is the best source for all things Jonestown that I have found: jonestown.sdsu.edu
Thank you for sharing. And yes - it was Flavor Aid but Kool Aid definitely took the rap and continues to be associated with this terrible event. In spite of this, those of us who remember still equate "drinking the Kool Aid" to this tragedy.
Yeah ,the contrast between the drink and commercials vs the horrifying events in Jonestown, couldn't be more stark. It's interesting how the phrase has become devoid of horror, and pared down unquestioning obedience.
Partially because many of the people saying the phrase have no idea of the horror behind "drinking the Kool Aid" and what it represented.
Poor Kool Aid took the rap for Flavor Aid.
Thank you for providing the links. As I teach persuasion, it makes my blood boil when people leave out the history of The People's Temple and pretend it was a California and Guyana thing.
This is the best source for all things Jonestown that I have found: jonestown.sdsu.edu
Thank you for sharing. And yes - it was Flavor Aid but Kool Aid definitely took the rap and continues to be associated with this terrible event. In spite of this, those of us who remember still equate "drinking the Kool Aid" to this tragedy.