Revolution

Hey kids, when and where are we meeting on Thursday?

Just a few thoughts on things - the more I look at stuff the more confused I get. Jonestown is such a big multi-faceted thing. Is 10 - 15 minutes enough to do it justice?

I'm currently looking at stuff by a survivor called Vern Gosney who is a fascinating character. He got into the Peoples Temple more for social/political reasons than religious ones. (See Notes from a Dead Socialist at http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/.)Jim Jones was a committed socialist. Was Jonestown as much a political movement as a religion? And socialism/communism ain't all that popular with the establishment in the good ol' USA. Perhaps some of Jimmy's paranoia was justified. Maybe the government and the FBI and the CIA were out to get him.

I think Jimmy looks sort of 'cool but quite friendly' in the photo. Explains some of his attraction.

Keep the faith. We'll meet again in paradise.

Dave. XXX