…as a survivor of Jonestown to hear people talk about Kool-Aid: When I first heard someone speaking about ‘‘drinking the Kool-Aid,’’ I was deeply offended. I thought, ‘‘How can these…
…and drink poison Kool-Aid. This is what happened when Congressman Ryan and his party had left. [Clayton] advised that Jones never said exactly what would happen to the survivors, but…
…equal to his support of Jim Jones. Greenfield then adds that “Jerry has decided to drink Hillary’s Kool-Aid,” suggesting that Brown’s support of Hillary’s policies will be mindless and robotic,…
…is often referred to as “drinking the Kool-Aid.” That phrase is rooted in the tragic mass suicide of cult followers of Jim Jones in Guyana in 1978. In earlier years,…
…we flippantly observe that someone is “drinking the Kool-Aid,” without regard to the origins of the expression in the deaths at Jonestown. But faking the Kool-Aid in re-enactments goes even…
…her rap release “Controversy” – listing the aspects of modern life which have denigrated American society – Natalia Kills repeats the refrain throughout, “Drink the Kool-Aid (Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid).”…
…to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was…
…discovery that grape flavoured Kool-Aid was the flavour within which the cyanide was mixed, lent me the idea to employ the colours of the 6 original flavours of Kool-Aid as…
…massacre 40 years on: Why the phrase ‘drink the Kool-Aid’ hurts this cult survivor by Emma Reynolds, New Zealand Herald, 18 November 2018 40 years ago, this journalist survived the…
…with our votes. Many reporters, bloggers, commentators and spin artists have used the “Drinking the Kool-Aid” metaphor in this election, and while it’s one I detest, I will follow up…