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Drinking the Kool-Aid
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"Drinking the Kool-Aid" is a neologism for a strong belief in and acceptance of a dogma, a deadly, deranged, or foolish ideology, or concept based only upon the overpowering coaxing of another. The ex
A box of Flavor Aid found amongst other beverages at Jonestown
A box of Flavor Aid found amongst other beverages at Jonestown
A sign during the 2011 Wisconsin protests, reading "we won't drink the kool-aid"
A sign during the 2011 Wisconsin protests, reading "we won't drink the kool-aid"
Flavor Aid
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Flavor Aid is a non-carbonated soft drink beverage made by the Jel Sert Company in West Chicago, Illinois. It is sold as an unsweetened, powdered concentrate drink mix, and is frequently compared to t
Drinking the Kool-Aid
…U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan and others in nearby Port Kaituma. Jones proposed "revolutionary suicide" by way of ingesting a powdered drink mix made from Flavor Aid, later misidentified as Kool-Aid, that was lethally laced with cyanide and other drugs. On November 18, 1978, Jones ordered that the members of…
A Flavor Aid display box from the 1960s
A Flavor Aid display box from the 1960s