Then,
As a San Franciscan, where Jim Jones and his Peoples Temple contributed to the decline of my home town, I take exception to your kool aid remark. He and his killed my then congressman (Leo Ryan) and wounded my current one (Jackie Speier). Both Dems, so I never voted for either one.
It's not so much denial, as much as conspiracy and doom fatigue.
accept my deepest apologies. It was not that I sat at my laptop and said to myself, "Self, let's bring up a hurtful moment in rkf's life." The truth is brother, if the term koolaid bothers you, this board may not be the one for you, because it is used a lot to describe situations!
Believe me, I wouldn't intentionally offend anyone ... and I am sorry! But, if I see a place where that term will enhance my comment, I will use it, and you need to know it is not being said to offend you!
As for the incident, which was 36 years ago, it was something a lot of us felt badly about, because it was an example of how one man could engage and influence enough people to follow him that made our hearts ache.
Even the murder of Harvey Milk was a sad situation, and something that should never have happened, but we know this world has an evil nature and that evil nature is behind all the hurt and sorrow this world is exposed to daily!
Again, accept my apologies for offending you, but know this, we all move on, and I will not think twice about using that term again, if there is a place for it! If you have something I can substitute it for, my eyes and ears are open! :wavey:
