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#14 - God's Socialist, pt. 4: Sex, Drugs & Revolution

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Jim Jones - The Only Material Privileges He Ever Taken

The only material privileges he ever took were, ah, you know, later on in jonestown, he would have a cok when everyone else was drinking water. Everything the church made went into church projects or to help people in the church. His family, for their personal needs, lived on what marceline made and her job as a nurse. I'm not saying he didn't get anything out of this. Obviously, no power, adulation, sex, obviously those are important motivators and benefits. But it wasn't about money. It wasn't about anything material. And was pretty clear that jim actually enjoyed living as cheaply and simply as possible,. Whether we like it

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