Who’s the best real-life example of “you either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain,” and what happened?

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[u/hotpocketsinitiative]

It also is likely that most who drank willingly didn’t think it was real. Jim Jones was known for faking suicide attempts as a loyalty test. They didn’t have to start forcing people until they started seeing people actually die from drinking the flavoraid

[u/FappatoriUniti → u/hotpocketsinitiative]

Lots of people believed it was real, just as lots of people didn’t. You make a good point but the event isn’t as simple as one man hoodwinking a thousand.

[u/Practical-Big7550 → u/hotpocketsinitiative]

Don't forget that a number of people visiting the site were shot as they left which triggered the whole event.