Jim Jones (Jonestown Massacre) | Mental Health & Personality

Подписаться 1,5 млн

Просмотров 192 тыс.

50% 1

This video answers the questions: Can I analyze the Jonestown Massacre (Jim Jones)? What are the mental health and personality factors at work in this case? Support Dr. Grande on Patreon: / drgrande
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.
Wilson, L. S., & Kwileck, S. (2003). Are these people crazy or what? A Rational Choice Interpretation of Cults and Charisma. Humanomics, 19(1), 29-44. doi:10.1108/eb018882
search.proquest.com/openview/...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/...
www.britannica.com/biography/...
www.history.com/news/jonestow...
jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=2...
jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=2...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/ar...
www.aetv.com/real-crime/jim-j...
www.sfgate.com/sfhistory/arti...
www.apa.org/monitor/nov03/jon...
scholarcommons.sc.edu/cgi/vie...
Would you like to listen to my content in podcast form? With my partners at Ars Longa Media, we released True Crime Psychology and Personality: Narcissism, Psychopathy and the Minds of Dangerous Criminals. Subscribe to it anywhere you listen to podcasts.
I'm looking forward to putting more of my content into audio and developing new, original podcasts on mental health topics. Visit us online, and feel free to reach out with your questions or ideas by going to arslonga.media.
Dr. Grande’s True Crime Psychology and Personality podcast: www.arslonga.media

Опубликовано:

5 июн 2020

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 1,5 тыс.

@thatpointinlife 4 года назад

"If a deity is an atheist, does that mean that they don't believe that THEY exist?" Dr. Grande, your deadpan humor is on point, sir.

@cheriejohnson7520 2 года назад

💯!! 😄😄😄

@Analyticalinadream 2 года назад

LOL! That is one appointment you don't want to see on your calendar if you're an optometrist.

@kraceynuemann8533 2 года назад

Would you consider doing a show on Madame LaLaurie. It's a crazy story

@draconariusking8328 Год назад

If a deity is atheistic that would mean it believes itself to be the Übermensch of entities. It’s actually the ultimate contradiction because even a creator god can’t prove it’s own omnipotents simply because what you don’t know you can’t know until you’ve learned it.

@JacksTestimony Год назад

Narcissists do not think they exist. They are a ghost.

@HumanimalChannel 4 года назад

"Right out of the deranged cult member handbook" "We'll catch up with you later" All of Dr Grande jokes aside though, the outcome at Jonestown is truly tragic.

@SwimminWitDaFishies 4 года назад

Dr. Grande says all with a completely straight face

@HumanimalChannel 4 года назад

@@SwimminWitDaFishies he does go from dry to wry on occasion... 😶😏

@fmills1583 4 года назад

Yet more evidence that God does not exist. Where was God's protection?

@Ad-Lo 4 года назад

🤣🤣🤣

@bmell1252 4 года назад

F Mills I dunno, if you read the bible, you’ll see that God’s been striking us all down since the beginning, right? The Old Testament is just full of stories about an angry God, who just wants to wipe us all out. I’m not sure, but I think it’s Jesus that’s supposed to be asked for help, right? (Sorry, I’m not very versed in the New Testament).

@tawdryhepburn4686 4 года назад

THANK YOU! No one *ever* explains that it was mass murder *not* suicide. It’s really upsetting to me that Jones’ victims are remembered as lemmings instead of prisoners.

@roadrunner9622 2 года назад

Some were lemmings, some were forced. All were victims.

@PreppyPrincess777 9 месяцев назад

@@roadrunner9622far more accurate.

@rpc717 8 месяцев назад

They were both. Definitely prisoners, but they entered the prison single file without handcuffs.

@carsonlantz6293 6 месяцев назад

If you sell all of your belongings to go to the middle of the jungle in a 3rd world country at the behest of someone who raves about being able to raise people from the dead and God being a communist, you are, in fact, a lemming.

@leehan-yeol7049 4 года назад

"What happened in Jonestown is better described as a homicide on a large scale as opposed to a suicide. Without Jones, none of those people would have died." - I've never thought of this case in those terms. Fascinating.

@monicam.8006 4 года назад

I know I'm quibbling at semantics here, but the truth is, all of them would have died without Jones because everyone dies eventually. They just wouldn't have died by lethal Kool-Ade. Jones would not have murdered them, but they still would have died eventually- old age, disease etc.

@bmell1252 4 года назад

Monica M. Um, yeah, no new news there, my friend, duh.

@stephenpowstinger733 4 года назад

A coerced mass suicide ...and some, who tried, to run were gunned down.

@orelonsidney724 4 года назад

Jones’ son has said the same thing.

@JR-hc6ur 4 года назад

It wasn't mentioned in the video, and I don't know if it is true, but in the TV movie based on this, starring Levar Burton, there were cult members with guns overseeing the proceedings. I saw it as a child and just assumed it was true...

@usmc1992usmc 4 года назад

lmao, dr grande’s humor is kicking up another level

@teambeining 4 года назад

Love the intellectual humor. It’s hard to find.

@RamseyUnit 4 года назад

He was on a roll today.

@ladymopar2024 4 года назад

I really really love his sense of humor

@jalex5808 4 года назад

Adding a little razzle dazzle 😂

@bill5478 4 года назад

i heard he is starting a stand up comedy channel...

@beeimaginative 4 года назад

“Bet his optometrist was afraid of him”. Lot of great humor in this sad video.

@willavison8842 4 года назад

I fear the day when Dr Grande makes a video looking at the mental health and personality factors of people that enjoy watching videos on mental health and personality factors. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but these videos really do help when dealing with difficult people in real life, even though I am not a mental health professional.

@jemgem9593 4 года назад

We're all very normal ha ha x 🐈

@willavison8842 4 года назад

@@jemgem9593 I really hope so! I watch so many videos like this!

@sherunswithscissors 4 года назад

Yikes - that’s a sobering thought.

@wildmeadows8495 4 года назад

@Will Averson Explain yourself. According to you, either these are helpful or Dr. Grande’s followers are voyeuristic.

@willavison8842 4 года назад

Wild Meadows either? They’re not opposing views, and I didn’t say voyeuristic. You’ve made something up in your head and then questioned me on it.

@amanibey1391 3 года назад

This event hits home for me Doctor. My auntie and her children were members of Jones’s cult and they went to the jungle with him. Unfortunately, they all died on that tragic day in 1978.

@amanibey1391 3 года назад

I’ll share this information with you Doctor. My auntie who got caught up in the Jim Jones tragedy was Barbara Ann Grissette. She had four children who also went to Guyana with her. After they were murdered their bodies were shipped back to Los Angeles and I went to the funeral. Unfortunately, the news media have spun a different story to the public. My auntie and all of my cousins were shot in the head, which is based off of the autopsy report. I was 12 years old when my auntie and cousins were murdered. I haven’t expressed this to anyone. I apologize for pouring this on you.

@renee1961 2 года назад

I'm sorry terribly Sorry for your Loss!💔💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏🙏

@amanibey1391 2 года назад

@@renee1961 Thanks for your message Renee. I really appreciate it.

@sunrae7680 2 года назад

@@amanibey1391 The tv movie showed that most were murdered. I'm so sorry for your family.

@amanibey1391 2 года назад

@@sunrae7680 Thanks @SunRae. The scars will be with me forever. I miss my auntie Barbara and my cousins.

@venderstrat 4 года назад

Classic humour, and he doesn't even crack a smile.

@sachimu 3 года назад

And this makes it even more EPIC❣️

@jetboy_ 3 года назад

if Dr. Grande cracked a smile we'd all burst into flames, classy 3-Tone Burst Strat btw Mr. Philpott.

@bluedregs2745 3 года назад

deadpan

@eeenukt 4 года назад

I thoroughly enjoy your deadpan humor

@HerraHazar 4 года назад

Interesting , especially these days , dealing with the biggest cult ever.

@kristinahilton6423 4 года назад

I love it as well!! 😍

@darrellcovello7917 4 года назад

He has a real gift

@t5396 4 года назад

@@HerraHazar which cult?

@PreciousRegalos 4 года назад

Me too. "The handbook" comment... It"s fascinating - the similarities that some of these cases have.

@isopropylene 4 года назад

Off brand Kool-Aid the sign of a true psychopath.

@morriganwitch 4 года назад

I have to agree no class xxx

@tuffymartinez 4 года назад

Perhaps only just a sign of a thrifty psychopath ???

@jaredticer6255 4 года назад

😂😂

@mcclendon5434 3 года назад

Flavor Aid.🥴

@erniebuchinski3614 3 года назад

If you're not even going to serve real Kool-Aid for such a festive occasion, that's the sign of a really bad host right there. 😂

@lisacook8235 4 года назад

Thank you Doc. While we're on the theme of cult leaders, how about L. Ron Hubbard? How does he compare to the likes of Jones and Koresh? From what I can see there's a cold deliberate Machiavellian quality - I don't for a second believe that he believed a single word of what he propounded. (I even heard a story that he made a wager with friends that he could invent a religion and have people believe it...In order, one supposes, to secretly laugh at human stupidity and gullibility: and the power trip of course). Is there grounds for suspecting a diagnosable disorder in Hubbard, or was he just a subclinical case of narcissism/anti-social qualities?

@bmell1252 4 года назад

Lisa Cook L. Ron would be a great person for Dr. Grande to “examine”.

@cindyarnold8165 4 года назад

@@bmell1252 yes! I would love that!

@lanierambo3680 4 года назад

The people in Scientology attack anyone who criticizes L.R. H, we want Dr. Grande safe and sound. Don't do it Dr. G!

@tommyodonovan3883 4 года назад

LRH admitted that Scientology was registered as a religion for tax purposes.

@lilyw.719 3 года назад

Do iiiiittt, Dr. Grande! Don't worry, the internet will protect you from the angry Scientologists. We've beat them plenty of times already. They're a joke at this point.

@newjack2166 4 года назад

"the lower-cost flavor-aid" LOL!

@michealhenry3132 3 года назад

Even 20 years ago kool aid cost 25 cents a pack. Cheap bastard!

@utopua4all 3 года назад

@@michealhenry3132 I know! I mean if you're going to kill a bunch of people, you can at least buy them the good stuff to go out on.

@TheJayrockerr 3 года назад

Definitely sad. Especially considering the People’s Temple. Had approximately twenty six million in off shore accounts.

@susansparanormalpennsylvan81 3 года назад

dont drink the KOOL - AID____OH WAIT__DONT DRINK THE LOWER COST FLAVOR AID

@DonPeyote420 3 года назад

@@michealhenry3132 Flavor Aid costs now only 8 cents a packet, so it had to be dirt cheap back then, like half a cent per pack or something

@jenniferwilson9579 3 года назад

I remember this event vividly, I was 13 when it happened. I lost my childhood innocence seeing all the photos of the dead laying face down, the children were the worst. My social studies teacher talked about it in class for days. Everyone was horrified at the atrocity. I had nightmares for a long time, thinking about the crying people being forced to drink poison, most did not want to die. I probably could have used some therapy after that. Jones was a sick, evil bastard.

@DevonExplorer Год назад

Yes, I remember those photos too, and it was the children with the little upturned soles of their feet that tore me apart. Such a dreadful, dreadful event. :(

@whitedragoness23 Год назад

@@DevonExplorer the photos were released to kids to watch??

@DevonExplorer Год назад

@@whitedragoness23 Yes, they were in the newspapers and on the tv news.

@bleedingberryjuice 4 года назад

"What could go wrong with that strategy?" Oh Dr.Grande I'm loving your sass lately!

@tsukimom5098 3 года назад

“maybe they were in a support group together” made me burst into laughter so unexpectedly, thank Dr. Grande for the great content!!!

@JohnPaul-le4pf 4 года назад

I was in my twenties then, so I remember this sad story pretty well. The only detail I think you may have missed is that 33 people, maybe more, survived, most by escaping through the jungle. They refused to drink the grape Flavor Aid. Two people who were in the camp during the slaughter survived; one woman hid under her bed and an elderly man slept through the carnage.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

I was 10. I remember thinking at the time that surviving that madness would only be a little better than dying in it. Didn't one of his kids survive, gone playing basketball in town, or something? 😬

@JohnPaul-le4pf 4 года назад

TUCK: I don't know. I remembered that some people escaped through the jungle, but I was vague on the details, so I Googled it and there's plenty of info available, including several free docs on RU-vid. The woman who survived by hiding under her bed lived into her nineties, I think, and she was frequently interviewed about Jonestown throughout her life. I think the survivors carry and are, themselves, important parts of the story.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

@@JohnPaul-le4pf Absolutely. I was glad to read here that they continued meeting. I hope that helped them reintegrate their bizarre experiences with the reality they returned to, and build a more authentic version of the community Jones had faked/twisted.... 🙏🕯

@JohnPaul-le4pf 4 года назад

@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 Yes, indeed. Thanks.

@kathynicholson103 3 года назад

@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 Yes, I believe his daughter and son were sent to Georgetown because JJ knew what he was going to do. I saw a documentary that said JJ was declining rapidly from a brain tumor, Parkinson's or some neurological disorder. He put the "final solution" in motion because he couldn't stand anyone else being the leader

@ronaldschild157 4 года назад

"His mother claimed that she had visions when she was pregnant that indicated Jones would be a great religious leader. She would remind Jones of this remarkable destiny quite regularly. So, what could go wrong with that strategy?" What indeed. As an aside, one person surviving the ambush at the Jonestown airstrip is Jackie Speier, U.S. House Representative for California's 14th District. She went to Jonestown as part of Rep. Leo Ryan's entourage to Guyana, as she was his congressional aide at the time. The U.S. House seat for CA-14 is the seat formerly held by Leo Ryan. To state Rep. Speier 'survived' the Jonestown massacre is an understatement; she had to endure five gunshot wounds for nearly a full day before receiving treatment.

@ameygarcia-aviles5332 4 года назад

I have anxiety and panic disorder and ptsd, it manifests into ocd over my health (heart). I mostly panic at night and I have recently found that your voice is very soothing. Thank you

@silveradotow957 4 года назад

Sow u liten two diss suff

@Seabacon346 4 года назад

Same here. I don't know why this helps my anxiety, but it does. Mine also tends to strike at night when I'm going to bed.

@ameygarcia-aviles5332 4 года назад

@@Seabacon346 I'm sorry your suffering from this also xo. Its not a nice thing at ALL!

@emanuel7666 3 года назад

May the holy spirit be with you, Amen

@user-wt3wl3pm6q 3 года назад

In your vulnerable mental state I’m glad you found Dr. Grande and not Jim Jones.

@cindyrhodes 4 года назад

Religious characters are always interesting to me. Of all mental disorders, this particular strain is alive and well in my family. I feel sorry for children born to people devoted to horrible people like this and especially sorry for the ones who couldn't escape his mania and their own. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for bringing logic and science-based analyses, summaries, and comments to this crazy world!

@privatehobbydetective4561 4 года назад

Agreed partly. However, classifying religiosity as a mental disorder seems wrong, since you do not know if they are delusional or not. I found genuine faith only when far into adulthood. Forcing one's faith onto others is the pathology here - not the faith per se, IMHO.

@janewright315 4 года назад

@@privatehobbydetective4561 A delusion is an idiosyncratic belief or impression that is firmly maintained despite being contradicted by reality or rational argument. Religiosity may be a socially accepted delusion, but it is still a delusion. People being offended by this- though, imo they really should not be, especially if they are making the choice to "believe"- does not negate this.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

I once had a trainer whose bizarre behavior was a conundrum to me, until a fellow trainee disclosed to me that she had been involved in 3 different cults.... 😬🙏🕯

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

@@janewright315 To people with powerful spiritual experiences, the insistence upon denying them in favor of strict rationalism is delusion.

@janewright315 4 года назад

@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 so to clarify, is your standard the same for someone with mentally illness whose hallucinations and delusions are just as real to them?

@darksoul479 4 года назад

I can remember when the Guyana tragedy was all over the news. Even after all these years I'm still shocked when I hear about it again.

@agendacide75 4 года назад

"He then came up with this conspiracy theory that the government was trying to destroy Indianapolis with a nuclear weapon." Judging by the size of the potholes on the interstate around Indianapolis, he might have been right about that one

@RB01.10 3 года назад

Why are they so bad? I thought interstates would get the most attention.

@susansparanormalpennsylvan81 3 года назад

they are bad here in pennsylvania, geez i am suprised i havent bent a rim

@OGitGirlJess 2 года назад

It took us getting a whole new mayor for the decades old potholes to be fixed. You guys need to get it in the media & keep it in the media! Put pressure on your politicians. That’s the only way it will get fixed. Back in 2006-2007 I didn’t know one person who didn’t have to get their car fixed at least twice a year from “damage by pothole”. They also caused some really serious accidents!

@jamallabarge2665 Год назад

There was a magazine in the 1960s, I think it was "argosy". They claimed that a few places would be "safe" from Nuclear War. One of those places was in Ukiah, CA.

@jamallabarge2665 Год назад

@@susansparanormalpennsylvan81 I have bent several rims. The roads have springs that squirt water into the foundation of the roads. Winter comes along, freezes the water. Busts up the road.

@OlaDeen2018 4 года назад

"That's one appt you don't want to see on your calendar if you're an optometrist" Lmao!

@jv-ep2tc 4 года назад

A great companion piece I would like to see: insight into the people who followed him. what makes a person blindly believe when they most likely have moments of doubt? who is vulnerable to a monster like Jones? will we ever see something like this again?

@thenarrator4786 4 года назад

those desperate for recognition, affection and/or a sense of purpose. think of love (familial, platonic, romantic, whichever) as a fundamental human need similar to how we need oxygen. when a person is deprived of oxygen, they'll look for anything that will fill their lungs, even if it's toxic. likewise, if a person is starved of love, they'll turn to anyone who recognizes them and makes them feel worthy, even if it's only a hollow gesture, because they don't have anything else

@t5396 4 года назад

@@thenarrator4786 great answer.

@t5396 4 года назад

J v I think most of us are susceptible to brainwashing, gaslighting, and manipulation to a great degree.

@t5396 4 года назад

Not to mention, Dr. Grande said many of the members were people who had problems with crime and drugs.

@megalopolis2015 4 года назад

I think that there are some worldwide belief systems with cultish elements that many people are falling for. Through them we are seeing much destruction. The most dangerous ones have long histories, with portions of truth interwoven and twisted in those systems.

@jjarichardson 4 года назад

I would like to hear Dr Grande's analysis of Yukio Mishima, the Nobel Prize-nominated author who committed suicide by seppuku after a failed military coup he envisioned himself leading. Mishima had a cult-like band of followers and showed signs of delusions and narcissism.

@musicobsessive123 4 года назад

that would be amazing... he remains an extremely bizarre figure even now

@ThaTruFily 4 года назад

Good one! Hope he does dig on that case. Sounds interesting!

@exeuroweenie 4 года назад

I've been intrigued by that guy for years.Seems like he had a Saint Sebastian complex among other things.Didn't he commit suicide via seppuku on film?

@milascave2 4 года назад

Jacob: Not exactly, it was not a failed coup, and he was planning to commit suicide all along. He did have a little private army, and a general was letting him use military grounds to train on. His plan was to have his followers hold the general hostage just long enough to give the real army troops a lecture about how Japan's army was losing its spiritual values. Then he would commit seppuku in traditional, but by then archaic, methods. After he would slit open his belly, one of his followers would cut his head off. Things mostly went as planned, but the Army members heckled him during his whole speech. And the guy cut his head off was not good at it and slashed his shoulder first. After that, the others in the group let the general go and surrendered to the police in order to go on trial and explain the motives for the crime, all of which had been planned. It is a sad story, Mishima was a genius as a writer and talented in many other areas as well, But he had the ideology of a Fascist, and was also gay. He had a horror of getting old and did not want to live past 40, and that was the age he was when he did his final act.

@DarkRainbow70 3 года назад

Very interesting 🧐

@Capiiable 4 года назад

You and your videos are the embodiment of the 'faith in humanity restored' meme. I'm glad that you exist and decided to make videos. I'm sure a lot of people couldn't live without your humor in their life anymore. Excellent work. You treat us so well.

@CC42_ 4 года назад

yeah he's a regular George Carlin lady

@stacierocke6830 2 года назад

well said

@rullmourn1142 4 года назад

Thank you for taking my request Dr, Grande. Whenever i see anything about Jim Jones it reminds me of a quote by Frank Herbert: [ All charismatic leaders ought to come with the warning label 'May Be Dangerous To Your Health'" ] - Frank Hebert, author of DUNE

@gramsci1094 4 года назад

I listened to the recordings from the tapes that were recovered from Jonestown (they are on RU-vid) and they are pretty darn disturbing.

@violetlove1893 3 года назад

I did research on this a few years ago and it made me cry to see and hear the footage. The poor babies!! I had a major emotional attack of some sort because i wanted to physically stop the madmen but couldn't.. This guy and his entourage were murderers of the worse kind.

@jilelena1347 4 года назад

Oh my God...your deadpan humor is killing me, I think your subs are encouraging it more and more, not complaining at all... Also, I found you as a true crime channel, but I have a Neurological disorder called anti-nmda receptor autoimmune encephalitis. I had been in the hospital from dec. 10th until feb. 18th, I'm doing better than most people who have it,it cause seizure, memories lost, hallucinations, and other symptoms, but it's been suggested that I see a psychologist or counselor, so your channel has also encouraged me to make an apt see someone for that as well. So watching your channel actually helped me I think.

@blueeyes6852 4 года назад

Wishing you good luck and peace from Seattle....💕

@sherunswithscissors 4 года назад

Jilelena13 - go for it - I think most people would benefit from counselling.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

Neurological weirdness from TBI here -- many aspects of recovery/functioning to balance, ¿no? Blessings to you, and strength and peace for the journey.... 😌🙏🕯☦

@jilelena1347 4 года назад

@@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 Thanks...I did make an appt with a Psychologist recommended to me by my Neurologist, but due to catching up they have to do, I won't be able to see her until August, but it's better than nothing 🙂...plus she is familiar with the neuro disorder I have, which th he type I have, I guess , is relatively rare, more common in women, they said. But I have alot of trauma from my past, which some of which I can remember, and some is coming back slowly, I'm on alot of anti-seizure meds, so that makes me very, I'm not sure if the right word would be depressed, but the whole experience was bizarre

@jilelena1347 4 года назад

@@sherunswithscissors Definitely will do

@aleksandarpavljasevic2398 4 года назад

Great video! Jones was always a interesting person when it comes to cults. I remember watching some stuff on the tv about him. I love when you do a mental health analysis about historical figures. Could you do a analysis on Hitler and Stalin?

@Crazyjn 4 года назад

I just hope whomever is watching this does not try to connect this cult behavior to religion. As they typically say, the proof is in the action. This man obviously had mental health issues, as well as a swollen ego, added to drug and alcohol abuse. Now, no real church will ever have sinless/perfect people in it, but the leadership won’t ever push beliefs that contradict what God has shown us in the Bible. Great analysis as usual! Love this channel! You’ve definitely earned another subscriber!! ☝️

@billhildebrand5053 4 года назад

Joseph N Agree..

@Ad-Lo 4 года назад

They already have... 🙄

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

Oh, they will and they do. You drew the distinction well, though -- thanks for that! And welcome -- you will love Dr. G! 🙏🕯☦

@anjachan 4 года назад

church is a cult too ... xD

@ladennayoung2939 4 года назад

Exactly. You have to know the difference. People like Jim Jones was sent by satan. As an attempt to turn people away from God. To destroy the kingdom of God.

@willfonseca6478 3 года назад

Dr. Grande’s humor is just the best. The delivery is perfect and gets me every time😂😂😂

@Positivevibes-tq5mg 4 года назад

'Deranged cult leader hand book' Thanks for the great video

@DarkRainbow70 3 года назад

I know it’s great to listen to Dr. Grande sense of humor. 😂😂 sassy and dry. 💁🏻‍♀️ love it!! 😁

@monietz 4 года назад

One person has taken the Kool-Aid!!! I would love to see a vid where you analyze The Church of Scientology.

@themadmattster9647 4 года назад

I don't think Grande wants to be stalked, harassed, or doxxed, though it'd be great. I've studied Hubbard at length and I believe he was a narcissist at least. Very messed up dude, part of his founding scientology was to find a cure with his own struggles.

@helpyourcattodrive 4 года назад

I would love to see a Grande Gold video on Scientology. I checked it out myself recently, and didn’t like it after a while. Being in and around Hollywood for so long I wanted to see what it was about. I guess I’m just not a joiner. They didn’t do anything bad to me, but they really wanted me to stay involved which turned me off.

@robertgiles9124 3 года назад

He already did n excellent Video on Hubbard.

@jamesw17 4 года назад

"...I'm not sure how that works" 🤣 Dr Deadpan

@rainydayjane8257 4 года назад

You're adorable Dr. Grande ❤️ Would you consider doing an analysis of L. Ron Hubbard?

@alisade127 3 года назад

Excellent idea.

@blackfyre365 2 года назад

That would be awesome

@blowitoutyourcunt7675 4 года назад

As a kid I wondered why my mom was so fussy about getting us Kool-Aid, never Flavor-Aid. It wasn't until I read about the Jonestown Massacre as a teenager, that a light bulb popped on over my head. Thanks for taking your time to do an in depth, Mental Health view of this cult. Cheers Doc!

@jacqwilson118 4 года назад

I'm only halfway through the video, but I want to say, I love these jokes! Great comic relief.

@WooChild4044 4 года назад

l remember this. l was 12 years old and it stayed on TV for months. Thank you once again for trying to help humanity! You are epic in your endeavors.. Truly special human beings only want what’s best for mankind! ❤️🙏👍👁✝️

@jensivers2079 4 года назад

I really enjoy your analysis and mental health education. It not only teaches people about mental health issues but teaches them to understand others better.

@QuittingYoutube24 Год назад

I remember reading something about this in my Guinness World Records book back in the late 90s and my gosh that image and description in it was so awful that it stayed in my mind for 24 years.

@ericdestler7723 Год назад

August 78 Jones had a fungal lung infection and a constant fever of 103-104 degrees. He was literally cooking his brain at that point. They kept urging Jim to go to Georgetown and get medical help but he refused knowing if he left Jonestown he'd be arrested on the spot.

@sheilalarson8964 4 года назад

I love the exceedingly DRY sense of humor & deadpan delivery.

@alicealvarez8168 4 года назад

Would you be able to do a video on the disappearance of Shelly Miscavige, the wife of the main leader of Scientology church. Although I’m pretty sure it’s just a cult. Thanks for the daily uploads Dr. Grande!!

@mcd5478 4 года назад

Alice Alvarez Yes! This would be interesting.

@DarkRainbow70 3 года назад

Good 👍🏼 one!!

@fidatoresource5868 4 года назад

You tastefully brought levity to this tragedy that many people in San Francisco were once or twice removed from. I knew someone who worked with a lady who was a part of this cult. The lady had 2 dresses and ate rice for lunch; everything else went to Jones. Another person I knew answered an ad for a car. The seller was going to Jonestown. This creeped out the person I knew and he passed on the car. Jones had the politicians in SF in the palm of his hand. One word from Jones, the entire congregation voted for the politician. The tape of Jones urging parents to poison their children is terrifying and heartbreaking. Your gallows humor and scientific perspective is on point but still sensitive towards the victims of Jonestown, especially in naming this tragedy as a mass homicide.

@sherunswithscissors 4 года назад

Oh great - now everyone is staring at me because I was laughing so hard.

@HumanimalChannel 4 года назад

My dog (who is wearing pyjamas) shuffled out of the bedroom and stared at me then turned and walked back.

@kaym.2854 4 года назад

lolllllll

@Catherinzsl 4 года назад

Startled person: "What are you watching?" Skippy W: "A video about Jim Jones and his manipulation and abuse of people culminating in the mass suicide at Jonestown. It's HILARIOUS!"

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

@@HumanimalChannel That's almost as funny as Dr. G! 🐕🐶

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

@@Catherinzsl Speaking of psychopaths 😏🤣...

@soulvigilante 4 года назад

Thank you for clarifying the distinction between Kool Aid, as referenced colloquially, and Flavor Aid, the actual cohort in the massacre. Heinz Kraft Foods continues to receive unfair negative publicity for their brand because some TV anchors in 1978 were too lazy to vet their copy.

@TheMouseAvenger Год назад

Well, if you look at early footage of Jonestown, there are shots of actual Kool-Aid, so it appears that they DID have BOTH Kool- & Flavor-Aid. At the end of the day, Flavor-Aid is just a knock-off of Kool-Aid, so what difference does it really make?

@jamesgornall5731 8 месяцев назад

I'm surprised they carried on making the stuff I would have renamed it

@Firebrand1967 4 года назад

Dr. Grande, I'm anticipating your analysis about Marshall Applewhite of the Heaven's Gate cult very soon, but may I also recommend your take on Soviet serial killer: Andrei Chikatilo ?

@samphazm 4 года назад

A descent into exploitative chaos and murder, what a hideous mess this man caused. Thank you Dr Grande!

@patricknegro5071 4 месяца назад

He went from good and not perfect, to bad and renowned, then finally the worst drug addict psychopath, leading people to a death trap! Very enlightening and scientific approach to Jim Jones. Good video👍

@HumanimalChannel 4 года назад

If anyone is interested in a deep dive in to jim jones and his cult members Stephanie Harlow has a series on her Channel

@eeenukt 4 года назад

I second this, her series is great!

@Algo1 4 года назад

@@eeenukt I third this, she is amazing and her Jonestown series is one of her best.

@JustAnotherSusieQ 4 года назад

I love her. The Jonestown series is great and the Manson series is her at her very best

@Kat-tr2ig 4 года назад

Georgia Marie just did a video on him too, in her history series

@deborahgee799 4 года назад

Yes hers is great! Very thorough!

@katemaloney4296 4 года назад

Thank you for choosing this topic. I was 9 when this happened. When I saw that full-spread center section of the Sunday paper showing the carnage, I swore right then and there that I would never allow myself to get manipulated, nor would I ever put my life decisions into someone else's hands. I don't get involved in large group think, or follow one pied piper. I guess you can say Jim Jones taught me how to march to my own drummer.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

I was 10 -- will never forget the cover of Newsweek. Huge reinforcement for my personal middle finger to tyrants, as well -- all kinds.... ☻

@shirleytwsw 5 месяцев назад

Hello no disrespect to your comment but most peoples would not join a cult willingly it’s something that happens slowly over time he was a good man at first but as he changed the church changed he did not even believe in god later it was said he was an atheist but he used religion to bring people together and control them it was way to late once they found out

@constancesmith667 4 года назад

Optometrist's fear of Jones' "holy eyes" the same as the dentist's fear of the fire-breathing dragon? ROFL!

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 года назад

It's called being high as a friggin kite...

@alicea153 4 года назад

Gosh, I still remember watching that nightmare on TV at that time...also around the same time Dan White killed Harvey Milk in San Francisco...another incident that might be interesting to review...

@klarawinterain6101 4 года назад

I think at this point I'll finally order the "Deranged Cultleader Handbook". Too many problems piling up due to being a gentle, caring human being.

@poelomokgotho8127 4 года назад

Dr Grande Please do a video about what time of people get involved in cults and also video on Jimmy Saville. Enjoying your videos from South Africa ❤️

@duewhit310 4 года назад

Time=kind?

@karina-oh7826 4 года назад

@@duewhit310 of course.

@susancollison8524 4 года назад

My Ex husband was a narcissist, he was always standing in the middle of living room preaching and ranting and raving about astrology and conspiracy theory things. What a nightmare. So happy I am away from all that. He demanded admiration at all times.

@jamallabarge2665 Год назад

He demanded his "narcissistic fuel".

@xminusone1 Год назад

@@jamallabarge2665 I came here to say this exatly. They can't live without it.

@lonemaus562 Год назад

You left him because of that ? I’m sure he’s better off to

@Rahab111222 9 месяцев назад

Unsolicited opinions from dumbass women. 😆

@jamesw17 4 года назад

YES! Have been waiting patiently for this one 😁 thank you Dr Grande

@leejay2418 4 года назад

It put shivers down my spine to think of the last moments of those poor people's lives.

@Laudanum-gq3bl 4 года назад

I’m so happy that you’re letting more humor shine through in these analyses. Thanks for making my chore day much better!

@Jessicaunarex 4 года назад

Excellent summary of this case. I have read much on Jim Jones, including Tim Reiterman's book Raven, as well as Deborah Layton's book (Larry's sister). The case with the missing boy is odd--Grace Stoen, his mother, was labeled a 'defector'. I think it shows such an example of gaslighting and narcissistic abuse on a grander scale. Not to mention I was 2 when this happened, so I vaguely remember adults speaking about it for a few yrs afterwards. Funny, dry humor as well!

@briesthoughts2261 4 года назад

Thank you for a great video. You shared information I hadn’t heard before, despite seeing many documentaries about Jonestown. Also, your deadpan humor is hilarious!! I love the way you sound so serious when telling a joke.

@ayior 4 года назад

You're really upping your humor and I love it. Quips integrated into regular speech are the best.

@ElGibby 4 года назад

Dr Grande, I love your sense of humour! I’m a trainee counsellor and have just recently found your channel - complete fluke, sometimes the RU-vid algorithm gets it right! Loving these videos, keep doing what you do. I’m learning a TON from you. Thank you for all you do, both on RU-vid and in the offline world.

@ilikeyoutube836 4 года назад

Thank you for balancing this tragic subject matter with your brilliant deadpan humor. I think what allows you to reach a larger and larger audience is this well rounded approach, as well as the quality of your analysis

@billyjean2960 4 года назад

Jimmy Jones!!!! I truly believe one of the most genuinely wicked evil humans to have ever existed. Perfect tactful iniquity & evil.

@nadiazahroon6573 4 года назад

Billy Jean How about Hitler?

@billyjean2960 4 года назад

@@nadiazahroon6573 I mean Hiltler & Stalin' ....Of Course: But Jones more because of his direct involvement and participation in the lives of those he guided and directed. Hitler had hords of henchmen he very well may have never met do soo much of his dirty work over the years. Essentially, by contrast, the most deviant portions and intentions of Jones mission were very covert until it was too late. Essentially I see the crime of Jones Town as in the top three of the largest mass killing planed by one man and put into effect in minutes. Leaving nearly 1000 bodies in about an hour or so. Then there is the tapes of him talking to everyone while they are killing themselves. He sounds like Jabba the hut or frog man the devil. Man that guys is burning in the hottest hell.

@nadiazahroon6573 4 года назад

Billy Jean the stats on WWII casualties surpass 90 million. Crazy.

@micahbinns2740 2 года назад

@@nadiazahroon6573 Jones was about as bad, some ppl don't have the ability to become a leader of a political socialist party where they have all power in control. Jones was close in terms of pound for pound.....Leopold II was responsible for 10 million deaths. Cutting arms off of children in the Congo

@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 года назад

Did you know he was probably the first known person to push for a suicide net on the Golden Gate? Also, Ted Bundy worked a suicide hotline with author Ann Rule...and one famous author had a lesbian love affair and the two of them killed her mother with rocks when they were teens.

@carmelhughesparolya899 4 года назад

Dr. Grande your unique sense of humor is very entertaining, you definitely tick all the correct boxes, thank you once again for your analysis, your videos always are incredibly informative and extremely interesting 🤔

@lizwinkelaar3613 4 года назад

You just keep coming up with better and better offerings. The people want to know the psychological analysis and we really appreciate your expertise

@erindipity 4 года назад

I’ve been waiting for this thank you Dr. Grande!

@patmanchester8045 4 года назад

I knew a young man who had been a member of his cult and did not follow them to JonesTown. He was a terrible emotional mess over it. Even before the KoolAid he was guilt ridden because he had 'failed' Jim Jones. he would cry all the time and we ( the others who lived in the building) finally got him to see a therapist and go back to his own real family, He was still a mess. He came back to see us about a year later,. the word,"fragile" is the best I can describe him on a good day. That was many years ago and I have often wondered if he managed to hang on long enough to fully recover.

@h.borter5367 4 года назад

"Deranged Cult Leader Handbook." 😂

@peterbartos6665 4 года назад

I have a question: Why is mothers killing their children object of joking, while 13, 14 y.o. teens in puberty full sexually aware having sex with powerful people are described as "heinous crimes", by this person? I am kinda starting to lose trust into this youtuber.

@chcknpie04 4 года назад

Omg, I requested this the other day and here it is! Thank you Dr Grande!

@TheTam0613 4 года назад

Than you for another very interesting video, Dr. Grande! I very much appreciate all you do. You've helped me be far more open to understanding of mental illness.

@ldy2hzlft1111 4 года назад

I was 14 when this happened. I remember reading Time magazine about the deaths. I was horrified. I had to talk to my Pastor about it. This led to my weird interest in cults. This and,the Manson Murders. Why ppl blindly follow...fascinating and,disturbing stuff.

@tuck-brainwks-eutent-hidva1098 4 года назад

I was 10. I now work in trauma recovery, attachment impacts, and violence outcomes, and entertain myself w/ Dr. G's videos on serial killers. Coincidence? 🤔... 😉

@XposinDundee 4 года назад

You should really look into Andrew Cunanan. Fascinating character. Would love to hear your thoughts on him.

@AnnoyingAsianWitch 4 года назад

Oh definitely!

@skiprockjr.6881 4 года назад

They just reopened Olga's Diner after being closed for quite some time. Cunanan was spotted there while there was a manhunt out for him.

@kmjr2400 4 года назад

I'm binge watching, it's great. I've seen movies and documentaries about Jim Jones, but getting into the mind of this guy is incredible!! Go Dr.Grande! Your humor mixed in with your thoughts are so funny.

@t5396 4 года назад

Thank you. This is a long time coming.

@gj4257 4 года назад

Totally binge watching Dr. G’s channel. This is awesome. Would love to hear your thoughts on Adnan Syed and the Hae Min Lee murder sometime if you ever get the chance!

@davidstair9657 2 года назад

My wife’s mom visited Jim in the 70’s… he was considered normal during the early 70’s… as was large amounts of LSD usage encouraged as was large amounts of LSD usage encouraged as was LSD. Encouraged.

@Coachgerri 4 года назад

I've watched a few of your videos and was caught off guard by the humor. Great touch!

@cyndileary5285 3 года назад

There are still people like this out there. I raised my children in a small group with a leader i would describe being a mix of Jones and Koresh. Too many similarities. We escaped 18 years ago, and have been trying to heal every since. After they kidnapped my boys, we were able to get them back and never returned. Thank you for your video. These people still exist out there. More information needs to be out there to help others. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to get the help and education to open eyes, understand what has happened, and how to heal. It has been 18 years and just now, this year, understanding and healing. Thank you.

@justinhulet2848 4 года назад

If at all possible, I think an analysis of Andrea Yates would be quite interesting. She was the woman convicted of drowning her 5 children in a bathtub back in 2001, who was later found not guilty by reason of insanity.

@RB01.10 Год назад

He did

@conniethingstad1070 4 года назад

I was so excited to see this topic! I grew up in Indiana and this happened while i was in college so I was well aware of the mass suicide. Great video!

@toolboxevolution7456 4 года назад

Lately, I'm really appreciating the subject matter. He's actually getting on out there and discussing things that we cogitate over and wonder what they're really about. I love this channel

@IAmJaguarPaw.ThisIsMyForest. 3 года назад

Dr. Grande, your dry, quiet humor keeps these videos about truly ghastly acts - and, sometimes, hideous people - in a tolerable perspective, and dilutes their toxic intensity to a palpable dose. Your videos and your style are refreshing, illuminating, and riveting. Thank you for all your good work.

@susanhayward2063 4 года назад

I remember the gist of this series of events so your assessment interested me. It clarified a number of questions such as why anyone would be daft enough to join a cult and why remain. Brainwashing exists everywhere but fortunately not like this. Phew! Thanks for this video Dr Grande.

@gramsci1094 4 года назад

Another great video thank you Doc!

@Dulcimertunes Год назад

I found it amazing that all the building materials, food etc could be moved to such a remote, inaccessible location.

@SHABBYG 3 года назад

Your dry humour gets me every time ! Keep up the great work Dr Grande

@mardiheffernan329 4 года назад

Love these videos! Can I suggest John Wayne Gacy?

@DarkRainbow70 3 года назад

Yes Dr. Grande I believe did a psych analysis on John Wayne Gacy i’m not sure how to spell his last name John Wayne Casey but he did a video on him nonetheless and it was spectacular!!

@mardiheffernan329 3 года назад

@@DarkRainbow70 yeah, he did I watched it. When I posted this comment he hadn't done it yet.. but not too soon afterwards he did!!

@kayeb7809 4 года назад

Friend of mine was a survivor along with his little sister.

@h.borter5367 4 года назад

Oh wow. How are they doing after all these years?

@kayeb7809 4 года назад

They are doing great!

@shannonesparza4119 4 года назад

Thank you for bringing awareness to signs of cults and indicators to watch out for! Sadly it's much needed.

@mbrights3158 4 года назад

Perfect timing...this is one of the most disturbing and interesting stories of all time. Eekkk! I'll make some popcorn for this one! Thank you Dr. Grande for your very valuable and interesting videos!!

@nessiequin 4 года назад

My favorite parts of Dr. Grandes talks are his snarky burns -- "tiger proof variety of mercenaries" 🤣🤣

@rejaneoliveira5019 4 года назад

Vanessa - I know right? 😂😂 He has the talent of shredding nonsense with such witty remarks.😄

@XposinDundee 4 года назад

Have you done Jack the Ripper? If not, you should cover that over a series of videos. 👍🏼

@kathrinjohnson2582 4 года назад

Oh yes!!! Please do that!!! 😃

@krisluvsutube2684 4 года назад

@@kathrinjohnson2582 Fantastic suggestion

@SuperNuclearUnicorn 4 года назад

I guess it'd be hard to do videos on cases from so long ago, especially ones where there was nobody caught. Very little evidence to work from

@klaushermann6760 Год назад

I could listen to Dr. Grande all day long, his videos are like asmr with great subjects for me.

@jurnalicious1 4 года назад

Wow!! I remember I requested this! Thanks so much for doing it!

@loiskondo8349 Год назад

I remember when all this came out, each day more people were added to the toll. I also heard how he still had followers in California, it was very scary. I was about 17 when it happened and it was the worst thing I had heard of in my lifetime at that point.

@robertgrantham9103 4 года назад

Doc, I don't know if you've received the suggestion yet or not, but I would recommend a MS&P review of Michael Rafferty who murdered Tori Stafford in 2009. I watched his interrogation vid & found it amazing that no matter how much pressure he was subjected to, he WOULD NOT break or confess. Who knows what was going on in that man's head. Needless to say, I'm sure he's having hell in jail but he certainly earned it well.