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That’s not the point of the phrase — the statement refers to the true believers drinking poison unquestioningly, without entertaining the thought that it will kill them.

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TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Check the story! They knew they were going to die. That was the point. He told them. He told them exactly what was up and they consented. Their minds were so twisted by his lies that they couldn’t imagine any other life. That’s what drinking the koolaid means: you subscribe to a belief wholeheartedly, even a crazy one, to the point where youd rather die than question it.

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- Hawke@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  
  you subscribe to a belief wholeheartedly, even a crazy one, to the point where youd rather die than question it.
  
  That’s what I said too, which is to say that the point is not the killing but the unquestioning nature of it.
  
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