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roamer65

(36,747 posts) Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:25 PM Jun 2017

There is another current representative in Congress that has experienced gun violence first hand.

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Representative Speier's story of Jonestown, Guyana in 1978.

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There is another current representative in Congress that has experienced gun violence first hand. (Original Post) roamer65 Jun 2017 OP

Jackie Spiers and Diane Feinstein, both of California, have been up close and personal. nt Hekate Jun 2017 #1

I did not know that about her... GReedDiamond Jun 2017 #2

That's right marylandblue Jun 2017 #3

I coincidentally was watching something about Jonestown last night. Music Man Jun 2017 #4

Hekate

(90,773 posts)

1. Jackie Spiers and Diane Feinstein, both of California, have been up close and personal. nt

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Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:27 PM

Jun 2017

GReedDiamond

(5,316 posts)

2. I did not know that about her...

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Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:31 PM

Jun 2017

...incredible woman!

KnR.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. That's right

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Wed Jun 14, 2017, 11:32 PM

Jun 2017

Feinstein was a San Francisco Councilwoman when fellow Councilmember and gay rights activist Harvey Milk and Mayor Willie Moscone were shot dead in City Hall.

Music Man

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4. I coincidentally was watching something about Jonestown last night.

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Thu Jun 15, 2017, 12:00 AM

Jun 2017

I'd forgotten Jackie Speier is in Congress, and in no less than Leo Ryan's former seat.

The human brain is one of the most complex things in the universe. Scary to think that Jonestown was, ultimately, the product of people. It's easy to say, "I would never be fooled by such a monster," but it happens time and time again throughout history to everyday people. Someone with a Messiah complex preys on people's fears, gets them to commit great evil, and ultimately destroy themselves.

So glad Rep. Speier is still with us. Let's hope Rep. Scalise makes a full recovery.

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