Drink the Kool-Aid

[Paul McFedries]

I have a 1987 cite:

http://www.wordspy.com/words/drinkthekool-aid.asp

Paul

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From: "Dave Wilton" <dave at WILTON.NET>
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Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: Drink the Kool-Aid


> I've traced the phrase "drink the Kool-Aid" back to a Usenet post from
1990.
> For those unfamiliar with it, it means to exhibit unswerving devotion to
and
> belief in one's leaders.
>
> Does anyone know of earlier uses? Clearly it doesn't go back any further
> than 1978, as the inspiration for the phrase is the mass suicide of Jim
> Jones's People's Temple in that year.