[Ads-l] antedating "drinking the Kool-aid" (figurative)

[Bill Mullins]

1980 Ann Arbor News 21 Feb 12/4

They couldn't get away with these threats and actions if we didn't keep on drinking
the Kool-Aid that spending billions of dollars in far away places is making us
more safe and secure.

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179525786/?match=1&terms=%22drinking%20the%20kool%20aid%22

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