What a load of shit. Jim Jones followers did not attack a government and attempt to take over, that's another big difference between Jim Jones and Trump that overshadows the facile comparisons made here. There's a big difference between gathering for mass suicide and gather for a planned attack on the government, the comparison is insulting. I see no reason to try and draw similarities except to create a sympathetic scenario for traitors who attacked the capitol and what is the point of that? Another way besides joining a cult to feel needed, wanted and powerful is join a political party or a white racist organization with ties to powerful political figures. You know, like those who this video is trying to describe as victims.

The Republican Party is not a cult and they are just as much responsible for the actions of their party as Trump. The Republican Party is a political faction of the government in the United States of America that fully participated in attempting to overthrow the government by voting to invalidate the ballots. While there are nut cases that share ideologies, what is happening now are not the actions of a cult. They are the actions of people who planned for and attempted to take over the government of the United States of America. They are terrorists and traitors who attempted a coup not poor people who were taken advantage of by some "charismatic leader". Hitler was "charismatic" too, where the Nazis a cult with members who should be sympathized with because they got caught up in he rhetoric?

I'm so sick of the American media attempting to find some reason beside blind greed and power for a racist Republican party to be acting this way. It insulting to the concept of journalism and a disservice to their duties to the country to keep us informed. But apparently it is impolite to call white, powerful, racists and their minions that are acting like racist traitors because, wait let me guess, we don't know what's in their fucking hearts. Such stupidity is going to be the end of this country.