Sunday March 25th (aka Palm Sundae 🍆💦✋👅)

[Greenguy]

Finished Wild Wild Country & yes, she did break the law by doing some fucked up shit, but I gotta say, they did everything 100% legal by the books until their hotel was bombed. Once that happened, it was kinda like the gloves were off & that's when they armed themselves. I also don't think he had a fucking clue what was going on since he stopped speaking publicly for 4 years & the only one he spoke to in private was her. The word "cult" kinda has a negative connotation - personally, I see all religions as a cult. But this one feels different. I honestly think they started out with great intentions of creating a utopian society, but when you say it's a cult & throw in the open sexual freedom stuff, outsiders are gonna look & say especially when it's a city with a total population of 40 mostly old set-in-their-ways Christians. Even the head DA said they did nothing wrong until after the bombing of their hotel. But, as a society, different = bad

Really good docuseries & I do recommend it

[Toby]

Originally Posted by Greenguy

Finished Wild Wild Country ... they did everything 100% legal by the books until their hotel was bombed.

Well... the hotel in Portland was bombed by a member of a Pakistani anti-Hindu group, not at all related to the people in Wasco County, which was half way across the state from the hotel. The bomber himself was one of only two people injured in the blast.

[Greenguy]

Originally Posted by Toby

Well... the hotel in Portland was bombed by a member of a Pakistani anti-Hindu group, not at all related to the people in Wasco County, which was half way across the state from the hotel. The bomber himself was one of only two people injured in the blast.

They didn't mention that - it sounded like it was still unsolved when all this ended in the mid 80's.

I'll admit the doc was probably slanted towards a favorable overall look at the cult.