What was it with Jim Jones having political power?

by turnerpike20

I am talking about him being a part of the human rights commission while at the same time forcing people to sell their homes. What was it that made even government authority so trusting of him when there were already some red flags?

voyeur324

/u/cordis_melum has previously talked about the political efforts of the People's Temple in California for Episode 52 of the AskHistorians Podcast