"Pete C." > wrote in
ster.com:

>> That much I am aware of, and it's a expression commonly used by
>> so-called conservatives when referring to the freedom of thought
>> expressed by non- (so-called)-conservatives. However, if it is
>> intended as a derogatory statement, it seems to be a case of "takes
>> one to know one" as few people are less able to act freely (that is
>> away from the playbook) than conservatives, at least in Canada. And
>> our consies took their cue heavily from the Bush Whitehouse.
>
> I guess you use the term a bit differently in Canada. In the US at
> least, the "drank the kool-aid" is typically used as a derogatory term
> against those with religious superstitions, though it is sometimes
> applied equally to socialist true believers as well.

Well, you might ask George what he had in mind when he used it to describe
(as he put it) a comment by Blake. I don;t think he meant it as religious
superstition or "socialist true believer".

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