They were, and its a completely buried detail about them.

Jones, however, actually walked the walk instead of just screaming about it constantly. He built communities that self functioned, heck he built his own town to prove his point. He wasn't paying lip service to the idea to seem hip or anti-American (like most celebrities and leaders did at the time), he went out and did it.

He also proved why it always fails while doing it, but its tied deeply to his story and actions and it needs to be mentioned constantly to tell it truthfully.