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NYC Emergency Management recently posted a video listing “important steps for New Yorkers to follow if a nuclear attack occurs”. And they truly went out of their way to make this video as creepy and Orwellian as possible. The main message: Go inside and follow media.

Vigilant Citizen – Vigilant Citizen July 19, 2022

Public service announcements instructing people what to do in case of a nuclear attack are nothing new in the United States. The 1951 Civil Defense film Duck and Cover (featuring Bert the Turtle) is an iconic piece of media history that will forever define the Cold War era.

Bert the Turtle is about to “duck and cover” after spotting an immediate threat.

Although the subject matter of Duck and Cover is mind-bogglingly bleak (the total destruction of society following a nuclear blast), the video manages to remain somewhat cheerful, optimistic, and entertaining. Through the use of catchy jingles and cute cartoon characters, Duck and Cover does a good job of informing the young and old without filling them with utter dread.

Fast forward to 2022: UTTER DREAD. Indeed, NYC Emergency Management released a Nuclear Preparedness PSA that’s the exact opposite of Duck and Cover. It is creepy, off-putting, and needlessly Orwellian. Here’s the video.


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Everything about this video disturbs me to my core.

First and foremost: Why now? The last atomic bomb was dropped over 75 years ago. Why are they putting these thoughts in people’s heads during summer 2022? Are they trying to tell us that they’ve received credible nuclear threats targetting NYC specifically? If not, then why would they even spend time and resources creating this?

Duck and Cover was released during the Cold War, a few years after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. In other words, the video’s existence was justified considering the geo-political context of the time.

We’re in 2022 and this video literally popped out of nowhere. Even worse, its message is strangely in-line with the ultimate goal of the global elite:

Comply or Die

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