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  1. Could you please provide a link to that cartoon video. That was shocking and I want to share.

  2. I so look forward to Thursdays with CAF and John Titus!

    I first saw the “Early Warning” cartoon on G. Edward Griffin’s email posting on July 4th (his caption indicated he thought it might be from 1919). I saw the cartoon again on July 5th on Meryl Nass’s blog, she gave CAF credit for forwarding it.

    I did some research on this last week. What I’ve come up with so far is this:

    A clue as to the date is the animated radio used. The cartoon can’t be older than 1934. I found the model that the cartoonist used, the only difference is the number of knobs on the bottom of the radio (four on the original, three on the animation). It’s an Atwater Kent Model 206, made in 1934. You can see a picture of the radio here: http://atwaterkentradio.com/ak206.htm

    Another clue is the song, the instrumental track is by Cab Calloway, “St. James Infirmary Blues” There is a voiceover the original lyrics that makes me think it might be a spoof. The lyrics go like this (I think):

    Remember to put your mask on whenever you leave the house
    Remember to put your mask on it’s what the law allows
    Remember to put your mask on whenever you go outside
    Remember to put your mask on, lord knows we tried

    There are some very similar cartoons set to Cab Calloway’s St. James Infirmary Blues that you can find on youtube, but I haven’t had time to review them all looking for this precise one.

    I replied to Griffin’s email on July 4 with this information, and I’ve also posted this on Meryl Nass’s blog. Maybe this will help to track down the source and establish whether someone recently created it, or if it really is from around the mid-1930s.

  3. I doubt that cartoon is an authentic product of 1930. It appears some skeptics online are claiming anachronistic components of the production.

    Somewhat (un)related, Here’s a movie recommendation: Die Hamburger Krankheit (The Hamburg Syndrome) 1979

    lbry://Hamburg-Syndrome-aka-Die-Hamburger-Krankheit-with-English-Subtitles#ce4eabf0eda627331e5bbeb521b3c60f7b8fe787

    2. If it’s fake, it must have been expensive to produce.
      https://hoaxeye.com/2021/06/30/an-early-warning-cartoon-1930/

      What could be the motivation? Let’s say that “pandemic laws” have been used for centuries for various purposes, as noted by CAF, i.e. a historical fact which can be verified by multiple historical records.

      If you can’t change history, what’s a censor to do? If there was a fake video about true history, one could truthfully attack the video and thereby falsely discredit history. Another technique to monitor.

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  7. READING “IF YOU CAN KEEP IT” BY ERIC METAXAS. HE SAYS THAT IN 1787 ,WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS DRAFTED,A WOMAN ASKED BEN FRANKLIN WHAT THE FOUNDERS HAD GIVEN THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. “A REPUBLIC”,HE SHOT BACK.”IF YOU CAN KEEP IT!”

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