This article by Miles Mathis critiques the 1983 TV film “The Day After,” arguing it was government propaganda rather than a genuine public service announcement. Mathis claims the film, which depicted the aftermath of a nuclear attack, was designed to create fear and justify increased defense spending, particularly the Star Wars program, benefiting weapons manufacturers. He points to the film’s timing, coinciding with Reagan’s “evil empire” rhetoric, and ABC executive Brandon Stoddard’s previous propaganda efforts as evidence. Mathis dismisses Reagan’s alleged diary entry about the film’s effectiveness as shallow concern over ad sales. He highlights the involvement of Nicholas Meyer as director, Edward Hume as scriptwriter, and the staging in Lawrence, Kansas, suggesting the large number of extras doesn’t preclude a fake event. The author also criticizes the post-film roundtable discussion featuring Carl Sagan, Bill Buckley, and George Schultz, deeming it a unified propaganda effort. Mathis concludes by asserting that the Jewish identity of key figures involved, including Brandon Stoddard, Nicholas Meyer, Carl Sagan, Bill Buckley, and actors like Jason Robards, Steve Gutenberg, John Lithgow, and Bibi Besch, is significant, suggesting a Jewish agenda to rule Gentiles through manufactured fear and deception.
Here is a list of the identified subjects, names, references, locations, companies, etc.:
- The Day After
- Miles Mathis
- July 11, 2020
- Get Pocket
- Mental Floss
- Jake Rossen
- 2018
- Nicholas Meyer
- 1983
- US
- Reagan
- Soviet Union
- Star Wars
- ABC
- Brandon Stoddard
- Roots
- China Syndrome
- Jane Fonda
- Edward Hume
- Barnaby Jones
- Jed Clampett
- Star Trek
- Lawrence, Kansas
- Carl Sagan
- Bill Buckley
- George Schultz
- Jason Robards
- Steve Gutenberg
- John Lithgow
- Bibi Besch
- Nurse Bauer
- Dahlberg family
- Steven Klein
- Joe Huxley
- Nurse Cohen
- Oppenheimer family
- Joe Komnene
- Beelzebub