It's the New Duck and Cover!

When I come across a headline such as "The Good News About Nuclear Destruction" I have to take notice. Here is the link: Good News. Our friends at WorldNetDaily.Com published an article with that title. WorldNet are the same folks that brought us a thoughtful piece that decries the uses of soy. According to the author of the article too much soy creates "girly men" and increases the rates of homosexuality in the USA.

Not surprisingly the author of nuclear article, Shane Connor, is CEO of a company that sells products that are to detect radiation levels or protect us from nuclear fallout. His general thesis is that most people will not die immediately if they are not at ground zero. They will die from radiation poisoning in the few days after an attack. If however, we take some his of sound advice and buy an array of his products we can not only survive but prosper after a nuclear attack!

Mr. Connor decries those disarmament folks of the 80s who ridiculed attempts to educate folks about civil defense. Don't you remember those black and white educational films in the 50s that all school-aged kids were required to watch? The announcer declared, "If you see a mushroom cloud and hear an explosion outside your school window, just duck and cover." The film would show children jumping under their little desks in the classroom to protect themselves from the atomic blast. Ah yes, the good old days. Take a look at the original Duck and Cover film.

I think some our folks on the right side of dial believe the emerging threat of nuclear terrorism makes civil defense and many of Mr. Connor's products increasingly more viable in this new era of paranoia.

I guess Mr. Connor has a legitimate point. I only wish he wasn't directly profiting from this potential nightmare. The commie threat may be gone. Don't despair. Islamofacism is the new boogie man and there is money to be made! I just find the "good news" bit a little hard to swallow.