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Recently, we stumbled across some old commercials for Smokey the Bear – the iconic Forest Fire Council ads produced by our own government via the National Ad Council.

On top of warning that “Only You! Can Prevent Forest Fires,” (complete with a giant, shovel-wielding bear) many of these PSAs carried a dark and ominous tone – even scathing of humanity and their footprint on the earth.

And all that before Al Gore and the climate crusaders started blaming us all for AGW…

But why did Smokey take this tone with his young viewers, otherwise tuned into Saturday morning cartoons and mindless TV shows?

Could it be that the real agenda behind preventing forest fires is conditioning future generations to accept blame for damaging the earth and allowing trustees to takeover land – starting with the national parks and, of course, U.N. World Heritage Sites?

After all, the Ad Council was created by powerful businessmen in a public–private partnership with the government during World War II.

As others have argued, the United Nations and international involvement in preserving important sites – arranged via the 1972 World Heritage Treaty – amounts to a loss of sovereignty, and the ownership of America’s most treasured landmarks and parks rest, ultimately, not with The People. Meanwhile, the 1972 United Nations Earth Summit set the tone for what has now been two generations of global environmental control rationales. Continue reading →