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applegrove

(132,311 posts)
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 06:54 PM Sunday

Ad from 1971:

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WHEN YOU’RE A ZERO-STAR GENERAL, THEY LET YOU DO IT

#TrumpNOWars #DemVoice1 #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited 🥧🕊️📺 @richardriggsart, Ira Nerken’s “Unsell the War” PSA campaign of 33 TV & 31 radio spots by 300+ advertising, art & production professionals in 1971

Divider Decider 👩🏻‍⚖️🌊⚖️(Renee GOOD, ICE BAD) (@dividerdecider.bsky.social) 2026-04-05T16:11:59.591Z
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Ad from 1971: (Original Post) applegrove Sunday OP
The more things change, the more they stay the same biophile Sunday #1
I would like to see... 2naSalit Sunday #2
THIS malaise Sunday #3
We could re-release this same ad today, verbatim except for one word Wednesdays Sunday #4
If there is a network that would carry it. multigraincracker Sunday #5
True that, although Wednesdays Sunday #6
That's exactly what we're talking about 2026. oasis Yesterday #7

2naSalit

(102,937 posts)
2. I would like to see...
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:27 PM
Sunday

The other PSAs they made, I think the one I've been looking for may have been made by this group. Been hoping to find the ad for decades, would have been made and aired around 1971.

Do you have any more info on the maker of this PSA?

Wednesdays

(22,658 posts)
4. We could re-release this same ad today, verbatim except for one word
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:34 PM
Sunday

Just overdub the word "Vietnam" with the word "Iran."

Wednesdays

(22,658 posts)
6. True that, although
Sun Apr 5, 2026, 08:56 PM
Sunday

In today's age of social media, we don't have to publish it on traditional M$M.

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