<p><b> by Andrew Caringi</b></p><p>How did this WWII anti-fascism film go viral?<p>“Don’t Be A Sucker,” is a U.S. government film warning against fascist rhetoric. Unfortunately, the decades-old film seems to have become relevant once again in the wake of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville…over 130,000 people retweeted the film over the weekend.</p><p>In the 1940s and 1950s the U.S. government put out a host of films like this. “Shades of Gray” focuses on the mental health of soldiers and gives advice on treatments including hypnosis and electroshock therapy.</p><p>Another 1943 film warns about gas attacks and suggests rinsing your eyes out with watered-down baking soda. The “Duck and Cover” movie prompted classroom drills during the Cold War era.</p><p>Hopefully those kind of drills won’t be needed again…</p></p><br /> <p>The post How 1940s Government Films Are Becoming Relevant Again</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
