minus-squareCloral@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•It's always been true.linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down1·1 year agoThis cartoon is from 70 years ago. 80 years ago was 1943 which was in the middle of World War 2. At that point, war getting a sizable chunk of the GDP was perhaps more understandable. So the caption on the cartoon actually undersells it. linkfedilink
minus-squareCloral@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.world•Letting the world know youlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI always call it a baby rattle. linkfedilink
This cartoon is from 70 years ago. 80 years ago was 1943 which was in the middle of World War 2. At that point, war getting a sizable chunk of the GDP was perhaps more understandable. So the caption on the cartoon actually undersells it.