minus-squareCloral@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.world•It's always been true.linkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-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
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.