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Richard Blanke's avatar

Not many (read that any) successful Communist nations. Numerous successful Socialists ones with higher standards of living and citizen satisfaction ratings than the U.S. Huh ....

D. D. Wyss's avatar

And we should also ask historians how trickle-down economics has fared throughout history.

Paul Davis's avatar

Vietnam has been doing pretty well. So has China, though they are more of a state capitalism than communism at this point.

https://andamanpartners.com/2025/02/vietnams-remarkable-growth-story-and-opportunity-in-2-charts-gdp-grew-by-10-and-exports-by-14-annually-over-the-past-20-years/

Audrey Eve's avatar

Nice you got an honorable mention!

Think we’re all about ready for a big bowl of nuts! Nuts it is!

Ginny's avatar

Okay, too bizarre, last night Southern Man was playing and hubby went on about that and Sweet Home Alabama and now your reference about the same thing. 🫪

PAT GLEASON's avatar

Tonic, lime, & maybe a little bit of gin erupted from my nostrils when I read TokenFudd's comment.

Karyn Milos's avatar

Even without knowing about the other cartoon, I knew this cartoon is GOLD. 😁🏆 I did enjoy the explanation, as well as the comments from the other post that you screencapped.

Susan Johnson's avatar

Brilliant toon and blog.

Peter D's avatar

Did you mean a goose stepping NAZI?

Deborah solleveld's avatar

Either one works

Nancy Goody's avatar

Another good put down, Clay.

Eileen NC's avatar

Thank you, love your work! Was not aware of the other cartoonist, but pretty interesting and the muusical examples were also great. Love your excellent blood pressure numbers from a day or 2 ago. You are doing wonderfully well!

Janet Koch's avatar

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Judy the Lazy Gardener's avatar

This helps complete the commentary on Go Comics about the Clay Jones stalkers..LOL -

The commenter was Unclesnipe replying to TokenFudd in the above comment

He is the master at taunting them. He lives rent free in all of their tiny minds.

Any comment I have that will annoy them, that isn't directly about a comic, I make there for

maximum effect.

I may have to go back and check in on Go Comics now and then. Thanks Clay, enjoy your stalkers.

Paul Davis's avatar

I take it the professional troll has changed his name again?

Judy the Lazy Gardener's avatar

not sure as I haven't followed this whole conversation. It was interesting seeing comments on a different platform.

Alexandra's avatar

Great work, Clay! Speaking of communism (to Magats it is the same as socialism so using their reasoning here)...something interesting from Miles Taylor today: https://www.defiance.news/p/donald-trump-is-a-communist I don't think we should honor Trump by calling his regime's ideology Trumpism, but something like faschocommunism. Other ideas are welcome!

NPG BELL's avatar

I find it fascinating to read the words of "former Republicans" and "Conservatives" who are now screaming of the dangers of Trumpism/authoritarianism/fascism when they, for decades, nurtured the seeds of hate and destruction that fed this monstrous regime. Makes me think of fossil fuel executives and cigarette addicts demanding clean air regulations after the damage has been done, while lobbying to loosen regulations on the vaping and nuclear energy industries.