Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for January 18, 1972
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January 19, 1972
Transcript:
Chou: I wish you could visit China, Mike. I think you'd be astounded how well 800 million people can work together. Mike: Yeah, probably. B.D.: Hold it, hold it right there, fella! Let's not paint such a rosy picture!! B.D.: There aren't 800 million people in China - there are 800 million communists! There's a big difference! Chou: Who's he? Mike: No idea.
We already know how well 800 million people worked together in China back then. If they really could’ve worked together well, they would not have had the disasters of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution.