tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post3424129599032085023..comments2024-03-18T17:34:56.486-04:00Comments on Four-Color Shadows: Blackhawk-1950Bookstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1489622848939498705.post-6969756100265902302013-07-12T03:26:57.141-04:002013-07-12T03:26:57.141-04:00While I'm sure that it was not intended as pas...While I'm sure that it was not intended as passive-aggression, the practice in Blackhawk stories through this period of trying to refer to the Communist-bloc nations obliquely comes across very much as if passive-aggression it were.<br /><br />The characters here don't know much about economics (fitting enough for the Communists, but shameful for Blackhawk) and are especially ignorant of the economics of diamonds. Most of the value of diamonds is a product of shrewd mythologizing and intense cartelization. A large increase in supply would cause that all to unravel.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.com