How come communists aren't depicted as evil in comics anymore?

>>92976406
The cold war already ended, there are more relevant threats worth depicting

>>92976454
Then why are Nazis still a prominent villain if WW2 ended even longer ago?

>>92976406
because Communism fell so long ago, the current kids reading comics think it was cool.

>>92976484
WW2 is from a time where lines where clearly drawn and people knew who were the good guys and the bad guys.

Different in a post-Vietnam era where socialism became prominent; the attempt to contain the communist countries from expanding beyond their territory by the western powers was the focus of policy (and viceversa also); and colonialism and the oppression of minorities became subjects of international struggle.

>>92976406
because marvel lost its balls in the late 90's

>>92976406

Because the entertainment industry is full of communist-sympathisers, anon. McCarthy was right.

Because it turned out they were right.

>>92977116

Oh boy, /pol/ sure isn't gonna like this logical, well thought-out, well informed post.

Because the Cold War is over.

>>92976484
Nazi's have a reputation for efficiency and advanced technology. A hidden cell in South America/Antartica/Wherever is acceptable to readers.

The Soviet Union is considered a shambles whose only strength was massive numbers, so it isnt as "beliveable" a secret group could exist.

>>92977116
Correct answer. The US fucked over as many smaller countries in the Cold War as the USSR did.

>>92978006
>Nazi's have a reputation for efficiency and advanced technology.

A reputation based entirely in fantasy and fictional depictions of them.
Actual Nazis considered physics to be a bunch of Jewish lies invented by (((Einstein))) and (((Heisenberg))) and thought everything was made of ice.

>The Soviet Union is considered a shambles whose only strength was massive numbers

A reputation also based entirely in fantasy and American propaganda.

>>92978006
The KGB is literally in charge of Russia today.

>>92976484
Because fascism is a genuine threat right now, from both sides of the political aisle.
Collectivism, OTOH, is dying out as we speak, with all but every man for himself now.

>>92976406
Short Version - Because the Cold War is over, but there are still Nazis around to punch.

>>92978143
>The Soviet Union is considered a shambles whose only strength was massive numbers
>A reputation also based entirely in fantasy and American propaganda.

I'm sorry but how does that jive with Chernobyl?

Hell, the AK-47, THE soviet military firearm, is a very simple design noted primarily for its rugged durability more than its technological advancement.

But I'm a product of the american education system. Please, enlighten me on this one.

>>92976484
Nazis are a meme, they will never stop being relevant

>>92976406
Because they arent a clear cut enough of a villain and the public is far more aware of the evil bullshit the US has done fighting them.

>>92977116
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only relevant communist "threat" in the modern world is North Korea and let's be honest, they're just trying to act tough because they know they're a bunch of shitty fucks. They could never lead an attack on western governments. They have a military budget of like 6 bucks and a box of lightbulbs. They'll never do that missile strike they've been threatening.

>>92976406
Marvel is too busy bashing white heterosexuals to waste time hating on communists or nazis

>>92976406
When was the last time, Remender's Punisher?

>>92981404
Deadpool used North Korea, if that counts.

>>92981481

North Korea is used as a villain in fiction not because it's Communist, but because it's so isolationist that it won't ever know about it, so you can use them as the evil foreign menace and they won't get mad at you for it.

>>92978901
they had a man in the space first

>>92981593
True, but as time pressed on, they lost their infrastructure.

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>>92976406
Because we've come to terms with some countries that are technically communist/socialist. During the Cold War, we used to spend billions of dollars on the arms race, and we thought that sending troops into countries to protect them from communism was a good thing. Instead, we got caught up in what was basically a civil war (Vietnam). Then, after Pol Pot went crazy in Cambodia and killed millions of his own people, our ex-enemy, commie Vietnam marched in and put a stop to the genocide. The demarcation line between good commie and evil commie became fuzzy. Mao died, Chou En-Lai and Deng Xiao Ping modernized China and opened up trade with the West. They outnumber us 4 to 1 in population, so at least now we're not going to bed worried that China is going to invade us. Instead, they make all of our computers, refrigerators, toys and most of our consumer goods.

Unlike Nazis, which are black and white, Commies are in shades of gray. We don't necessarily want to go commie ourselves, but it is true that many commie countries had made large strides in universal education, sanitation, population control, women's equality, universal healthcare- things that they could not have accomplished under emperors, or unfettered capitalism.