Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂExtraordinary that there's virtually no coverage in western media of China's extraordinary expansion of its railway network, and no questions about why we can't or don't do the same
#Railway #China #Europe #US
#Railway #China #Europe #US
Karl Stanley@sinabhfuil I’m not trying to be smart here, I am saying this based on my experience working as a city councillor. The problem is democracy (or at least our version of it). It’s far far easier to implement radical change when you a) don’t have to consult with groups who will be negatively affected by the change and b) don’t have to worry about getting re-elected.
Kickstink@karlstanley @sinabhfuil yes, plus no health & safety laws. They’re able to build this fast partially because people get hurt and die in the process. If the trains are dangerous, the government can also suppress anyone talking about it. I don’t think there are many cases where you can use China as an example to follow. And that’s purely a criticism of the CCP, not the 5000+ yr old entity “China”. Maybe look somewhere not controlled by an authoritarian regime.
@kickstink @karlstanley Show me such a place that's building comparable rail infrastructure - though of course if working people are dying and the news suppressed that is atrocity