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.
Kevin Teljeur ❄️@karlstanley @sinabhfuil It’s worth noting that Ireland’s formerly extensive railway network was built when Ireland was… in the Empire. So consultation when building the network wasn’t much of an issue.
Simon Boyne@kevinteljeur @karlstanley @sinabhfuil i really wish people would stop harking back to a imperial cattle transport system
@SimonB @kevinteljeur @sinabhfuil “imperial cattle transport system” genius - hadn’t thought of it in that light but you are bang on. A tool of colonial resource extraction, nothing more.