And speaking of the Viet Cong (May the 4th!), I saw a video on a YouTube British channel talking about the Vietnamese North-South express railway high speed rail, and it had an overwhelming “How dare these farmers build this, when we can’t!” vibe to it. And it made me realize that the two biggest Capitalist countries (USA and the UK) are unable to build HSR, while two Communist countries (China and Vietnam) seem to have no problems. 🤷‍♂️ #highspeedrail #imperialistmentality #capitalism
And before someone says anything, this is not a praise of Communism, but a criticism on Capitalism. I have no idea why people clearly perceive Communism as a failed system, but Capitalism as a successful one, specially when the latter is destroying the climate, the economy and the fabric of society. But here we are…