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[–] ConHoliousDonFrankle@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Oh trains! Now do pollution, or infrastructure, or empty cities...

A year ago I would have said Concentration Camps, but we both have those now.

You should try to find better criticism.

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[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (5 children)

Right now, the Chinese government has effective eminent domain powers which allows them to acquire property for which to build public infrastructure, both expressways and high-speed railways. That the Chinese people have no questions about the positives regarding HSTs, especially crunchtime during holidays where railway stations would be jampacked. That they're rolling their HSTs to show their technological prowess.

Why the US HST programs and passenger rail transport in general are at glacial pace is partly because of the usual car lobby, because of NIMBYs, because of cheap air transport, and some people now on online gambling instead of touching grass and tossing dice in Vegas.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca -3 points 5 days ago (14 children)

Yes, but.

It's China. I guarantee you that loads of people got fucked over one way or the other for this improvement. The Chinese government usually doesn't care much for the rights and lives of the individuals

[–] Mniot@programming.dev 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Are you suggesting that's why the US hasn't improved trains? Is there something about train improvements specifically that you think is harmful?

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[–] Sp00kyB00k@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago (8 children)

And now wait for five years and see if the Chinese one is still there.

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