Fuck China. Fuck the CCP. But damn if they don’t get shit done.
That’s not true, they also defund the IRS and give their rich buddies tax cuts.
Isn’t it obvious? It’s because the US will act as the “world’s police” as a cover to steal countries’ oil, that’s how the US competes with China.
Here in the US, the rail system is privately owned and barely maintained. Employees responsible for identifying problems with sections of rail are regularly intimidated and fired for pointing out maintenance issues that could (and do) cause derailments.
In perfect world, we would have high speed rail across the US and even regionally, but that is not the world we live in.
There was that Big News Derailment a while back - but what they didn’t bother telling us at the time was that there are derailments on like a daily basis. It’s incredibly common. They’re not always hugely toxic, but is that required for us to care?
Somebody should probably mention the fact that there are storm clouds a-brewing on China’s economic horizon as well. And that’s not to mention their little demography problem.
I’m not bashing China, I just want to provide a little perspective.