Pace of Human Advancement

[Klause]

Consider this - for the 2008 Olympics, China built a 70 mile "demo" high speed train.

By 2018, China has 18,000 miles. Yes, that's eighteen thousand miles of high speed train tracks in service.

High speed trains service 30 of 33 provinces. By 2025 China will expand that network to 24,000 miles in 6 years.


In a decade, China went from 0 to 18,000 miles of train track... That is almost unimaginable in the Western World.


The rise and fall of cultures and societies...

And the sheer ability of humankind.

[burnt]

Wow, they must have a very efficient environmental impact study team.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Wow, they must have a very efficient environmental impact study team.

There are a few, and I mean very few positive attributes of such systems that are admirable, and the ability to just get something done which is in the public good, is one of them, possibly the only. Sometimes, the rights of the many outweigh the rights of the few, especially if the few are only attempting to extort the many for their own personal financial (or political)gain.

Has anyone asked the average Chinese citizen if they would rather have an efficient and extensive high speed rail network to travel, or their own car and a road network capable of handling the same amount of traffic? I think it is safe to say that if we had such a rail network here, next to our existing road network, it would still be largely unused in favour of the automobile.

[fjlip]

What is most needed is a HUGE dense population, nothing works in relatively UNPOPULATED Canada. And the rights of ONE out weigh the whole country..."Turdo 2 "
There were two hours on aerial China on Bell, very impressive!

[Klause]

There are a few, and I mean very few positive attributes of such systems that are admirable, and the ability to just get something done which is in the public good, is one of them, possibly the only. Sometimes, the rights of the many outweigh the rights of the few, especially if the few are only attempting to extort the many for their own personal financial (or political)gain.

Has anyone asked the average Chinese citizen if they would rather have an efficient and extensive high speed rail network to travel, or their own car and a road network capable of handling the same amount of traffic? I think it is safe to say that if we had such a rail network here, next to our existing road network, it would still be largely unused in favour of the automobile.

Chinese motorwats are expansive.


Drive in shitty weather for 7 hours or hop on a bullet train and be there in 3... And well rested too.


I'll pick #2

[sumdumguy]

Since the topic is human advancement, did anyone hear about the teacher in Moose Jaw who had a s——t caniption over a student wearing a MAGA (make America great again)cap to school. He actually forced the student to stand in front of the class, then bullied the class into publicly shaming the kid. Stupid fascist, called the student names and used some comment about the kid having a face he could punch. Boy, oh boy, that guy needs a rude awakening in the unemployment line. How would you guys make him understand that we will not tolerate political zealots “teaching” our kids howintolerant bullies act?

[Sheepwheat]

Since the topic is human advancement, did anyone hear about the teacher in Moose Jaw who had a s——t caniption over a student wearing a MAGA (make America great again)cap to school. He actually forced the student to stand in front of the class, then bullied the class into publicly shaming the kid. Stupid fascist, called the student names and used some comment about the kid having a face he could punch. Boy, oh boy, that guy needs a rude awakening in the unemployment line. How would you guys make him understand that we will not tolerate political zealots “teaching” our kids howintolerant bullies act?

Source? That teacher is toast!

[sumdumguy]

It was on Gormley today. I forget the teacher’s name but he and the boy were named. Maybe someone who listened to Gormley today can help me out.

[Sheepwheat]

It was on Gormley today. I forget the teacher’s name but he and the boy were named. Maybe someone who listened to Gormley today can help me out.

Thanks. I can look it up.

[blackpowder]

Although that teacher is guilty of abuse, many in the public sector feel the same way.