• Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 hours ago

    hey usa, china is building tons of high-speed rail. they’re the leaders in decarbonizing their energy mix. they’re building tons of housing to handle population growth. they’re financing infrastructure projects in the global south. why not try beating them at all that?

    no? just wars again? okay.

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        1 hour ago

        Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don’t want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries.

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          I’ve never had to use the term ‘Passive-Aggressive Infrastructure’ before but I’m here for it and loving it