Flying doesn’t need as much infrastructure so that’s definitely a factor. I couldn’t find the cost per passenger kilometer to compare so I can only say that flying emits much more co2 than every other form of transportation. Since climate change is going to cost us a lot I’d say the cost of flying exceeds the costs of car resp. train infrastructure.
Weirdly both sided comment. There’s one nation acting erratically, disrespectful, and without an ounce of decorum. Then, there’s a nation that, instead of cowering in fear as it used to be, responds to clown behavior with humor. Which is probably for the best.
But smallish population and a big distance between major population centers means rail is expensive. Relative to population size.
This is also true for roads. Prioritizing roads is ideologically motivated.
The entitlement of drivers is second to none.
Had corporations with their profit incentive not taken over the whole net, it could have been something akin to collective intelligence.
Yeah, that aerial image of puddles of blood at the detention facility don’t look too good
Come on nobody is that dense. You have to be trolling
ngl you had me in the first half
suspiciously reddit-worded?
Good public transit would be so frequent you wouldn’t need to fit your schedule around it. I live in a place with passable public transit and I never check schedules before leaving the house. I wait 10 mins max (I’m still annoyed sometimes tho)
This is so true, especially since the Democatic party does the same things the GOP does, just a little more civil. The Biden admin sent bombs to Israel, persecuted striking workers and refused to codify Roe vs. Wade (amongst a ton of other things). Both parties are bought by billionaires and act in their interest, I don’t get how anyone could justify voting dems over third party
What’s up with all these 2010 memes with democrat talking points showing up recently? Was there like a thinktank that came up with the idea to reach more fellow kids?
Treating this sentiment as religious is the right impulse. It’s purely vibes based and should never be grounds for policy
Lol one should be proud of one’s own achievements. Nothing achieved by being lucky (or unlucky) enough to be born in a certain part of the world. Losers who have nothing to show for take pride in something as arbitrary as a nation
I always thought this meme was directed at right wing working class people because the left is already fighting the class war while also defending civil rights against “culture warriors”
This is not even funny. Just sad boomer humor