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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by growlist on Friday October 04, 2019 @04:55AM (#21155951)
In democratic countries we need some way of overriding individual rights for the collective good once in a while, but then the problem is that governments inevitably seem to get drunk on the power and start abusing it.
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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by cambaceres on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:05AM (#21155994)
We do have a way, it is called elections.
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Re:China laying tracks for 1,000km/h maglev trains by growlist on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:28AM (#21156090)
Take a look at what it takes to get a decent sized infrastructure project underway in the UK, and you'll understand what I'm talking about.
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