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> You live in a country with the wrong type of political system for that. Valuing everyone's opinion equally is called democracy. Infrastructure should not be
by SSJPython 2y ago
> You live in a country with the wrong type of political system for that. Valuing everyone's opinion equally is called democracy.
Infrastructure should not be subject to peoples' opinions. Like utilities and defense, infrastructure is crucial for security and commerce. People simply don't know better.
- infecto 2y agoTotally agree on this one. I am a free market proponent but when it comes to infrastructure projects, often its hard for even the free market to get it right and its often better for a central plan to work off of (roads, electrical transmission lines, etc)
- Gibbon1 2y agoMine is we need to stop pandering to weirdos when it comes to public infrastructure projects. There is a political process for approving them. And we shouldn't let weirdos get endless do overs in the courts when they lose.
- deepsun 2y agoRemember in the movie Don't Look Up they democratically decided that the Comet is not real, and everything will be fine.
- tonynator 2y ago[flagged]
- em-bee 2y agobut there is a solution to this problem: education. and i don't mean propaganda, but teaching people not to be selfish, to care for others and consider others needs, to contribute to the betterment of society. to have compassion, remove prejudice, etc. if these values were taught in schools, then the next generation would make better choices and they would know better and vote for better infrastructure.
- Maarten88 2y agoIt's hard to educate the next generation when everyone of all ages is exposed to relentless propaganda (also known as marketing, in all forms including the fully legalized corruption of US politics) at the same time. Oil and car companies' futures depend on continued public support for free parking, more lanes and housing far away from destinations. It's in their interest to manipulate people into opinions that are beneficial to their bottom line, and they will continue to do so.
- infecto 2y agoThat will never happen. Thats the kind of utopian dream that will not happen regardless of level of education.
- anon291 2y agoIt is crazy to honestly believe that those living in car dependent areas lack empathy. I'm sorry as someone who loves transit and will wax poetic on my lovely light rail, I am not okay with literally dehumanizing people I disagree with and saying they lack the ability to feel compassion. Come on.. you're better than that. Compassion, empathy, etc are found almost anywhere. Do people need to be shown it could work? Yes. They don't need to thought of as deficient people.
- em-bee 2y agoi am sorry, but from personal experience, inside a car as a passenger and outside as a pedestrian or cyclist, many drivers believe they own the road. that's not dehumanizing them. that's reality.
- kortilla 2y agoThe vision for what society should be is absolutely not consistent across political and religious spectrums. People vote completely the opposite on things like nuclear energy, wind energy, defense spending, etc all while thinking they are bettering society. Getting everyone consistent on those requires full on propaganda and forced “re-education” whenever people critically examine things.
- tonynator 2y ago[flagged]