Dougie93 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Yeah, you either have to fly, or you drive, only Euro effeminate cucks take the train. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: Yeah, you either have to fly, or you drive, only Euro effeminate cucks take the train. Trains are popular in India too....nothing wrong there ! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Iznogoud Posted January 27, 2019 Author Report Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 7:36 PM, bush_cheney2004 said: And I think you are missing the point.....high speed rail is not and has not ever been a high priority in the United States. The United States has almost double the OECD average for passenger miles travel per year, leading all OECD nations by far: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=26192 That is a pointless statistic. The USA is larger than most of those nations so even if its rail system is obsolete by modern standards it is going to have high mileage. The only nations similar in area are Australia (with a very low population) and Brazil and China, both of which are developing nations. A more meaningful stat is the amount of high speed rail each nation has and the US does not show well there. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/highspeedrail.html?tid=grpromo Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Just now, Iznogoud said: That is a pointless statistic. The USA is larger than most of those nations so even if its rail system is obsolete by modern standards it is going to have high mileage. The only nations similar in area are Australia (with a very low population) and Brazil and China, both of which are developing nations. A more meaningful stat is the amount of high speed rail each nation has and the US does not show well there. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/highspeedrail.html?tid=grpromo I disagree...the United States' existing transportation infrastructure produces more passenger miles per year than any other nation in the world...by far. It is not even close. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Iznogoud Posted January 27, 2019 Author Report Posted January 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: I disagree...the United States' existing transportation infrastructure produces more passenger miles per year than any other nation in the world...by far. It is not even close. Forget it. I just dropped out of this forum. Believe it or not I was warned about not trimming my posts.. A forum that is that weak on bandwidth isn't worth attending. Quote
JamesHackerMP Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 9:39 PM, Dougie93 said: Yeah, you either have to fly, or you drive, only Euro effeminate cucks take the train. It takes about three days to get from Washington (DC) to California. That might have something to do with it. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
Dougie93 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, JamesHackerMP said: It takes about three days to get from Washington (DC) to California. That might have something to do with it. I like to drive, make it an autobahn, let me drive at 200 mph. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 35 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: I like to drive, make it an autobahn, let me drive at 200 mph. Agreed, but an autobahn is way too short for a long road trip. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Jimwd Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 7 hours ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Agreed, but an autobahn is way too short for a long road trip. Today's German autobahn system stretches 12,993 km (8,073 miles, Quote
JamesHackerMP Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 I was referring to traveling on Amtrak. It's a three day trip from the East to West coast. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
JamesHackerMP Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Anyway, does the original poster think that we're doing anything right? Constructive criticism requires good as well as bad. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
Dougie93 Posted January 29, 2019 Report Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) On 1/27/2019 at 2:47 AM, bush_cheney2004 said: Agreed, but an autobahn is way too short for a long road trip. Not an American Autobahn. Cannonball Run, coast to coast, ftw. "East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' We gonna do what they say can't be done We've got a long way to go and a short time to get thereI'm east bound, just watch ol' Bandit run" Edited January 29, 2019 by Dougie93 Quote
JamesHackerMP Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 4:48 PM, JamesHackerMP said: Anyway, does the original poster think that we're doing anything right? Constructive criticism requires good as well as bad. I'll take that as a no. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
Dougie93 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 "No force in history has done more to advance the human condition than American freedom" ~ Donald J. Trump Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, JamesHackerMP said: I'll take that as a no. Probably, but I still take such expressed interest as a confirmation of American relevance. It's not like they routinely post threads about what's wrong with...ummmm... Bolivia. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Dougie93 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 The only thing wrong with America, is the Democrat Party Plantation Aristocracy trying to turn it into Giant Canada. They will fail, but it's still causing damage trying to ram that socialist peg into the Liberty Nation. Quote
JamesHackerMP Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 3:44 AM, bush_cheney2004 said: Probably, but I still take such expressed interest as a confirmation of American relevance. It's not like they routinely post threads about what's wrong with...ummmm... Bolivia. Good point. On 2/6/2019 at 4:02 AM, Dougie93 said: The only thing wrong with America, is the Democrat Party Plantation Aristocracy trying to turn it into Giant Canada. They will fail, but it's still causing damage trying to ram that socialist peg into the Liberty Nation. I'd ask you to clarify that but I probably shouldn't. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
Dougie93 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, JamesHackerMP said: I'd ask you to clarify that but I probably shouldn't. They're toying with the abyss, trying overthrow the first and second amendments in the name of socialism, is inciting a virtual civil war. Edited February 8, 2019 by Dougie93 Quote
JamesHackerMP Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/7/2019 at 11:55 PM, Dougie93 said: They're toying with the abyss, trying overthrow the first and second amendments in the name of socialism, is inciting a virtual civil war. I was right, I shouldn't have asked. Quote "We're not above nature, Mr Hacker, we're part of it. Men are animals, too!" "I know that, I've just come from the House of Commons!" [Yes, Minister]
Dougie93 Posted February 10, 2019 Report Posted February 10, 2019 22 minutes ago, JamesHackerMP said: I was right, I shouldn't have asked. Not to worry, the Democrats are going to lose this war, socialism is incompatible with the American Religion, and the Millennials are not going to overthrow it. Quote
Zeitgeist Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dougie93 said: Not to worry, the Democrats are going to lose this war, socialism is incompatible with the American Religion, and the Millennials are not going to overthrow it. Actually I think the slingshot has been pulled tight under Trump and we will may see quite a socialist backlash in America. Warren wants to go further than Cotez’s 70% tax on over 10 million in earnings with a 2% annual wealth tax on people with over 50 million in assets. The rich left are in support. None of this is radical as even higher taxes on the rich existed in the US in the 50’s and 60’s, and the middle class thrived like never before or since. Fox News’ own polls show that 70% of Americans support such a tax, which falls below the 73% threshold that economists consider counter productive. If America shifted left in this regard, brought in single payer universal health care, got serious legislatively at the federal level about climate change, and beefed up its gun control, and if Canada stepped it up on military spending, we could be in for better Canada-US relations, a healthier continent, and the possibility of a better economic and social union. And we can’t have more of Trudeau’s wasteful, naive and weak-kneed social and economic policies. That’s a lot of if’s. Edited February 11, 2019 by Zeitgeist Quote
Dougie93 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 Oh the Millenials are going to charge the barricades, they will try to incite their Bernie Bro Occupy Wall Street by legislation, but they will simply be shot down, by the Gorsuch court what Trump has made. Quote
Dougie93 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 Then they will go through the twelve steps of acceptance. Then they will die at some point. Quote
Zeitgeist Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Dougie93 said: Oh the Millenials are going to charge the barricades, they will try to incite their Bernie Bro Occupy Wall Street by legislation, but they will simply be shot down, by the Gorsuch court what Trump has made. I like Trump on some social policy like banning late term abortion, but on the environment, refugees, and taxation, he is retrograde. He’s created an artificial boom with borrowed money that benefits the rich more than anyone else. Also, he has been compromised by Russia, both personally and financially, though I don’t know to what degree. He’s also alienated allies, especially by imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada. He has to go. Edited February 11, 2019 by Zeitgeist Quote
Dougie93 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Posted February 11, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Zeitgeist said: I like Trump on some social policy like banning late term abortion, but on the environment, refugees, and taxation, he is retrograde. He’s created an artificial boom with borrowed money that benefits the rich more than anyone else. Also, he has been compromised by Russia, both personally and financially, though I don’t know to what degree. He’s also alienated allies and has to go. Trump has no ideology other than Trump, he's a brand not an ideology, but in this case he's just being used by the Red States to get the Blue Collar districts onside, so the Red States could take control of the Supreme Court, because in the virtual civil war, all legislation will have to be made or broken by the Supreme Court, only the Supreme Court can make law, so only the Supreme Court matters. Edited February 11, 2019 by Dougie93 Quote
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