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[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would be happy if they just brought back the light rail that got people around in American cities 100 years ago before the car manufacturers bought up all the rail lines and shut them down. Crossing the country by train would be great but we need to be able to get across town first.

[–] mutual_ayed@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

It was General Motors.

[–] elfpie 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I half remember something like that happening in Brazil. The right proposes something the left approves, there's no fight, they realize their mistake and start opposing their own idea.

[–] a_baby_duck@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Surely nothing bad will follow Nazis building trains.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 54 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Deadass im okay with naming it the trump train we can rename it later it would 100% get him to build it

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

All aboard the MAGA express

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

well US could have been already working towards that if Elon did not derail all funds to his ridiculously failed hyperloop

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trump supporters haven't figured out we don't just oppose them blindly, it's just almost all terrible ideas.

Throw a good idea out there like a high speed train, and we have no problem supporting it, because non-Maga are generally well adjusted humans capable of reasoning.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 14 points 1 day ago

I would be amazed if they can actually build the train using only American parts like they claim.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

Spoiler warning: this is the same kind of grift. They're not going to build anything. The money-addicts just say whatever lets them make line go up.

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 21 points 1 day ago

puts on red hat Yep just MAGA over here with my high speed rail and free universal healthcare, just as the founding Trumps intended

[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (7 children)
[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

This is just Elon's Hyperloop again

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[–] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (12 children)

Don't worry it will be bankrupt in no time like all the other Trump stuff including Casinos.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 11 points 2 days ago

It's high speed rail. I'm guessing the general attitude in here is that we don't want this to fail.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Musk sabotaging this "centuries old technology" based project in 3...

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Actually, Musk would embrace it and claim to invent the whole concept, say that no one has ever done it before, even while just rebranding a Siemens Mireo: https://tech.yahoo.com/transportation/articles/tesla-launches-worlds-first-electric-111535136.html

[–] WuceBrillis@lemm.ee 9 points 2 days ago

The only reason Trump wants to do this, is because Elon would get the contract. Just another way to funnel taxpayer money into the hands of the PayPal Mafia.

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[–] RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 day ago

Only 200mph tho? Kinda weaksauce compare to 🖐"CHINA"🤚

[–] Takumidesh@lemmy.world 105 points 2 days ago (4 children)

If trump managed to build effective high speed rail that goes coast to coast, hits more than just NYC and LA, and is affordable, I think history would probably end up forgiving him for a lot of shit.

Never gonna happen though.

[–] Manitobruh@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago

Canadian here. No we fucking won't.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 85 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I wouldn't trust it for a second. They'd use it to move minorities into camps more efficiently

[–] modus@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Arbeit Macht Frei, baby.

That's German for "All aboard the Trump Train!"

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[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

And there is no forgiveness either.

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[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Finally, a way to get right wingers to support HSR.

[–] CancerMancer@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

Effective mass transit to own the libs?

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 152 points 2 days ago

Trump, a very stable genius knows high speed rail is a good idea. I am extremely against high speed rail as an antifa leftist.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 123 points 2 days ago (6 children)

carcinisation of mass transit – right-wingers and tech bros keep re-inventing the train

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 76 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Except they always do it in the dumbest ways because they don't want to have to rub elbows with plebeians. They want their own private service, every time.

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[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

NO!!!!

LETS DIG A TUNNEL INSTEAD!!!

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[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago (3 children)

This is exactly how you motivate a toddler.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 48 points 2 days ago (2 children)

On an unrelated note I, another scary leftist, am so triggered every time I see a Tesla. Right wingers switching to EVs really makes me feel like an owned lib.

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 54 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I am for high speed rail, but I am 150% against the Trump train.

I would prefer my 200mph train to stay on the tracks.

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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 38 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Honestly at this point, we should just all fully get behind this tactic as I think it genuinely has a good shot of accomplishing more than taking politics seriously.

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[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

There are no tracks in the US that are safe for high speed trains

None

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[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I just got back from my local Trans Action Committee weekly meeting and interrupted their discussion on their plans to further subvert our children to ask them about this, and they hate the idea!

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