▲ 802 ▼ Take that, China! (crazypeople.online) submitted 4 months ago by hamid@crazypeople.online to c/memes@lemmy.ml 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 55 points 4 months ago (8 children) Chinese people own their homes too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 31 points 4 months ago* (7 children) Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don't want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 4 months ago* tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) I've never had to use the term 'Passive-Aggressive Infrastructure' before but I'm here for it and loving it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house Spite houses, but I like yours, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] axx@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 months ago (1 child) Fascinating as it may be, that's a pretty horrible picture. Imagine living that house. It's a pretty stark demonstration of the state gets what it wants, one way or another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago That's why it's important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China's case is the proletariat. That's why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cowboykermit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Not quite the same as it was to do with the landscape, but one of my personal favourites: Stott Hall Farm permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Tell that to the farmhouse in the middle of the M62. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 31 points 4 months ago* (7 children) Even with more property rights. If you own a house and you don't want to sell it when they want to build a new highway, they build the highway surrounding your house, instead of expropriating you like in western countries. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 4 months ago* tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) I've never had to use the term 'Passive-Aggressive Infrastructure' before but I'm here for it and loving it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house Spite houses, but I like yours, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] axx@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 months ago (1 child) Fascinating as it may be, that's a pretty horrible picture. Imagine living that house. It's a pretty stark demonstration of the state gets what it wants, one way or another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago That's why it's important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China's case is the proletariat. That's why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cowboykermit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Not quite the same as it was to do with the landscape, but one of my personal favourites: Stott Hall Farm permalink fedilink source parent [–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Tell that to the farmhouse in the middle of the M62. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 4 months ago* tbh living there in the middle of a highway would be hell it is disappointing how despite how ahead china is in terms of public transit, they still build car-centric infrastructure like this. at least, unlike north america, shitty car-centric infrastructure is not all there is lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anotherspinelessdem@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 months ago (1 child) I've never had to use the term 'Passive-Aggressive Infrastructure' before but I'm here for it and loving it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tpyo@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house Spite houses, but I like yours, too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spite_house Spite houses, but I like yours, too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] axx@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 months ago (1 child) Fascinating as it may be, that's a pretty horrible picture. Imagine living that house. It's a pretty stark demonstration of the state gets what it wants, one way or another. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago That's why it's important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China's case is the proletariat. That's why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 1 point 4 months ago That's why it's important to recognize that the state serves its ruling class, which in China's case is the proletariat. That's why they are far more leniant and even allowed this situation in the first place. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cowboykermit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Not quite the same as it was to do with the landscape, but one of my personal favourites: Stott Hall Farm permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 4 months ago Tell that to the farmhouse in the middle of the M62. permalink fedilink source parent
