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Below is just one example from the article describing advances in technology and transportation. Of course Markle will pull the source of this article out, enlarge and color the letters just so everyone can see what a lefty source it comes from but I say to him and anyone else who picks at the facts like that...can you dispute any of the information sited there?
For a nation that wants to think of itself as NUMBER ONE this should be a reminder that being NUMBER ONE requires some effort, planning and investment. It is pathetic that our rail system is so obsolete and our tunnels and bridges are falling apart, but we're #1 alright? Only in our minds! It is just wishful thinking. We are thriving on propaganda and suffering from the ostrich with his head in the sand syndrome.
While we debate all sorts of political minutia the rest of the world is carrying on without us. As the article points out it will soon be very difficult if not impossible to ever regain our leadership position in the world. This, I hasten to add is not just the fault of the current administration but of decades of resting on our laurels and refusing to make necessary investments here at home.
Is it too late to try and catch up? Do we have the will? Shall we settle for substandard rail and infrastructure in general? Do we care anymore or will we continue to focus on debates over (fill in your favorite distraction here)?
And that small high-speed line in the Balkans is just the tip of the exciting infrastructure plans China -- in collaboration with Russia and the European Union -- has for connecting Eurasia -- constructing a new "silk road" for the 21st Century. Look at what just arrived in Spain.
The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid.
En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid.
The railway has been dubbed the “21st-century Silk Road” by Li Qiang, the governor of Zhejiang province, where Yiwu is located. Its route is longer than the Trans-Siberian railway and the Orient Express.
The first train was met by the mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, and Spain’s minister of public works, Ana Pastor. It consisted of 30 containers carrying 1,400 tonnes of cargo – mostly toys, stationery and other items for sale over Christmas across Europe.
According to China’s ambassador to Spain, Zhu Banzao, it will return laden with wine, jamón and olive oil in time for the Chinese new year in February.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/21/1353411/-Infrastructure-advances-in-the-rest-of-the-world-will-blow-your-mind?detail=email#
For a nation that wants to think of itself as NUMBER ONE this should be a reminder that being NUMBER ONE requires some effort, planning and investment. It is pathetic that our rail system is so obsolete and our tunnels and bridges are falling apart, but we're #1 alright? Only in our minds! It is just wishful thinking. We are thriving on propaganda and suffering from the ostrich with his head in the sand syndrome.
While we debate all sorts of political minutia the rest of the world is carrying on without us. As the article points out it will soon be very difficult if not impossible to ever regain our leadership position in the world. This, I hasten to add is not just the fault of the current administration but of decades of resting on our laurels and refusing to make necessary investments here at home.
Is it too late to try and catch up? Do we have the will? Shall we settle for substandard rail and infrastructure in general? Do we care anymore or will we continue to focus on debates over (fill in your favorite distraction here)?
And that small high-speed line in the Balkans is just the tip of the exciting infrastructure plans China -- in collaboration with Russia and the European Union -- has for connecting Eurasia -- constructing a new "silk road" for the 21st Century. Look at what just arrived in Spain.
The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid.
En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid.
The railway has been dubbed the “21st-century Silk Road” by Li Qiang, the governor of Zhejiang province, where Yiwu is located. Its route is longer than the Trans-Siberian railway and the Orient Express.
The first train was met by the mayor of Madrid, Ana Botella, and Spain’s minister of public works, Ana Pastor. It consisted of 30 containers carrying 1,400 tonnes of cargo – mostly toys, stationery and other items for sale over Christmas across Europe.
According to China’s ambassador to Spain, Zhu Banzao, it will return laden with wine, jamón and olive oil in time for the Chinese new year in February.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/12/21/1353411/-Infrastructure-advances-in-the-rest-of-the-world-will-blow-your-mind?detail=email#
