minus-squareDamnianWayne@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Public transit in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 vs Chengdu, China 🇨🇳 linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·11 days agoBecause local communities should be in control of the land, not some top-down authoritarian state that comes in decides to fuck up your entire life to suit their need for economic growth. linkfedilink
minus-squareDamnianWayne@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.world•Public transit in Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 vs Chengdu, China 🇨🇳 linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoPreferable to the idea that the state can come in and force your local area to bend to its will. linkfedilink
Because local communities should be in control of the land, not some top-down authoritarian state that comes in decides to fuck up your entire life to suit their need for economic growth.