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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 hours ago

But think of the impressive military parades.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

They're cosplaying a successful country

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 hours ago

Maybe they are a cargo cult? Build big streets and the wealth will come!

[–] [email protected] 77 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Also why the US highway system was built, btw. The president who championed it, Eisenhower, was the commander of US allied forces during WW2. While there were other benefits, his goal was to be able to quickly transport troops in the event of a Soviet invasion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Which is a fucking dumb idea seeing how shitty the US rail system is.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Which was also the real reason Hitler built the Autobahn (or rather, continued and expanded the plans that already existed).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 hours ago

And why Eisenhower built the interstates. They even used dod funding

[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 hours ago

Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That's a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 12 hours ago

They don't want anyone to go anywhere without being extra nice. It's not car centered city, it's a huge prison.

[–] [email protected] 99 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think it's illegal. The amount of citizen with access to enough wealth to own a car is just relatively low

[–] [email protected] 107 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Private car ownership is highly restricted. You only have access to a car if you are a party member, are conducting business for the party, or are well connected.

Their society is very localized and travel is restricted(you need a permit to leave your county), trains and bicycles are how you move about if you aren't walking.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Nice, they've solved the climate crisis. It truly is the greatest country.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 hours ago

If every nation could only be a failed state with a 60% poverty level and be propped up by multiple superpowers, we could totally kick the can at least another generation.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

LOL, if one can afford a car in NK, it must be a dream to drive it. Roads as wide as in California with none of the traffic.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

No one driving on it and it’s still full of potholes and poorly patched.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

An empty road full of potholes and the only other people driving are people I probably know by name?

This is Mario Kart IRL

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 hours ago

That banana peel with rot before it gets someone

[–] [email protected] 16 points 14 hours ago

I don't think these roads stretch very far.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Why are all the trees dead?

[–] [email protected] 87 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 34 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Insane you found 4 of the same looking tree. If you look closely you can see the branch structure is super similar

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 hours ago

They even painted the ground to match the tree type smh

[–] [email protected] 15 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine one person deliberately took all 4 pics

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 hours ago

i doubt it, that's too much work for one person

[–] [email protected] 21 points 14 hours ago

They are still waiting on their permits for water.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

That’s a city.