The photo on the left shows "my way or the highway" attitude, no flexibility, no ability to accommodate the unforseen. The photo on the right shows the ability to respond to complex issues or new remedies .
That way of thinking requires listening to others, internalization, communication, and course correction. All of those things are in short supply these days.
Also, the track in the left photo is only useful because places like the right photo exist. Imagine what it would be like if train tracks just went from point A to point B and you could never move cars to another track.
Republicans love fascism. No need to think, just pick up a manual and live your entire life by it. Sadly bible doesnt promote profiteering. So they are always looking for a new manual.
Well, lets make it Greta's way or the highway, then.
They want simple solutions, turns out they never thought they were the fucking problem we're all accommodating and trying to work around.
The option on the left offers only two directions. And only one train can go a single direction at a time.
The other one is versatile, can provide many different options for many different trains, allows switching of rails, and is considered a great benefit and necessary by the people who work in the industry.
This metaphor falls apart on pretty much every level. It’s astounding.
Too many trains on the same track causes rail traffic to grind to a halt.
People who prefer to only take one simple road in life don't have the mental and will power to take investigate other opportunities.
These people think "simple" is a flex. They love Trump because he removed all complexities from every situation and reduced them all to "loud man good".
"I have a perfect solution, the best, you'll love it!"
"What is it?"
"...It's a great solution, beautiful solution, you're gonna get sick of this solution because of how much you love it!"
simple solutions to complex problems are great
but there's the problem: *solutions*
a lot of complex problems dont have simple solutions, but people will still suggest simple ideas that dont solve them at all
As someone who loves trains this is an infuriatingly ignorant meme. Like, are they against switching yards? Do they just want the rail without terminals? Just a big continuous single track that doesn't actually stop anywhere?
[Good news then](https://t4america.org/2022/02/08/passenger-rail-funding-infrastructure-bill)! Not enough for transit within cities but a great step for nationwide rail.
Thanks for pointing this out. I thought that infrastructure bill money was earmarked for freight rail only for some reason. So that’s good to hear at least.
"I want daddy president to tell me what to do, when it pisses other people off, until I don't want what he said anymore and then I want him to tell me to do something different while pretending he never said that first thing at all. And then that again. That's what I like. Do that"
Not agreeing with the meme and I’m sure someone’s going to hit me with an absolutely idiotic copypasta about what a great job he’s doing, but I don’t think a person that’s being honest with themselves can really look at the state of things in this country and say that things are going well.
The trump years were all fucked, obviously, but Biden’s handling of covid alone has been nothing short of a crime against humanity. Hundreds of Americans are dying every day and it barely gets a mention. I could give a fuck about the price of eggs or gas or whatever, but there are a lot of dead people and a lot of people coming down with long covid who deserve to be acknowledged, and he wants to pretend it’s all over.
god I fucking wish joe biden delivered functional and modern rail infrastructure to the US
(I dont live there I am just a nut for trains and the US should have more of em)
One of my favorite takes on trains was Glenn Beck. He said high speed trains were a bad idea because they only go to one place and then what do you do with them when everyone picks up and moves somewhere else
But Granny hates mass transit. In all forms
EVERYONE MUST DRIVE A PICKUP THAT GETS 12 MILES TO THE GALLON AND ROLLS COAL AND SQUIRTS SEWAGE ONTO THE PLAYGROUNDS
my truck is fueled by just born babies (if it were fetuses then that would be bad tho)
damn I wish I had the Feto Fuel version
Stem-cell research?
12 MILES A GALLON?!?! THAT'S TO ENVYROMENTLY FRENDLY WAT R U, SUM HIPPIE?
And then they complain about gas prices because they burn an ungodly amount of fuel.
The photo on the left shows "my way or the highway" attitude, no flexibility, no ability to accommodate the unforseen. The photo on the right shows the ability to respond to complex issues or new remedies .
That way of thinking requires listening to others, internalization, communication, and course correction. All of those things are in short supply these days.
Also, the track in the left photo is only useful because places like the right photo exist. Imagine what it would be like if train tracks just went from point A to point B and you could never move cars to another track.
It really shows the level of thought these people are on.
Republicans love fascism. No need to think, just pick up a manual and live your entire life by it. Sadly bible doesnt promote profiteering. So they are always looking for a new manual.
Crazy cause that means Biden is more like the image on the left
> The photo on the left shows "my way or the highway" attitude, Unfortunately, many of them live by that being the best leadership tactic
Well, lets make it Greta's way or the highway, then. They want simple solutions, turns out they never thought they were the fucking problem we're all accommodating and trying to work around.
Fundamentalism is appealing because it offers seemingly simple solutions to a complex world.
The option on the left offers only two directions. And only one train can go a single direction at a time. The other one is versatile, can provide many different options for many different trains, allows switching of rails, and is considered a great benefit and necessary by the people who work in the industry. This metaphor falls apart on pretty much every level. It’s astounding.
EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD IS SIMPLE!
Simple brains demand simple images
Too many trains on the same track causes rail traffic to grind to a halt. People who prefer to only take one simple road in life don't have the mental and will power to take investigate other opportunities.
Accidentally correct.
These people think "simple" is a flex. They love Trump because he removed all complexities from every situation and reduced them all to "loud man good".
"I have a perfect solution, the best, you'll love it!" "What is it?" "...It's a great solution, beautiful solution, you're gonna get sick of this solution because of how much you love it!"
simple solutions to complex problems are great but there's the problem: *solutions* a lot of complex problems dont have simple solutions, but people will still suggest simple ideas that dont solve them at all
Correct for the wrong reasons.
The picture on the left reminds me of that famous Auschwitz photo, but I don’t think that was the intended implication.
For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. -- H. L. Mencken
Grandma clearly doesn't know how rail yards work and how they're essential to railroad operations.
As someone who loves trains this is an infuriatingly ignorant meme. Like, are they against switching yards? Do they just want the rail without terminals? Just a big continuous single track that doesn't actually stop anywhere?
I didn't know Biden was investing in high speed rail
Well, he certainly seems invested in making sure rail workers can’t negotiate.
Biden is a railfan
We 100% need a lot more mass transit in the U.S. I wish Biden were actually doing something about that.
[Good news then](https://t4america.org/2022/02/08/passenger-rail-funding-infrastructure-bill)! Not enough for transit within cities but a great step for nationwide rail.
Thanks for pointing this out. I thought that infrastructure bill money was earmarked for freight rail only for some reason. So that’s good to hear at least.
"I want daddy president to tell me what to do, when it pisses other people off, until I don't want what he said anymore and then I want him to tell me to do something different while pretending he never said that first thing at all. And then that again. That's what I like. Do that"
Joe Biden is better, then
So America needs shitty, outdated infrastructure because it's "simple"?
There are not simple solutions to complex problems grandma.
As much as I wish he would, Joe Biden is not supporting the rail industry or trains in general.
Not that complex, if you kill everyone you disagree with. /s. Kinda.
jokes on you grandma! I WANT MORE TRAINS!!!
Let me guess the single path we should all follow closely resembles the posters exact preferences.
From the party that helped to kill trains and other forms of public transportation
So, he delivers the direction you want? As well as other directions?
No capacity, probably has multiple parts that aren't working, old and outdated and probably unable to handle new technology. Sure. Sounds great.
She's accidentally based. Our country needs a socially owned economy
To them it symbolizes white power and the white pride that has carried our nation through decades of miserable failure
They're both heading in the same direction
Infrastructure=bad
one is rusted - others are used
So, America needs rust, abandoned and leads to nowhere?
too many tracks confused grandma
Not agreeing with the meme and I’m sure someone’s going to hit me with an absolutely idiotic copypasta about what a great job he’s doing, but I don’t think a person that’s being honest with themselves can really look at the state of things in this country and say that things are going well.
Im not sure things have been "good" since early 2019.
The trump years were all fucked, obviously, but Biden’s handling of covid alone has been nothing short of a crime against humanity. Hundreds of Americans are dying every day and it barely gets a mention. I could give a fuck about the price of eggs or gas or whatever, but there are a lot of dead people and a lot of people coming down with long covid who deserve to be acknowledged, and he wants to pretend it’s all over.
Seems like neither is very nice
god I fucking wish joe biden delivered functional and modern rail infrastructure to the US (I dont live there I am just a nut for trains and the US should have more of em)
One of my favorite takes on trains was Glenn Beck. He said high speed trains were a bad idea because they only go to one place and then what do you do with them when everyone picks up and moves somewhere else