Comments by "justgivemethetruth" (@justgivemethetruth) on "The Man Who Will Be King: A Conversation with Graeme Wood (Episode #278)" video.

  1. One thing I came across recently was the plan for a new type of city. I think it was called Neom, and it is being built in the north west of Saudi Arabia. It is a new concept of a linear city. As I researched this, at least the basic ideas sound fascinating. If we look at how cities have been built throughout history they always center around the older historic parts in a radial plan, or they are gridded out like NYC, but when you think of what our technological expertise is and what is needed in the future, mass transit that can get you somewhere fast, efficiently and carbon-free, this linear model really works. Seems like it would be great also for the environment where you could have pass-throughs, pass-overs, or pass-unders for wildlife to move though instead of what we have today which is giant scars on the land. Saudi Arabis is the last country on the planet I'd like to see develop the lifestyle of the future, but from what I read, this is a fascinating concept ... and it is one being developed by MBS, damn his murderous soul.
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  2. The Saudi economy is not about to collapse. The Saudis have plowed trillions of dollars into the US economy and are major owners and shareholders in the corporations that control America. So much money that the Saudis apparently got Congress to pass a law making revealing information about the amount of investment in the USA a government classified secret ... our government, by the way.
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  3.  @saimbhat6243  >> You keep your head deep into the delusional self-rightous sand, then you better be ready for unpleasant surprises There is a direct correlation between comments, and commenters who say stuff like this and useless comments on the internet that take up a lot of space and are a waste of time.
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  4.  @nishuee9349  Oh, yeah, my other east ... thanks, edited.
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  5. I remember that.
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  6. that might lead to expecting more from our own oligarchs.
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  7. Sounds like you are the problem there.
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  8. Exactly.
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  9.  @saimbhat6243  Learn to comprehend ... it is not "you" per se, it is your, or was your provocative and emotional rhetoric - as I said people like you just show up there they think they can hate the most. I guess you agreed with me because you previous comment seems the you deleted.
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  10. When is the US going to realize that looking around the world and seeing these ... uh ... F-ed up places ( hate Trump but he had a descriptive term, S-hole countries ) and thinking that are are the Gods of the planet and that we can work with these countries and their corrupt rulers and pretend over the years to push democratic reforms and slap them on the wrists with sanctions whenever they backslide or do something naughty ... is either a fairy tale we tell our own people so that we can exploit their resources, or a complete delusion. These people are not stupid, they know what the US game is and how to play it. They pretend along with us, and the media assists with passing this delusion on to the public, but they corrupt us more than we reform them, and that is pretty much all there is to it. The US has been gotten over on so many times that is all we are any more. I think part of the problem of Americans with immigration is that it reminds us of the mess we have made of the world so that are few of our nastiest people can get enough money and power to take over our country ... but we cannot do anything about that so we just blame foreigners. Who, or rather what American can say truthfully that our country and the world is better off with the US and the American people and government sending trillions of dollars to Saudi Arabia for oil, or to China for taking our factories, jobs, and IP? It's absurd.
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  11.  @seanmatthewking  Cities become just massive scars over the land where nothing can pass through and nothing to survive. They do not scale, just get bigger and worse. That was acceptable because there was no way to get from A to B in the past. First it was walking, then horses, then carriages, then cars, buses, etc. Now we have trains and monorails, and tubes and what not and they can just grow from both ends, even at a more predictable rate. It's like when cities grew up, but that could be done without blocking light. Intuitively I like the idea. Hopefully the Saudis can do it right.
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