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This is just a meme, it has very little informational value and it's misleading on several levels. (~~OP~~ somebody has been posting it a lot these past days; have a look there for more explanation).
The implication that things are better in China is... mostly wrong and pointlessly political. I'm restraining myself here.
If you want to criticize Toronto Public transport do it with facts, not this BS.
As a Torontonian since 2005, I approve of this meme. We have so consistently and "democratically" shat the bed on transit over the last 20 years that today we live with depressing and job limiting commute times. This is very much a quality of life issue that affects most who live here. 25km commute often takes 1-1.5h in a single direction. Thousands if not millions of people here spend 2-3 hours of every work day commuting.
Public transit is in fact better in China. In fact public transit in China is considered some of the best in the world at this point. Pointing out a particular ways in which a communist country is better than most capitalist countries is informationally valuable, and vice versa. That’s called a nuanced understanding of the differences.
You asserting things can’t be better in China is pointlessly political. Some things are better in China, some things are worse.
Westerners are so propagandized they’ll literally argue with a map.
I accept that what is being presented is factual. Do you not? I don't think that is the criticism here.
It can be both factual and misleading. The misleading part is the kicker here.