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Saudi Arabia’s "The Line" New City Design

AJUMP23

Parody of actual AJUMP23
Where is the water going to come from? For all that green they will need a ton of water they do not have.

I know desalinization is a thing it just doesn’t seem feasible. Also looks like something out of hunger games.
 
You think traffic congestion is bad when a city is spread out over hundreds of miles and thousands of km? Wait til you only have one single two-way 8 lane superhighway that 9 million people use for commute to every location!
Gotta love all the moonshoot selling points simplified into broad proclamations with no fucking explanation as how how any of it is remotely feasible, or is in any way in touch with reality.
 

BennyBlanco

aka IMurRIVAL69
Horrifying. I don't know how anyone can look at that and not get a chill down their spine. It looks like the start of every dystopian sci fi movie I ever saw.

it's never gonna materialize so who cares. all these oil barons care about is getting richer. if they were so concerned with renewable energy and carbon footprints they wouldn't be very good oil barons. cool youtube video though.
 

HoodWinked

Member
Would be pretty cool to see something so ambitious attempted. Saudi Arabia is probably the only place in the world that could possibly pull this off.

They are playing sim city with money cheat code, worker cheat code, enviromental cheat code and braggadocious leader.
 

IDKFA

I am Become Bilbo Baggins
You think traffic congestion is bad when a city is spread out over hundreds of miles and thousands of km? Wait til you only have one single two-way 8 lane superhighway that 9 million people use for commute to every location!
Gotta love all the moonshoot selling points simplified into broad proclamations with no fucking explanation as how how any of it is remotely feasible, or is in any way in touch with reality.

According to the video, you can travel end to end in 20 minutes and "city" won't need cars, but like you've pointed out, there isn't any explanation on how they'll achieve this.

A totally walled in city for the super rich funded by a nation that has one of the worst human rights records on the planet. Sounds like the plot of a dystopian novel.
 

Spaceman292

Banned
Considering how many people have died just building those stadiums for the world cup in Qatar, I can't imagine that the building of this would go smoothly.
 

V1LÆM

Gold Member
i doubt this will actually happen. would be impressive from a technical and engineering point of view if it did but it also has a very cyberpunk/dystopian feel about it.
 

jufonuk

not tag worthy
Damn, I would totally move here for sure.


The intro talks about cities that ignore nature. Designs a straight line. I am sure nature is mainly curved in design. Or hexagonal. Maybe ant colony or vehicle would be best design choice ?

Straight line is a human thing right ?
 
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Saving nature is "simple" as in living a simple life - living locally in small communities, growing our own food, minimal technology along with "currency" reverting to real goods and services in lieu of fiat that simply allows the rich to continually squeeze the masses to pad their ever-increasing coffers. It won't happen unless we're forced via our own greed and numb indifference leading to its inevitability, sooner or later. We keep looking for solutions in the very thing that is causing the problems. Life is surely absurd. Call me a Luddite.
 

*Nightwing

Banned
The cops that police it:

judge restore GIF
Dredd would be a compassionate social worker in comparison to actual Saudi law enforcement
The criminal justice system of Saudi Arabia is strictly based upon Sharia law which reflects an interpretation of Islam.

A few crimes that result in the death penalty include:
  • Adultery
  • Apostasy (Religious Abandonment)
  • Armed Robbery
  • Blasphemy
  • Burglary (Hand Amputation)
  • Carjacking
  • Hijacking
  • Drug Smuggling
  • Fornication
  • Home Invasion
  • Sodomy, Homosexuality and Lesbianism
  • Idolatry
  • Murder
  • Rape
  • Sedition
  • Sexual Misconduct
  • Sorcery (2012)
  • Terrorism
  • Treason
  • Jihad
  • Witchcraft
Because the law is derived from a religious foundation, all crimes against Islam are considered especially heinous and almost always result in the death penalty.

Law Enforcement (Policing)​

Policing in Saudi Arabia is divided into three forces which in the Regular Police, The Secret Police and the Mutawa, or Religious Police.

Regular Police​

The regular police are exactly what the name says: simply police. They are tasked with the job of day-to-day law enforcement. The official name is the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and they are similar to the local and state law enforcement we see here in the United States. Because of the instability in the region, it is not uncommon to see many police officers carrying heavy weaponry including AK-47's.

Secret Police (Mabahith)​

The Secret Police in Saudi Arabia are what the government law enforcement agencies are here in the United States, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The main task of the Mabahith are anti-terrorism and political stability. They are in essence the covert spies who target certain individuals they believe are a threat to their country. The Mabahith have been under immense scrutiny as they are believed to be responsible for a multitude of Human Rights Abuse.

Mutawa​

The Mutawa are not trained law enforcement. Instead they are a group of men who task themselves with the job of enforcing Islamic codes. Because the Islamic religion is highly respected in Saudi Arabia, the Mutawa are in a sense considered untouchable. They are in many cases escorted by police forces when enforcing certain codes. They do not have the ability to arrest individuals themselves, however they can order to proper law enforcement that a person should be detained, and they will.
 
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