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    The lengths the US will go to to avoid building high-speed rail.

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        Because of course it’s Ryanair.

        Oh, you want a seat? That’s an extra £50. Each. Both ways. Go fuck yourselves.

        The EU needs to regulate the fuck out of that shitbag company.

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        It’s a capitalism thing.

        Extract as much value as possible. Deliver as little value to your customers as possible. Treat them as second layer of product.

        Human needs are not the goal.

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          Yep, nobody ever tried to exploit their fellow humans until capitalism was adopted in the 18th century. The other economic systems that existed parallel to capitalism were also exploitation-free.

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          The UK can barely get high speed rail going to Birmingham where they’ve already got tracks. The rest of HS2 got cancelled.

          I don’t see how the same thing under the sea would ever get done.

          Plus trains here are more expensive than planes for no reason whatsoever other than greed.

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            The rest of HS2 got cancelled.

            Practically as an act of economic sabotage. British people hate their country and are actively trying to destroy it from within

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              Any non-car related spending is a “war on motorists”.

              Seemingly half the country think that millionaire man-of-the-people Nigel Farage will be the one to lead us to the sunlit uplands, and the only position he’s never flip-flopped on is bringing back smoking in pubs.

              We are doomed.

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            I was going to add a jab at the Brits but then thought “nah, they’re going to do that themselves, much more effective that way”.