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[-] nucleative@lemmy.world 144 points 1 year ago

Giant infrastructure projects are a weakness of democracies. It's tough to get everyone to agree and pay for huge projects that take long term vision and planning.

Or you could call it a strength because it's stable and can't be changed too fast by one guy with a short term bad idea.

[-] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Giant infrastructure projects are a weakness of democracies.

What about the high-speed networks in France, Japan, Spain and Germany?

[-] Peaty@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

France is smaller than Texas. Every nation you mention was not a democracy during most of their rail construction. It is vastly easier to engage in large construction projects in authoritarian states because you don't have to care about a voting populace.

[-] bufalo1973@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Sorry to bust your bubble but first high speed line in Spain started in 1992. Democracy in Spain started in 1977. And in Germany or France I'm pretty sure high speed trains where made when they were also democracies.

Normal speed rail can handle high speed. They have to build new ones.

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