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‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

"A nation built on efficiency". These times are looong over. We had a good run with our Wirtschaftswunder in post-WWII times and that's about it.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago

Yes. But travel to other countries and hear their thoughts about Germany and you'll discover this image is very much alive still. It's important to spread the word outside of Germany, too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The Wirtschaftswunder also had a lot to do with the Social Market Economy which, along with our train network, has been crippled by decades of neoliberal reforms.