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Civilisation being f**cking adequate - Croissanthology

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We hear about civilisational inadequacy all the time. Some people write whole books on it. But what about the opposite? What happens when a country acts rati...

We hear about civilisational inadequacy all the time. Some people write whole books on it. But what about the opposite? What happens when a country acts rationally ? France: TGV On April 30 1976, the French government approved a plan to build a high-speed rail link between Paris and Lyon, the first high-speed rail line in Europe. This line was to use completely new electric locomotives, also to be developed in France as part of the project. The ensuing line opened on September 26 1981, 1,975 days later. On September 24 1996, the California High-Speed Rail Authority was formed. The completion o

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