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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency

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‘It’s the same daily misery’: Germany’s terrible trains are no joke for a nation built on efficiency

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Deutsche Bahn’s once-admired service has descended into chaos. Whether decades of poor investment or the company’s unusual structure is to blame, it’s a huge headache for a coalition trying to meet climate goals
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    Well, it is a big fuck up that is leading to wars today. Putin wouldn’t have dared invade if he didn’t have guaranteed customers for resources.

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      Germany does not import gas from Russia anymore. Please explain.

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        Yes, but they did at the start of the war and were quite dependent on it, especially in industry. They, and the rest of Europe have made huge efforts to transition away.

        Their import dependence and others played a part in Putin’s calculus for war. Energy was specifically excluded from sanctions as to cut it off would have been disruptive.

        https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/natural-gas-imports-from-russia#:~:text=Natural Gas Imports from Russia in Germany averaged 132491.07 Terajoule,Natural Gas Imports From Russia.

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      The Russian invasion of Ukraine is Germany’s fault because they were buying gas? Is that right?

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        Lol, no. The invasion of ukraine in Russias fault. However, Germany placed itself in a state of high dependence on a state that used that dependence as a tool of control rather than trade. It was a grave error of judgement.

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