• PonyOfWar
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    1 year ago

    Cold war era East Berlin wasn’t particularly bad when it came to public services to be fair.

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      Yeah, all you needed to do to get three hots and a cot is say you don’t like the government, and these guys just show up and give you a ride.

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        It’s entirely possible to condemn an oppressive regime without pretending their trains were bad too.

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          Yeah, I know. I was making a joke. I loves me some trains. I was watching White Christmas last night and trains feature heavily and it looks like such a civilized mode of travel.