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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by DiogenesKynikos on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:32AM (#43068332)
It's funny how hundreds of millions of normal Chinese people belong to the "Acela class."[0] Supporting decent public infrastructure does not make one an elitist.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China

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Re:US goverment seeks to rehire recently fired nuclear workers by vinay427 on Sunday February 16, 2025 @09:49AM (#43068452)
As another commenter noted, I believe the phrase is used as a metonym (?) here to refer to a class of people that is largely unrelated to support for public transport.
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