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> from Merced to Bakersfield “and, by gum, it put them on the map!”
by lovecg 2y ago
> from Merced to Bakersfield
“and, by gum, it put them on the map!”
- zoky 2y agoBakersfield was already on the map. Not any sort of map you’d want to be on, but still…
- reducesuffering 2y agoIt's ironic that Merced and Bakersfield get shit on when it's the coastal Bay Area and LA people that are the actual problems standing in the way of making the rail...
- zoky 2y agoI don't know much about Merced, but the reasons that Bakersfield gets shit on have nothing to do with high speed rail and more to do with its reputation for meth, crime, and generally being a shithole to live in or even pass through. I suppose one might find this “ironic”, for very interesting definitions of “ironic”.
- PM_me_your_math 2y ago[dead]
- reducesuffering 2y agoI'm well aware of Bakersfield's problems. And yet, the area was able to handle implementing the initial steps of high speed rail, and the Bay and LA weren't (for whatever eminent domain / NIMBY reasons). So it's funny to me to see LA/Bay people give Bakersfield crap: "ugh why is the rail over there". Well, because you LA/Bay people couldn't.
- baby_souffle 2y agoMerced has two state universities, though. Bakersfield has … Devin Nunez
- dhosek 2y agoBakersfield has a Cal State.
- onlypassingthru 2y agoWay back in the day, it was notable for the Bakersfield sound.[0] [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_sound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield_sound
- lotsoweiners 2y agoI got that reference.