> including railroads
The idea that railroads of any regional importance happened without the cooperation and intervention of government is absurd and hilarious. The closest thing to your libertarian vision that existed was the First transcontinental railroad, which went largely through uninhabited territories in the Western half of the United States, and was still initially done by the Department of War as a result of a Congressional query, as well as the initial seed funding by the government. It was later funded significantly by Union Pacific (Mormons) — but it all hinged on the right of way corridor granted by Congress. If the railroad hadn’t had the authority to force its railway, it would have had to negotiate with everyone who owned land along the route, and would have been held up indefinitely.
Regardless, we aren’t in the frontier anymore. Africa is the last place you would potentially be able to do something in regards to rail and roads as lassie-faire as the (still incredibly government involved) first transcontinental railroad, but you’re going to need the materiel and the will to genocide the locals, because they aren’t going to just let you do it.
weev
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2026-01-19 11:59:26 UTC
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