Nuclear power: why is it so unpopular? | The Economist
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The meltdown at a nuclear power station in Fukushima, Japan, ten years ago stoked anxieties about nuclear energy. But nuclear is one of the safest, most reli...

For the most part, this is a good, informative video about the advantages of nuclear energy.

Then, at 9:00 they talk about the danger of nuclear weapon proliferation. Obviously, this is a scary subject and requires scary footage. Guess what they chose?

Nuclear weapons test footage?

No.

Muslims praying.

Marg Bar The Economist.

  • kuttarbaccha [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    It's scary to me too and I am a communist. A lot of organized religions encourage people to be happy and complacent with their station in life, because only the afterlife matters. Not to mention the many archaic laws and revelations these religions still cling to that create a toxic culture of fear and oppression in the lives of billions of voiceless people in the world.