Re: [TML] Fusion by 2025? Colin Paddock 05 Nov 2014 22:00 UTC

On Oct 23, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:

> Believe me, if nuclear power
> plants were profitable, all the DSANH’s in the world would
> have not been enough to stop the profit machines.
> As supporting evidence, note that a
> whole lot of DSANH-type people aren't at all fond of
> petroleum. All their protests haven't done diddly to
> that market...
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> It was Merkel's personal bias against nuke power that has shut down the plants in germany.

I rather doubt if Angela Merkel could have snuffed a candle if it was a profitable enterprise. The plants went quietly into the dark night because most of the operators were happy to get rid of them.

> I used to watch DW-TV & the commentators mentioned it more than once.

As in any other country, commentators say a lot of things...

> Besides, it's well established that DSANH's have little to no effect on anything.

Here, we agree. Bask in the glow of rarity...

> It's the mainstream Left that loves to dictate to us peons/serfs/whatever who they believe need their 'guidance' so much.

Heh. Yeah. Because the mainstream right doesn't like to dictate anything to consenting adults...

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