[Marxism] "Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy"

[Louis Proyect]

David Walters wrote:
> Louis should, perhaps, stick to writing apocalyptic novels as he 
> suggested, after all, such scenarios exist only his imagination and have 
> little to do with science or engineering. Meanwhile, how many people die 
> everyday in China because of coal and it's insane rate of growth? Ah, 
> can't real and present dangers, can we?

Let me repeat. I don't write articles attacking or defending nuclear 
power in the abstract. Same thing with coal or oil. I do identify with 
struggles against particular nuclear power plants, like Seabrook or 
Shoreham. I also identify with struggles against strip mining and for 
miner's safety. Same thing with struggles against Shell in Nigeria. My 
interest is in politics, not in what Hopson called helping the 
industrial system chug along.

> Like Marx stated in 1856: 
> <http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1856/04/14.htm>
> 
> "Steam, electricity, and the self acting mule were revolutionists of
> a rather more dangerous character than even citizens Barbès, Raspail
> and Blanqui."
> 
> http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1856/04/14.htm

Marx was referring to the dissolution of feudalism. I don't think that 
we are facing such a problem today, except perhaps in the Kingdom of Tonga.

> PS...thanks Walter for the view of Fidel. Interesting. Did you know 
> Chavez is considering a small reactor from S. Africa for the Orinoco oil 
> fields?

Whew, what a relief. Now I know how to think.