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

[John Obrien]

I am not convinced by Dave Walter's passionate and constant promotion, on the development and use of nuclear power.
 
The capitalist owners of these nuclear plants, tend to be the same owners of the oil and coal companies. To miss sight of this small point - on who controls and benefits from the means of production, seems to be a continuous thread and oversight, in all these pro-nuke emails. 
 
As for believing that Chernobyl, Hanford etc., are of the past and can not happen again - seems not convincing to me.  I do not have the same trust that Dave Walters has in that industry and in people not making mistakes.  If someone make a mistake in weaving a cloth, not too many people are poisoned, as compared to mistakes with nuclear power.
 
Let the scinetist spend their time creating new safe sources of energy and if they succeeed with nuclear power - then we can discuss this in the future soviets.  But for now, this discussion has no benefit, except to promote the view that we should be happy with nuclear energy. And whom does this benefit as a focus, instead of what to do with advancing and developing labor forces.
 
John O'Brien
 
> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:24:29 -0400> From: lnp3 at panix.com> To: marxism at lists.econ.utah.edu> Subject: Re: [Marxism] "Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy"> > 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."> > > > > ________________________________________________> YOU MUST clip all extraneous text before replying to a message.> Send list submissions to: Marxism at lists.econ.utah.edu> Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism