Re: German Nuclear Shutdown Planned

[SAFarberMSPH@CS.COM]

Hi all:


German history is full of strange compromises between political parties with 

vastly different agendas. I recall reading that just as Hitler was coming to 

power in the 1930s, many of the left wing and even the German Communist party 

went along with Hitler's assuming the government's leadership under the 

stated position: "Nach Hitler, uns" ["After Hitler , us" ] These 

short-sighted parties thought there was no great harm in agreeing with a 

compromise policy which allowed a leader like Hitler to take over, and that 

Hitler would fail shortly, and they could step in and take over the 

government after he was ousted.


Things didn't quite work as planned for the Communists after Hitler took 

over, and I hope Germany  comes to its senses about energy issues long before 

the knee-jerk anti-nuclear Green party initiative damages the German economy 

and worsens the environmental, climatic, economic, and strategic problems 

which could be avoided by nuclear energy continuing and expanding in Germany.


Perhaps the Greens in Germany could put all their eggs in the hydropower 

basket like Brazil did a few years ago only to see a current drought in 

Brazil lead to rolling blackouts now and political turmoil. The Greens could 

dam up the Danube, rename it the Damube and shut down a few nuclear plants. 

[TIC]


I recall the quote by the German 19th century romantic poet Heinrich Heine 

which might be applied to the current German energy policy being pushed by 

the Greens:


"There are more fools in the world than there are people"


Stewart Farber

Public Health Sciences

[802] 496-3356

email: SAFarberMSPH@cs.com


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In a message dated 6/12/01 11:24:10 AM Central Daylight Time, rah@AMERICA.NET 

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> Subj:RE: German Nuclear Shutdown Planned
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> Date:6/12/01 11:24:10 AM Central Daylight Time
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> From:    rah@AMERICA.NET (Bob Hearn)
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> Sender:    owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
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> Reply-to:    rah@AMERICA.NET (Bob Hearn)
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> To:    ryoss@MCW.EDU (Robert Yoss), radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
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> The shutdown does not "underscore [any] divide between Europe and the United
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> States", despite the annonymous reporters editorialization. Is France not a
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> part of Europe now?  This action is purely a result of political compromise
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> by the Social Democrats to manitain a slim majority in the German government
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> by alligning the support of the minority Green party in return for this
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> concession, which is a long-term schedule subject to reversal.