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g1) nuclear power is not cost-effective, because of all the extra money that protesters can force it to spend on security and slower operations. — agree but let's organize a parachute jump into a wind farm to make wind energy more expensive.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue May 23rd, 2006 at 01:10:59 PM EST
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That as pro-nuke argument is made but isn't true (anti-protester security costs are dwarfed by other costs).

Of course, in light of the other protester motive you haven't addressed, the cost effect very much makes sense.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Tue May 23rd, 2006 at 01:21:00 PM EST
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