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"The only reason western politicians are against nuclear power is that it actually presents a solution. With wind and solars, the issues will never be solved (because they cannot be, given their unreliability), and the fight for climate can continue forever, along with lucrative contracts for green energy....
Lots of mining for renewables, which means fossil fuels for the big mining rigs. 20-30 year lifespan on PV's and wind turbines need maintenence and frequent blades changes (like razors)
The ridiculous nature of exactly HOW much minerals required to go full electric means we better swap to nuclear right fucking now so that we can turn all the fossil fuels into rocket fuel because we are going to need to go and mine asteroids to get enough minerals to make electric vehicles and electrify all the things"