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U.S. ambassador to Japan will publicly eat Fukushima fish in a show of support amid radioactive water release outrage (fortune.com)

submitted 1 year ago by CollisionResistance@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Solidarity for Whom? Japanese fishermen? Consumers? The fish???

[–] CollisionResistance@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

If I were a radioactive fish, I'd want to spread my radiation to the people who made my waters radioactive.

[–] lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Solidarity for the industry. If people realize solar and wind are cheaper, nuclear is dangerous, and this decision is based entirely on economic concerns...

[–] areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Some renewables kill more people per unit of electricity than nuclear. So nuclear is actually safer. It's also a good source of base load power that things like solar can't compete with. Just admit you care about hating nuclear more than climate change

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Eat the ~~fish~~ rich