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No doubt the war has an affect, but why shut down a perfectly good source of energy?

• iamerroragent 4y ago
  Because the German citizens voted for it.
  • peteradio 4y ago
    Is Germany a direct democracy? If instead it is a Representative Democracy then I would expect my Representative to act in my interest not on my whim.
    • iamerroragent 4y ago
      In the U.S. I expect my Representative to act in the interest of what will get them re-elected. I am not too familiar with the ins-and-outs of Germany's politcal system though it appears to be a popular position. https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-shuts-down-seven-nuclear-reactors/a-14912184 https://www.dw.com/en/merkel-shuts-down-seven-nuclear-reacto... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel#Chancellor_of_Germany,_2005%E2%80%932021 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merkel#Chancellor_of_Ge... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Germany
      • peteradio 4y ago
        There is no point to having a Representative if they act against my interest based on my popular misunderstandings. I can act against my own interest via direct democracy.
        • iamerroragent 4y ago
          I'm just saying how it is in the U.S. in practice. Regardless ending nuclear power in Germany is a popular enough position that Merkel was re-elected. Probably not just on that issue but she listened to what her people wanted and she kept getting elected because of it (as far as I know; I'm not German).