> I just don't trust governments or corporations to maintain, inspect, manage and operate nuclear power plants at scale.
What can they be trusted with then?
National defense. Social programs, healthcare systems, tax collection, regulation, various infrastructure & safety matters.
You'd have to abolish nearly all governments on the planet if you applied the standard across the board to their responsibilities and the innumerable ways they can - potentially - severely harm the people of a nation.
Whether Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America, Africa, corporations already provide nearly all of the world's food from start to finish, and are (typically) overseen / regulated by the governments of the world. But they can't be trusted to operate nuclear power plants? That doesn't make sense.
So who else is going to manage the global food supply if not people? (small businesses, large businesses, governments, whatever the case)
They're also charged with overseeing drug regulations around the world, which can easily kill large numbers of people if it's not done correctly. Who should regulate and manufacture drugs if not people? (small businesses, large businesses, governments, whatever the case)
Besides, nuclear power plants as a risk have nothing on good 'ol fashioned war. Would the plan be to take all national defense and all military control responsibilities away from governments? The point being, applied fairly, the actual replacement standard you're suggesting at is anarchy.
What can they be trusted with then?
National defense. Social programs, healthcare systems, tax collection, regulation, various infrastructure & safety matters.
You'd have to abolish nearly all governments on the planet if you applied the standard across the board to their responsibilities and the innumerable ways they can - potentially - severely harm the people of a nation.
Whether Europe, the US, Asia, Latin America, Africa, corporations already provide nearly all of the world's food from start to finish, and are (typically) overseen / regulated by the governments of the world. But they can't be trusted to operate nuclear power plants? That doesn't make sense.
So who else is going to manage the global food supply if not people? (small businesses, large businesses, governments, whatever the case)
They're also charged with overseeing drug regulations around the world, which can easily kill large numbers of people if it's not done correctly. Who should regulate and manufacture drugs if not people? (small businesses, large businesses, governments, whatever the case)
Besides, nuclear power plants as a risk have nothing on good 'ol fashioned war. Would the plan be to take all national defense and all military control responsibilities away from governments? The point being, applied fairly, the actual replacement standard you're suggesting at is anarchy.