The Nuclear Gospel

Nuclear power isn’t a policy; it’s a pulpit. When governments push nuclear energy today, they aren’t preaching science, math, or economics—they’re delivering sermons. This isn’t about energy independence or climate solutions. It’s ideology disguised as infrastructure.

I was having a coffee with my Mom this morning, and she said, what is all this nuclear garbage I keep seeing, they’re saying the same shit we were fighting in the 80’s. The words haven’t even changed.

I haven’t seen any argument in finance, economics, or function that would make me think nuclear is a viable option.

Why is it resurfacing now?

The Fusion of Faith and Fear
At the heart of the nuclear resurgence lies a belief system, not a science. The push for nuclear power parallels the rise of centralized, hierarchical ideologies, rooted in control and submission. Its proponents evangelize the idea that only through a colossal, centralised, almost divine force can we save ourselves from the sins of modernity—carbon, chaos, and climate.

This isn’t new. Throughout history, oppressive regimes have loved large-scale, centralized systems. They’re a perfect metaphor for their worldview: one all-powerful entity that provides, controls, and punishes. Nuclear fits neatly into this narrative. It’s the deity in their energy pantheon—dangerous to question, impossible to control, yet always demanding sacrifice.

Selling Fear, Rejecting Freedom
Renewables—solar, wind, geothermal—represent everything the Christo-fascist mindset fears: decentralization, community empowerment, and individual agency. A solar panel on your roof means you don’t need the state or the corporation to bless you with energy. Wind turbines thrive not in capitals or power centres, but in open landscapes, beyond the grasp of oligarchs.

But nuclear? Nuclear is the epitome of control. It demands vast bureaucratic oversight, militarized security, and opaque systems of regulation. It thrives on fear, not freedom. Fear of blackouts. Fear of climate doom. Fear of alternative futures where people control their own energy.

The False Prophet of Climate Solutions
If nuclear were a product of science, it would have died decades ago. We’ve been here before—promises of endless energy, safety, and clean solutions, followed by delays, cost overruns, and catastrophic risks. The facts are clear: Nuclear energy is slower to build, exponentially more expensive, and catastrophically riskier than its renewable counterparts.

But the nuclear evangelists don’t care about facts. They invoke the spectre of climate collapse to justify their crusade, all while dismissing the proven, scalable solutions sitting right in front of us. The goal isn’t to solve the problem. The goal is to maintain control, to ensure energy remains a domain of the powerful few, not the liberated many.

A Doctrine of Destruction
The Christo-fascist worldview thrives on binaries: saved or damned, good or evil, light or dark. Nuclear energy mirrors this duality—a technological theology that offers salvation (limitless energy) but requires penitence (catastrophic risk). You don’t question it. You accept it on faith. To do otherwise is to risk being branded as ungrateful, ignorant, or—worse—unpatriotic.

And let’s not ignore the theology of sacrifice. Communities near nuclear plants and waste storage facilities are the lambs on the altar, disproportionately poor, rural, and often disenfranchised. The message is clear: some lives must be risked for the “greater good.” It’s the same logic that underpins their policies on poverty, healthcare, and education.

Solar to supply 50% of global energy demand by 2035

The Renewable Reformation
What terrifies these ideologues is that a better world is already possible. Solar panels don’t care about your politics. Wind turbines don’t enforce borders. Geothermal energy doesn’t require divine intervention to harness. These are tools of liberation, not control. They decentralize power—literally and figuratively.

Every rooftop solar installation, every community wind farm, every battery storage system is an act of quiet rebellion. It’s a rejection of the theology of fear and submission. It’s proof that we don’t need to accept the nuclear gospel.

If you’re preaching nuclear today, you’re not selling science—you’re selling religion. You’re not solving problems—you’re protecting power.

The real future isn’t built on fear, hierarchy, and control. It’s built on freedom, community, and empowerment. The renewable revolution isn’t just an energy transition—it’s a reformation. It’s time to reject the nuclear gospel, and embrace the light of a truly liberated energy future.

What’s powering your future? Control or freedom? The choice is yours.

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The nuclear push isn’t science, it’s faith. Centralized, costly, and built on fear, it mirrors the ideology of control. Renewables are liberation: decentralization, empowerment, freedom. Preaching nuclear? You’re selling religion, not solutions.

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