Re:Why Germans remain so jittery about nuclear power
by ginko on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:48AM
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I think something that's not much noticed outside of the German-speaking countries is that there's a fairly large cultural movement that I would describe as naturist/esoteric ever since the 19th century.
This influenced all kinds of German movements both on the left and right side of the political spectrum and for instance is the reason why nudism and homeopathy are so popular. I think it's also one of the explanations why COVID vaccination rates are currently lower than in Western and Southern Europe.
This also leads to all kinds of absurd things like "vitalized water"[1] being used in hospital water systems in Austria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebensreform
This influenced all kinds of German movements both on the left and right side of the political spectrum and for instance is the reason why nudism and homeopathy are so popular. I think it's also one of the explanations why COVID vaccination rates are currently lower than in Western and Southern Europe.
This also leads to all kinds of absurd things like "vitalized water"[1] being used in hospital water systems in Austria.
[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belebtes_Wasser https://www.isi-trade.ch/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Benefits...