kdsingh80 Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 We all know that non renewable energy is finishing rapidly and there are few alternatives of this.Nuclear power was the clear winner until the recent disaster in JapanSo What re the views of people here that whether countries should ot for nuclear power or not? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithar Posted March 15, 2011 Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 We all know that non renewable energy is finishing rapidly and there are few alternatives of this.Nuclear power was the clear winner until the recent disaster in JapanSo What re the views of people here that whether countries should ot for nuclear power or not? Japan is a highly advanced country and if such a disaster can happen there, then what hope is left to 3rd world countries trying to build nuclear power plants. India and many other 3rd world countries should invest in green power such as solar and wind power. It is cheap and great for the economy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Japan is a highly advanced country and if such a disaster can happen there, then what hope is left to 3rd world countries trying to build nuclear power plants. India and many other 3rd world countries should invest in green power such as solar and wind power. It is cheap and great for the economy. Japan's nuclear reactor were quite old 1971,so they are made of old technology.The nuclear reactors which will be build now is of new technology.Also Solar and wind energy is not cheap ,they also require too much land and produce little electricity. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekhane'ch Jannat Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 So we should use less electricity. The problem is not how to keep up production with consumption But how to reduce consumption. The Earth can only produce so much-- but people can consume infinitly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 So we should use less electricity. The problem is not how to keep up production with consumption But how to reduce consumption. The Earth can only produce so much-- but people can consume infinitly In developing countries and undeveloped countries people are already using very less per capita electricity.The main culprits here are developed countries Which are using electricity in abundance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekhane'ch Jannat Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I agree, a small proportion of the world, in the developed countries are using 99% of resources, to maintain their super-luxurious lifestyles. The sad thing is, it is not possible for all to live this lifestyle, but yet the ideal has become to live this super-luxurious lifestyle, un-obtainable for the majority, leading to much non-satisfaction of desires. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithar Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Japan's nuclear reactor were quite old 1971,so they are made of old technology.The nuclear reactors which will be build now is of new technology.Also Solar and wind energy is not cheap ,they also require too much land and produce little electricity. But look at the recent games at Delhi and the bad job India did. Just imagine if the same level of moorakhtaa applied at Indian nuclear power plants, it would be a huge disaster the world would remember for thousands of years. Already I feel scared for the future of India with multiple nuclear power plants. I hope Punjab and the states surrounding it do not open a nuclear plant. It is not just moorakhtaa, corruption that make me scared, let's say some Jihadi group targets these plants, then what? Green power is the future. India has plenty of sunshine, and farmers would be more then happy to be a part of this if they would get a share of the profit by lending their land for this purpose, the GOI needs to take the initiative. India's coastal area can be utilized for wind power like some European countries use theirs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The sad thing is, it is not possible for all to live this lifestyle, but yet the ideal has become to live this super-luxurious lifestyle, un-obtainable for the majority, leading to much non-satisfaction of desires. It doesn't really help that no one is offering an alternative model of life that is attractive to the masses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 But look at the recent games at Delhi and the bad job India did. Just imagine if the same level of moorakhtaa applied at Indian nuclear power plants, it would be a huge disaster the world would remember for thousands of years. Actually India is not going to build any nuclear power plant.It is the USA or French companies that will build power plant,infact there is big discussion on this issue that Who is going to be liable as some foreign companies do not want to be liable for damages. As far disasters are concerned in 63 years of Indian history there is only 1 major disaster and for that it was American company responsible not Indian company. For Punjab the danger is on both sides ,what if Pakistan will make nuclear power plants and some disaster happen? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 It doesn't really help that no one is offering an alternative model of life that is attractive to the masses. No other lifestyle is going to be attractive for the masses.The western liberal life , means do what you want to do is the most attractive for youngsters.Unfortunately that lifestyle require so much resources that if Majority of people start living that lifestyle then earth would hardly last for few years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Panjab should try and push the 'simple life' philosophy. Like a slowed down, good quality rural life with great food and low stress kind of thing. Instead of craving "Pijja", "MacDoughnulds", Armani jeans and pan#*!$ blonde highlights. We don't need a hundred and one varieties of packaged food to progress or improve our lives. Solar power is the way to go in sunny hot countries like India. Sure it might not provide ALL of the required electricity but it should give a nice chunk of it. Edited March 16, 2011 by dalsingh101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekhane'ch Jannat Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 It doesn't really help that no one is offering an alternative model of life that is attractive to the masses. Society’s institutions (political, scientific, educational, religious, legal, medical, etc.) limit change. They persist by legitimacy, which is based in turn upon perceptions of people. Harman [12] has noted... “the empowering realization that all institutions in society, no matter how powerful, obtain their legitimacy from the perceptions of people -- and hence that people have the power to change institutions by challenging the legitimacy of prevailing institutional behaviors.” 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Panjab should try and push the 'simple life' philosophy. Like a slowed down, good quality rural life with great food and low stress kind of thing. Instead of craving "Pijja", "MacDoughnulds", Armani jeans and pan#*!$ blonde highlights. We don't need a hundred and one varieties of packaged food to progress or improve our lives. Solar power is the way to go in sunny hot countries like. Sure it might provide ALL the electric but it should give a nice chunk of it. It is like day dreaming to say that Punjabi's will revert back to Simple lifestyle.Punjabi's both Hindu and Sikh are known to have very lavish and western lifestyle. Also the influence of NRI's on Punjabi plays a major role towards moving to materialistic lifestyle 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) duplicate Edited March 16, 2011 by dalsingh101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Also the influence of NRI's on Punjabi plays a major role towards moving to materialistic lifestyle I know, apnay are like lemmings who are absolutely incapable of resisting any sort of external influence and just passively get 'shaped'. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdsingh80 Posted March 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 I know, apnay are like lemmings who are absolutely incapable of resisting any sort of external influence and just passively get 'shaped'. It is not only sikhs or Punjabi's but it is the Human nature.When one sees that his colleague,friend or cousin is living a Lavish lifestyle then he too wants to live that life.In that case he too try copy what they have done.This is the way craze start in any community 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalsingh101 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) It is not only sikhs or Punjabi's but it is the Human nature.When one sees that his colleague,friend or cousin is living a Lavish lifestyle then he too wants to live that life.In that case he too try copy what they have done.This is the way craze start in any community You seem to have no criticism for any lemming like bewakoofi apnay do? I can't help but think that maybe it's typical Indian thinking where everything is accepted no matter how gross or silly it is? This probably stems from feelings of powerless of Indians drummed in through corruption and inflexible social systems?. In the end, all your doing by this is removing 'agency' from the hands of apnay to one day maybe go against the grain by just shrugging your shoulders and saying 'chalda'. Social pressure is a strong force and can be used either way. If enough people disagreed with the way currents things go, to exert a strong social pressure to make people consider alternatives ways of thinking and behaving, we might just have a slim chance of at least having more of our society not buying into any and everything from abroad. We certainly don't have any chance of this when we just shrug our shoulders and say "oh, that's just how it goes!' Edited March 17, 2011 by dalsingh101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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