Who are you?
We are a group of communists and socialists involved in Dutch labor movements, such as the Socialist Party (SP) and the Federation of Trade Unions (FNV). This is an initiative of Andrew Ammerlaan and Emil Jacobs.
Do you represent the opinion of x, y, z?
No. Andrew Ammerlaan wrote a five part article series on nuclear energy in 2020, which was published on the website of the Communist Platform: communisme.nu. This has lead to some people thinking that the Communist Platform has a strong opinion on nuclear energy, this is not the case. This website was created in order to provide a place for our opinions, and to stimulate discussion on the topic, without immediately representing the ‘opinion of some organization’.
So you’re open to discussion?
Yes. We use the form of articles. Please contact us if you would like to submit a piece. We do retain the editorial freedom to decide what we publish.
On social media we’re active on twitter and mastodon.
What is your mission?
Because nuclear energy is so taboo, there are many misconceptions at different levels on this subject. We have therefore broken down our mission into and number of goals.
- Education about nuclear energy: this concerns mainly a “technical” aspect. After all, the discussion must take place on the basis of accurate information. We will therefore also respond to disinformation where necessary.
- Breaking open the discussion on the left: we want to take the theme out of the taboo, and you do that by talking about it. We will therefore provide input and (co-)organize meetings at appropriate times.
- We develop our own left-wing view: as communists, active in the labor movement, nuclear energy is not merely a technical matter. We therefore think about a more fundamental leftist strategy, taking ecomodernism as a starting point.
These goals may overlap or be separate in our activities.
Are you part of anything?
Yes, we participate in the civic movement Kern voor Klimaat. Check them out!