Yeah the politics would definitely be better because it's deuterium/tritium for fusion as opposed to uranium, which has a lot a cultural and historical baggage and it's on the news in a bad way all the time. So yes it would be better.
Now would it be better enough to get out of the same political/cultural hole that fission is in?
I don't know, but it at least has a better chance.
Also not having to source and mine uranium is actually a huge advantage. We have more lithium then ever, and deuterium can be extracted literally any large body of water.
Now would it be better enough to get out of the same political/cultural hole that fission is in?
I don't know, but it at least has a better chance.