Clearly, the left-wing groups want to use this carbon theme as a tool for wealth redistribution. - Luboš Motl

The actual heart of quantum mechanics is that the objects in its equations are connected to the observations very differently than the classical counterparts have been.

According to polls, a majority (around 60+ percent) opposes the radar base. But it's not necessarily the sensible part of the Czech population. The demonstrations against the base are usually organized by communists, Islamists, and "peaceful feminists" (which is fortunately not a numerous group).

… if one studies quantum gravity, something prevents you from localizing objects and particles with a better precision than one Planck length or so. String theory makes these guesses quantitative in various ways.