I think Japan disabling their fission plants after Fukushima, and Germany following that path are clear manifestation of the opposite: that people fear nuclear and democratic governments act on this fear, against development of the technology.

While this is true, its a fact that the regulatory and governmental outlook on fission has prevented these changes from happening.

The western world has made development of new fission plants practically impossible. Requiring 100s of millions in development before you might get a hint if the government would actually allow you to build a plant.

Thankfully this has finally started to change. Mostly in Canada and that's where we will likely see next generation fission first.