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| − | '''Alliance 90/The Greens''' is the Green party of [[Germany]]. | + | '''Alliance 90/The Greens''' is the Green party of [[Germany]]. The party was initially founded in West Germany as Die Grünen (the Greens) in January 1980. It grew out of the anti-nuclear energy, environmental, peace, new left, and new social movements of the late 20th century. |
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| + | Originally strongly anti-war, it saw a big change in 1998, when it created legitimacy for the NATO bombing campaign in [[Kosovo]]. Using the pacifist credibility of the party to create support for a '[[humanitarian intervention]]', earning the nickname of 'olive greens' (after the color of uniforms), the party has since then been allowed to the corridors of power. | ||
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| + | Favored by [[corporate media]], [[opinion polls]] predict a good showing for the Greens at the [[2021 German parliamentary election]]. | ||
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| + | ==Early History== | ||
| + | [[image:Petra Kelly.png|thumb|200px|Petra Kelly, who died in alleged murder-suicide in 1990]] | ||
| + | After some success at [[States of Germany|state-level]] elections, the party won 27 seats with 5.7% of the vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German [[parliament]], in the [[1983 West German federal election|1983 federal election]]. Among the important political issues at the time was the deployment of [[Pershing II]] [[Intermediate-range ballistic missile|IRBM]]s and nuclear-tipped [[cruise missile]]s by the U.S. and [[NATO]] on West German soil, generating strong opposition in the general population that found an outlet in mass demonstrations. The newly formed party was able to draw on this popular movement to recruit support. | ||
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| + | The West German Greens played a key role in the development of [[green politics]] in Europe,<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/1601056</ref> with their original program outlining "four principles: ecological, social, grassroots, and non-violent."<ref>https://www.boell.de/sites/default/files/assets/boell.de/images/download_de/publikationen/1980_001_Grundsatzprogramm_Die_Gruenen.pdf</ref> Initially ideologically heterogenous, the party took up a position on the radical left in its early years, which were dominated by conflicts between the more left-wing "Fundi" (fundamentalist) and more moderate "Realo" (realist) factions. These conflicts became less significant as the party moved toward the political mainstream in the 1990s and the "Fundis" were pushed out.<ref>https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FP_20201020_germanys_new_centrists_sloat.pdf.pdf</ref> | ||
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| + | Partly due to the impact of the [[Chernobyl disaster]] in 1986, and to growing awareness of the threat of air pollution and [[acid rain]] to German forests, the Greens increased their share of the vote to 8.3% in the [[1987 West German federal election|1987 federal election]]. Around this time, [[Joschka Fischer]] emerged as the unofficial leader of the party, which he remained until resigning all leadership posts following the [[2005 German federal election|2005 federal election]]. | ||
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| + | The party was counted as a subversive element by West-German intelligence services. | ||
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| + | At the time, the most influential person in the party was the charismatic redhead [[Petra Kelly]], but she was murdered in what is stated to have been a [[murder-suicide]] with her lover and fellow Green politician [[Gert Bastian]] in [[1990]]. | ||
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| + | ==The olive greens== | ||
| + | In the [[1998 German federal election|1998 federal election]], despite a slight fall in their percentage of the vote (6.7%), the Greens retained 47 seats and joined the federal government for the first time in 'Red-Green' [[coalition government]] with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany]] (SPD). [[Joschka Fischer]] became [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] and [[Foreign Minister of Germany|foreign minister]] in the new government, which had two other Green ministers ([[Andrea Fischer]], later [[Renate Künast]], and [[Jürgen Trittin]]). | ||
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| + | The party was plunged into a crisis by the question of German participation in the [[NATO war in Kosovo]]. Numerous anti-war party members resigned their party membership when the first post-war deployment of German troops in a military conflict abroad occurred under a Red-Green government. The 'realist' faction soon dominated, being hugely useful to the government by using the party's pacifist credentials to credibly frame the war as a humanitarian operation. | ||
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| + | In 2001, the party experienced a further crisis when more Green Members of Parliament refused to back the government's plan of sending military personnel to help with the [[2001 invasion of Afghanistan]]. | ||
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| + | After shedding its pacifist members, the party has developed a noticeably hawkish foreign policy, now supporting increased armaments, deployment of German troops abroad and increased use of economic warfare ([[sanctions]]), often to the detriment of the German economy. | ||
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==People== | ==People== | ||
| + | Reading the biographies of party leaders [[Joschka Fischer]] and [[Annalena Baerbock]] are particularly recommended. | ||
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*[[Annalena Baerbock]] | *[[Annalena Baerbock]] | ||
*[[Omid Nouripour]] | *[[Omid Nouripour]] | ||
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*[[Cem Özdemir]] | *[[Cem Özdemir]] | ||
*[[Ulla Jelpke]] | *[[Ulla Jelpke]] | ||
| + | * [['Feliks']] a reserve officer both in the German and Israeli army who dominates the editing of geopolitical subjects and enemies in the German edition of [[Wikipedia]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 00:30, 20 August 2021
 Alliance 90/The Greens  (Political party)     | |
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| Abbreviation | the Greens |
| Formation | 14 May 1993 |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Interests | Environmentalism |
| Interest of | Hal Harvey, Heinrich Böll Foundation |
| The green party of Germany. Originally anti-war, it is now the foremost war party in Europe. Also strong proponent of Covid-19 government measures. | |
Alliance 90/The Greens is the Green party of Germany. The party was initially founded in West Germany as Die Grünen (the Greens) in January 1980. It grew out of the anti-nuclear energy, environmental, peace, new left, and new social movements of the late 20th century.
Originally strongly anti-war, it saw a big change in 1998, when it created legitimacy for the NATO bombing campaign in Kosovo. Using the pacifist credibility of the party to create support for a 'humanitarian intervention', earning the nickname of 'olive greens' (after the color of uniforms), the party has since then been allowed to the corridors of power.
Favored by corporate media, opinion polls predict a good showing for the Greens at the 2021 German parliamentary election.
Contents
Early History
After some success at state-level elections, the party won 27 seats with 5.7% of the vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, in the 1983 federal election. Among the important political issues at the time was the deployment of Pershing II IRBMs and nuclear-tipped cruise missiles by the U.S. and NATO on West German soil, generating strong opposition in the general population that found an outlet in mass demonstrations. The newly formed party was able to draw on this popular movement to recruit support.
The West German Greens played a key role in the development of green politics in Europe,[1] with their original program outlining "four principles: ecological, social, grassroots, and non-violent."[2] Initially ideologically heterogenous, the party took up a position on the radical left in its early years, which were dominated by conflicts between the more left-wing "Fundi" (fundamentalist) and more moderate "Realo" (realist) factions. These conflicts became less significant as the party moved toward the political mainstream in the 1990s and the "Fundis" were pushed out.[3]
Partly due to the impact of the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, and to growing awareness of the threat of air pollution and acid rain to German forests, the Greens increased their share of the vote to 8.3% in the 1987 federal election. Around this time, Joschka Fischer emerged as the unofficial leader of the party, which he remained until resigning all leadership posts following the 2005 federal election.
The party was counted as a subversive element by West-German intelligence services.
At the time, the most influential person in the party was the charismatic redhead Petra Kelly, but she was murdered in what is stated to have been a murder-suicide with her lover and fellow Green politician Gert Bastian in 1990.
The olive greens
In the 1998 federal election, despite a slight fall in their percentage of the vote (6.7%), the Greens retained 47 seats and joined the federal government for the first time in 'Red-Green' coalition government with the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Joschka Fischer became Vice-Chancellor of Germany and foreign minister in the new government, which had two other Green ministers (Andrea Fischer, later Renate Künast, and Jürgen Trittin).
The party was plunged into a crisis by the question of German participation in the NATO war in Kosovo. Numerous anti-war party members resigned their party membership when the first post-war deployment of German troops in a military conflict abroad occurred under a Red-Green government. The 'realist' faction soon dominated, being hugely useful to the government by using the party's pacifist credentials to credibly frame the war as a humanitarian operation.
In 2001, the party experienced a further crisis when more Green Members of Parliament refused to back the government's plan of sending military personnel to help with the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan.
After shedding its pacifist members, the party has developed a noticeably hawkish foreign policy, now supporting increased armaments, deployment of German troops abroad and increased use of economic warfare (sanctions), often to the detriment of the German economy.
People
Reading the biographies of party leaders Joschka Fischer and Annalena Baerbock are particularly recommended.
- Annalena Baerbock
- Omid Nouripour
- Jürgen Trittin
- Joschka Fischer
- Marieluise Beck
- Cem Özdemir
- Ulla Jelpke
- 'Feliks' a reserve officer both in the German and Israeli army who dominates the editing of geopolitical subjects and enemies in the German edition of Wikipedia.
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franziska Brantner | “The EU should now invest boldly in its military capabilities, cyber-defences, energy independence, and economic resilience...The implementation of the resulting measures should be collaborative and should not merely address national capability gaps...European sovereignty requires joint efforts to safeguard access to critical raw materials and global supply chains. ...These investments need to happen quickly. This would also send a signal to rivals such as China that the EU is not only an economic power – it is also a geopolitical actor that knows how to use its strengths to assert its values and interests.” | Franziska Brantner 'Franziska Brantner | March 2022 |
| Klaus von Dohnányi | “Today, Germany and Europe are not sovereign when it comes to security and foreign policy. It's the US that is leading the way here in Europe. Do they also pursue our interests? Are they leading Europe into a peaceful future in terms of foreign and security policy? I have doubts"” | Klaus von Dohnányi | August 2022 |
| Hannes Hofbauer | “The current right is green. It combines all the necessary ingredients for this: enthusiasm for war, cancel culture, geopolitical and cultural missionary zeal, affinity for the authoritarian state and a lot of created enemy images. The term fascism is inappropriate for them, because it contained the promise of a common people's body with corresponding isolation from the outside, coupled with an emphasis on racial superiority. The opposite is the case with the new right. It itself says what it stands for: cosmopolitanism and the emphasis on the superiority of its values form a toxic mixture with which internal repression and external expansion are justified.” | Hannes Hofbauer | April 2023 |
Party Members
| Politician | Born | Died | Description |
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| 'Feliks' | Very busy Wikipedia (German edition) editor that was exposed as an German and Israeli reserve officer. | ||
| Gerd Bastian | 26 March 1923 | 1 October 1992 | |
| Franziska Brantner | 24 August 1979 | German super-militarist Green politician. | |
| Frank Bsirske | 10 February 1952 | German Single Bilderberg Labour leader. Pushed to make Covid jabs mandatory, to be enforced with punitive fines. | |
| Reinhard Bütikofer | 26 January 1953 | German politician, regular at the Brussels Forum, also attends WEF AGMs | |
| Daniel Cohn-Bendit | 4 April 1945 | A leading figure in both the French and German Green parties, and one of the main responsible for changing the parties from pacifist to super-militarist. Also with notable VIPaedophile writings. | |
| Andrea Fischer | 14 January 1960 | WEF backed German health minister turned pharma lobbyist | |
| Joschka Fischer | 12 April 1948 | German Bilderberg politician who was the main driver in transforming the Green Party from pacifism to hyper-militarism. | |
| Ralf Fücks | 3 August 1951 | German politician married to Marieluise Beck of the German cluster of the Integrity Initiative | |
| Katrin Göring-Eckardt | 3 May 1966 | Warmongering German Green politician | |
| Anton Hofreiter | 2 February 1970 | Warmongering German Green politician who attended the 2023 Bilderberg meeting. In open letter, begged US President Joe Biden to allow more weapons to Ukraine and NATO membership. | |
| Ulla Jelpke | 19 June 1951 | Marxist German journalist and politician asking inconvenient questions | |
| Ska Keller | 22 November 1981 | German politician and member of the European Parliament for Alliance 90/The Greens who was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2015. | |
| Petra Kelly | 29 November 1947 | October 1992 | |
| Özcan Mutlu | 10 January 1968 | Transatlantic German Green politician of Turkish heritage. | |
| Omid Nouripour | 18 June 1975 | German Green politician involved in many transatlantic influence networks. | |
| Jürgen Trittin | 25 July 1954 | Single Bilderberg German politician | |
| Kai Wargalla | 6 December 1984 | German Green politician from Bremen. |
