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Katja Hoyer: If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again

www.theguardian.com If the Greens in Germany move towards the centre, they can become a real force again | Katja Hoyer

Four years ago, the party was the most popular in the country – but old rifts have fractured it again. Now the time is ripe for a reset, says historian and journalist Katja Hoyer

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So .. become more like the climate deniers and billionaire mafia?
I think that we have plenty of those already .. how about an alternative .. not moving to the centre.
- So … become more like the climate deniers and billionaire mafia?
  You remind of US democrats attacking Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
  She won a tough race in a rural conservative area. She agrees with progressives on labor rights, abortion, medicaid, medicare, increasing taxes on the rich.
  
  Yet leftists living in New York City are attacking her online because she never talks about Palestine 🤦
  
  The only, little, tiny thing is that she’s abetting the single worst man made humanitarian tragedy in recent memory?
  What’s a bunch stick in the muds!
  
  You run for office with the electorate you have, not the electorate you wish you had.
  400 000 people have been killed in Sudan recently. I didn't see you post about it. Take a look in the mirror before claiming you have the moral high ground over her.
  
  Or, maybe, you know, you try and do the right thing and explain and convince people? You know, engage in rhetoric and persuasion?
  Opinions are not static. Abetting war crimes and worse is not the only option. Also, genocide generally has horrible approval numbers, even on the right. Choosing not to fight here is a) morally corrupt and b) politically asinine.
  Regarding your edit: fuck all the way off. You don’t know what I do and don’t do. Also, making the argument “if you don’t post about everything wrong you have no right to post about anything wrong” is just revolting.

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