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a lonely worker
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posted 03 December 2006 10:59 PM
It seems Greens around the worlds are drifting into just another neo-lib party with some warm fuzzy edges:Opposition German Greens Back German Troops In Afghanistan quote:
A bid to return Germany's opposition Greens party to the pacifist camp failed Sunday at a national party conference in the western city of Cologne, with delegates instead backing a continued presence by German peacekeepers in Afghanistan.The party has its roots in the pacifist and environmentalist demonstrations that convulsed Germany a quarter of a century ago, but when the Greens were a junior government party from 1998 to 2005, they voted to send troops abroad. Resolutions passed by the conference called for unspecified adjustments to German policy in Afghanistan and opposed moving German troops to the south to fight the Taliban. But a resolution demanding a withdrawal from Afghanistan failed to win a majority. "We are responsible for the people of Afghanistan," said party co-leader Claudia Roth. The Greens also called for a revival of efforts to pass a European Union constitution. The Greens remained divided about whether they could contemplate entering a federal coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right Christian Democrats. They have not been invited to do so, but party strategists argue this should no longer be a taboo.
The Greens are quickly turning into the Liberals of the 21st century.
From: Anywhere that annoys neo-lib tools | Registered: Jul 2005
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West Coast Greeny
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posted 04 December 2006 10:07 AM
What is Germany's role in Afghanistan? To shoot as many Taliban as possible like Canada, or being genuine peacekeepers?I'm not happy at all with the attitude some German Greens are taking, feeling like they must be in cabinet in any government, including this funky left-right one. I don't get it. I think you can still effectively pressure the government enough to shift policy while in opposition, especially under a PR system where minority govts. are a guarantee. [ 04 December 2006: Message edited by: West Coast Greeny ] [ 04 December 2006: Message edited by: West Coast Greeny ]
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Brett Mann
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posted 05 December 2006 08:21 AM
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Originally posted by Ken Burch:
The salient point is that things are just as repressive, especially for women(I mention this for those who constantly bring up the treatment of women in Afghanistan as a rationale for intervention)in the areas controlled by the pro-U.S. forces(the Northern Alliance et.al.,)as they are in Taliban areas.
[ 04 December 2006: Message edited by: Ken Burch ]
Do you have any evidence to back up this assertion? Apparently there are more women members in the Loyal Jirga than in the Canadian parliament. Not to suggest any comparability between the two countries regarding women's rights, but you are the first person I've heard make this improbable claim.
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