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Article: The Strange Odyssey of Greens in the US.
- Article from:
- Synthesis/Regeneration
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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[This introduction to the section on "Genuine Green Unity?" is based on a presentation by Don Fitz at the Gateway Green Center in St. Louis on January 3, 2001.]
Greens who formed a new party in Germany in the 1970s began with a commitment to the environment, women's s rights, and the anti-nuclear struggle. Disagreements began almost immediately between "fundis" (those wanting to stick to Green principles for fundamental social change) and "realos" (those using realpolitik to do whatever seems necessary to get elected). These different points of view have been reproduced as Greens have spread throughout the world.
In the US, Greens existed from 1984-91 ...