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The '''Green Party''' is the war party of [[climate change]] [[activist]]s. The Green party movement originated in [[Germany]] in the 1980s.
The '''Green Party''' is the war party of [[climate change]] [[activist]]s. The Green party movement originated in [[Germany]] in the 1980s.
==US Green Party==
In the [[United States]] it is essentially [[left-wing]] [[political party]] which places a strong emphasis on [[environmentalism]]. It supports many [[liberal]] social policies, as well as advocating moving politics to the [[grassroots]] and community level. It also supports [[national debt|debt reduction]], a conservative principle, though it generally supports doing this by raising taxes on the upper income brackets and cutting military spending.
In the [[United States]] it is essentially [[left-wing]] [[political party]] which places a strong emphasis on [[environmentalism]]. It supports many [[liberal]] social policies, as well as advocating moving politics to the [[grassroots]] and community level. It also supports [[national debt|debt reduction]], a conservative principle, though it generally supports doing this by raising taxes on the upper income brackets and cutting military spending.
The Green Party 2004 candidate was David Cobb, with Pat LaMarche as his running mate. In 2008, the Green Party nominee was ultraliberal former Congresswoman [[Cynthia McKinney]] of [[Georgia]]. Their 2012 candidate was [[Jill Stein]].
The Green Party 2004 candidate was David Cobb, with Pat LaMarche as his running mate. In 2008, the Green Party nominee was ultraliberal former Congresswoman [[Cynthia McKinney]] of [[Georgia]]. Their 2012 candidate was [[Jill Stein]].
==German Green Party==
==German Green Party==