I noticed on German social media today....some German guy made the observation that Chancellor Merkel was the best Green Party Chancellor of all time. Sarcastically spoken? Well....they went beyond bit of humor.
So they listed the achievements:
1. Nuke power was virtually eliminated. You can go back to the 1980s and view Green Party goals, and dumping nuke power was one of their three big goals. By the end of 2022....all German nuke plants will sit idle....compliments of Merkel's agenda.
2. German military compulsory military service abolished. This was one of the first ten big achievements of the Merkel era. No one is forced off to military service now in Germany. If you went to the Green Party goal list of the 1980s....it was not a top three goal, but it easily was in the top 25 group.
3. Higher tax burdens. I think most insider CDU Party members would readily admit (if they were around in 2000) that today's tax rates are ridiculous but went into an upward trend almost every single year. Again, if you review Green Party goals in the 1980s....taxing the wealthy and redistributing the money....was another one of the top 25 goals.
4. Asylum-friendly and immigrant-friendly status. Merkel would admit....'multi-culty' probably was a stupid focus point, but no one has been able to halt this direction of the government. Again, if you reviewed the goals of the Greens in the 1980s....this was a lesser goal.
5. Gay marriage. Germany actually went a separate route here....for a long period....'registered life partnerships' was the appropriate word to use. This started up in the 1997 era (a couple of years prior to Merkel). They avoided the term 'gay marriage' entirely but created a vehicle where partnerships made perfect sense.
'Gay marriage' itself? It didn't come until 2017, again....something probably was a low priority by the 1980s Green Party but at least discussed in open forums as a long-term goal (now achieved).
6. Finally, the anti-car agenda. In some ways, we need to give thanks to the VW folks for screwing up the diesel business, and opening the path for the electrical car industry.
The Greens would very happily admit in the 1980s....dumping gas/diesel cars was a big agenda item. Merkel actually helped to set the new law into place....as of 2030....NO new gas/diesel cars can be sold in Germany.
Was Merkel a secret Green Party player? No. But a lot of these achievements read like a Green Party agenda list. It's an odd accusation to make. It's a laugh to suggest these now and wonder about things.
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