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Going Green: Addressing the Everyday, Banishing Elitist Reputation
The Green party leaders, Britta Haßelmann and Katharina Dröge, are pushing for a change in focus, aiming to bring the everyday concerns of the people to the forefront. They want to counter the party's perceived image as an out-of-touch elite, according to an internal strategy paper entitled, "A Glimpse Back, A Glimpse Forward!" This document serves as a foundation for discussion during the parliamentary group's impending retreat and has been previously reported by Der Spiegel.
This strategy paper draws lessons from the Green party's tenure in the traffic light government and the recent federal election, where they garnered a somewhat dissatisfactory result of 11.6 percent.
The party is Thriving on Global Issues
The Green party is often associated with future questions such as climate protection, defending democracy, and issues concerning war and peace. In recent years, they have been heavily involved in social matters like the citizens' allowance. However, when it comes to everyday issues like poor school facilities, inadequate public transportation in rural areas, staffing shortages in daycares, and senior citizens struggling to live comfortably on their pensions, people don't typically associate the Green party with these concerns. Yet, tackling these everyday issues is just as crucial as addressing global matters.
Criticism of Green Communication
"Our time in government has cost us trust," write Dröge and Haßelmann. They argue that the Green party did not adequately explain their policies, such as their defense policy course, which incorporated demands for defense capability expansion. The two chairpersons are vague on specific details in their paper. Some Green politicians, like Anton Hofreiter, have been outspoken advocates for the delivery of Taurus guided missiles to Ukraine in the past.
The chairpersons also critique the communication of the heating law. "We should have prepared and discussed this law differently - both publicly and privately. As many people did not understand what it was about and how it could benefit them," write Haßelmann and Dröge, without naming former Minister of Economics Robert Habeck.
In the realm of politics, parties frequently aspire to improve their public image by emphasizing practical solutions to everyday issues, engaging with communities, and delivering messages that resonate with a broader electorate beyond their traditional base. However, without specific details from the internal strategy paper "A Glimpse Back, A Glimpse Forward!," it's challenging to provide a precise account of the Green Party's new strategies. If further details are available, they would substantially contribute to a more informed response.
- The Green party leaders, Britta Haßelmann and Katharina Dröge, are striving to bridge the gap between global and everyday issues, aiming to present themselves as a party concerned with policy-and-legislation that affects the public at large, not just general-news topics.
- In their internal strategy paper "A Glimpse Back, A Glimpse Forward!", the Green party leaders, Haßelmann and Dröge, have criticized their past communication strategies, specifically highlighting the need for clearer explanations of their policies and initiatives to the public, moving beyond the elitist reputation associated with politics and focusing on the everyday concerns that impact people's lives.
