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Greens are people who support some or all of goals of a Green Party without necessarily working with or voting for that or any party. Most of them consider
themselves to be part at least of a global Green movement. A potential
basis of unity for Greens could be Green values (as made explicit in
the Four Pillars and other documents), but even these aren't shared by all
people who see themself as Greens.
Historically, "being green" developed as a political identity together with the
blooming of the peace movement, the ecology movement, and the feminist movement in the
late 1970s, the time the first green parties on a local level were founded.
Different kinds of Greens
A small sample of the factions or tendencies that exist on the movement's fringe -- some only in very small numbers:
- Pacifist Green are those who reject violence entirely, even that done by laws and votes, and do not generally
support even simple Electoral Reform. They may support an NGO such as Greenpeace, or more radical groups engaged in destruction of property that propagates violence.
- Wild Greens are a youth movement of New Zealand Green Party, committed to direct action and taking bodily risks to protect nature.
- Soylent Greens
are more nihilistic, and employ reverse psychology for purposes
of culture jamming. They often alternate wild and urban modes - and
are generally very secretive. They also accept the label Terrorists. See also the
term Soylent Green
- Viridian Greens are a more artistic movement in the
U.S., originated by science fiction writer Bruce Sterling, and have
fewer objections to media or technology.
See also:
- The article on Worldwide green parties gives an
overview about organized green parties all over the world, their history, their goals, and their cooperation.
- The article on the Green movement describes the broader world-view
of "being green" in the sense of a personal political identity.
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