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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by toss1 on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @10:24AM (#30163713)
And now you know why Russia supports Green Party in many countries. Such support can advance many geopolitical goals, from undermining the party opposed to your interests, e.g.,[1], to undermining forms of energy opposed to your interests, as here. How convenient is it for Russia that Germany could really use the nuclear power that was removed in no small part to strong opposition lead by the Green Party, and just as Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is nearing completion, tying Germany's entire economy to paying Russia for energy for the next few decades? It is not a coincidence.

[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russians-...

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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by VyperCard on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @10:52AM (#30164131)
You are incorrect. They are advocating against the greens and support the social democrats, because of gas gerd. Google it
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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by zeegroen on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @01:04PM (#30166516)
That's only one example, in a voting system that is easily gamed with vote-splitting. Do you have any more examples to show us? You mention Germany, well in that country the best buddies of Putin are the previous Christian democrats and the socialists, while the biggest opponents are the greens under the leadership of Annalena Baerbock.[1]

[1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/world/europe/germany-russ...

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Re:Europe Is Losing Nuclear Power Just When It Needs Energy by toss1 on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @02:03PM (#30167447)
Yes, the RUS support does seem to have switched, they were supporting DE Greens in the past, not sure why the change, haven't followed it closely enough. Maybe damage (to nuke industry) already done, and they needed to amp up support for importing fossil fuels, which wouldn't be credible for Greens to support. As far as I can tell, it's all opportunistic, laying groundwork for whatever might work in their favor. Since I don't have copies of the checks, it is also possible that the Greens merely played the role of Useful Idiots (in the V. Lenin definition) and happily helped with RUS goals.
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