Germany’s vice-chancellor has called on supporters of environmental reforms to shed their reputation for “moral superiority” and focus on having “the better arguments” amid a backlash against climate policies across Europe.
Robert Habeck, the minister for economic affairs and climate action and a leading Green politician, said environmental parties had to push back against their instincts if they wanted their climate agenda to succeed in the long run.
Historically, he said, the Greens’ problem was “the allegation – and with every allegation that sticks there is a grain of truth – of moral superiority, of always knowing it best”.
“That’s something that dates to the green movement’s origins. To survive as a grassroots movement you have to claim to have access to some higher form of truth that others don’t. But as we Greens are transitioning to something with a broader political appeal, we are working to reduce that claim to truth and have the better arguments instead.”
Greens must shed ‘moral superiority’
Impossible.
What would be left?
Hahahaha how far we have come
Left wing coalition restricting immigration AND shedding their moral superiority
I believe it when I see it
Greens must turn full 360 on the way of ‘moral superiority’.
When did common sense = ‘moral superiority’? If you don’t like the message, fine. But saying carbon-intensive industries should not be restricted is counter-factual in the scheme of reducing emissions and stopping climate change.
Even Germans can’t stand German constant “moral superiority ” complex
Well you‘re always gonna have an image of moral superiority if you remind people of how important moral standards are. Should the Greens stop being woke?
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Germany’s vice-chancellor has called on supporters of environmental reforms to shed their reputation for “moral superiority” and focus on having “the better arguments” amid a backlash against climate policies across Europe.
Robert Habeck, the minister for economic affairs and climate action and a leading Green politician, said environmental parties had to push back against their instincts if they wanted their climate agenda to succeed in the long run.
Historically, he said, the Greens’ problem was “the allegation – and with every allegation that sticks there is a grain of truth – of moral superiority, of always knowing it best”.
“That’s something that dates to the green movement’s origins. To survive as a grassroots movement you have to claim to have access to some higher form of truth that others don’t. But as we Greens are transitioning to something with a broader political appeal, we are working to reduce that claim to truth and have the better arguments instead.”
Greens must shed ‘moral superiority’
Impossible.
What would be left?
Hahahaha how far we have come
Left wing coalition restricting immigration AND shedding their moral superiority
I believe it when I see it
Greens must turn full 360 on the way of ‘moral superiority’.
When did common sense = ‘moral superiority’? If you don’t like the message, fine. But saying carbon-intensive industries should not be restricted is counter-factual in the scheme of reducing emissions and stopping climate change.
Even Germans can’t stand German constant “moral superiority ” complex
Well you‘re always gonna have an image of moral superiority if you remind people of how important moral standards are. Should the Greens stop being woke?
He doesn’t know what the base wants then.