Grüne und Deutschland: Das dürre Bekenntnis zur Nation

Franziska Brantner, leader of the Green Party in Germany, is seeking to reclaim the national flag from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). An analysis in the NZZ suggests that her proposal might carry more weight if the Greens hadn’t historically maintained a critical stance towards nationalism. The article, titled “In the 1980s Greens, more unconstitutional slogans can be found than in today's AfD,” highlights the party's past figures, including Joschka Fischer, and discusses the role of violence in their criticism of the system. These insights are drawn from the cultural section of the NZZ.