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==Variants==

[[File:GreensUS.png]] American Greenism is an ideology based on the values of the [https://www.gp.org/ Green Party of the United States]. Its ideals are based on the rejection of [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism]] and [[File:Statesoc.png]] [[State Socialism]], and embracement of [[File:Bckchn.png]] [[Libertarian Municipalism]], [[File:Ecosoc.png]] Ecological Socialism, and Economic [[File:Mutalist.png]] [[Mutualism]], with state companies dominating various sectors in a democratic way and with small private sector companies. Many Greens consider themselves [[File:Libsoc.png]] [[Libertarian Socialism|Libertarian Socialists]], including the 2020 presidential candidate, [[File:Lpop.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|Howie Hawkins]].

 

Green ideology emphasizes participatory democracy and the principle of "thinking globally, acting locally." As such, the ideal Green Party is thought to grow from the bottom up, from neighborhood to municipal to (eco-)regional to national levels as inspired by [[File:Bckchn.png]] [[Libertarian Municipalism]]. The goal is to rule by a consensus decision making process as practiced in [[File:Demcon.png]] [[Democratic Confederalism]].

 

Green social democracy also known as center left environmentalism is an ideology that wants strong regulation, powerful unions and Keynesian economics but believes that the environment comes first always and may break with Keynesian economics i.e., infinite growth on a planet with finite resources and side against unions i.e Green SocDems want to close down all the coal mines, something labour unions obviously do not want. They are usually fiercely protectionist, to lower CO2 emissions from transportation but also to protect workers. Though this is not hard and fast.