The real situation is very, very different from the spin ...

I meant to post this a while ago but because I've been traveling a lot lately it fell through the cracks. Its comment from Murra on PoliticalWorld.org on the thread "What Has Become of All the Green Party Members Who Have Resigned?"

This is worth reading. To listen to official Green spin one might be tempted to think all is well in the Green Party. The reality is very, very different, and this comment shows what is really happening.

The full comment ... "I was at the GP convention in Waterford. It looked to me like there was only half the number there that would normally be at convention. We had to be rounded up to the front seats to make it look full. I only recognised about 10% of the people there - I don't know where the rest came from. Loads of Young Greens, and what I call 'careerist' greens - those involved in green tech and energy who have a vested interest in their own 'green' careers.

In answer to the OP, I think you will find a lot of the GP members who have left the party involved in the Transition Town movement and probably Climate Camp, and other such 'Green' organisations.

I went to the convention to assess the mood and feelings of the members. If you were there you will have to agree that the numbers were very low - maybe 250 people? As I said, I only recognised 10% of those present. The only 'jubilance' and increase I saw was amongst the Young Greens, bless their naivety. The mood was very sombre and tetchy - the security around the place was suffocating - barriers outside the hotel to keep the protesters far away, symbolic of the disconnect between the GP and the public.

Where were the dissenting voices amongst the members in any of the debates? Gone. All gone. All have left the party to stew in its own faecal matter. Who was elected to the NEC who will speak for the dissenters? Nobody. Who's on the NEC this year? Gormleys Yes men and women.

The GP/CG are no longer recognisable as a Green Party either amongst the electorate or within the International Green Movement. They should give up the title 'Green Party', its misleading and deceptive."

These are powerful words and not spoken lightly. People should be aware of what is really happening in Green Party circles these days ... Murra's words provide a necessary dose of reality.