greens vs. reds

[Laurence Horn]

I remember reading stories awhile back mentioning a "red-green alliance" in electoral politics, alluding to a (perhaps temporary) coalition between socialist/leftist red types and environmentalist green types, maybe in Germany or somewhere else in Western Europe.

LH

On May 15, 2012, at 12:43 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:

> http://goo.gl/A7Xe4
>> The self-described strikers, many of them wearing masks, received
>> support from some parents and school faculty who stood alongside them
>> in a show of solidarity.
>>
>> In the distance, a group of students were hoping to get into class.
>> The so-called “greens” — in contrast to the red-themed protests — had
>> won a court injunction to force open Lionel-Groulx college, north of
>> Montreal.
>> ...
>> About one-third of post-secondary students in Quebec are boycotting
>> classes in a protest against tuition hikes that has lasted more than
>> three months.
>
> These have nothing to do with traditional political color alignments...
> Must have something to do with French...
>
> VS-)
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