Jette Nietzard goes – (at least) a problem of the Greens remains

Quite a few Greens politicians are likely to breathe a sigh of relief this Tuesday: Jette Nietzard does not want to be at the top of the Green Youth Association in the future. In doing so, she draws the consequence of the ongoing criticism that was opposed to her – especially from her own party.

Her decision to not run again as a federal spokeswoman for the Green Youth in October is the “way of the slightest resistance”, she says in a video that she raised on her Instagram profile, but also the way, as the youth association can continue to work with the mother party. It has been clear for some time that it could have no future “on this federal board”, says Nietzard.

The 26-year-old will only have been at the top of the Green Youth-a time when she often excited the minds. For example, when she posted after New Year’s Eve that men who losing their hand while bolting could “at least” no more women; When she questioned in a debate about annoyance against the former member of the Bundestag Stefan Gelbhaar whether the presumption of innocence in a party should apply; When she was wearing a sweater with the inscription “ACAB”. The “Enfant Terrible” withdraws. What remains?

If it were about pure attention, Jette Nietzard would have achieved a lot in her year as a GJ boss. Who still remembers their two predecessors in office or who knows the name of their co-spokesman? With Nietzard it is different: a lot of what she said or did, filled the feeds on social media for days, employed the country’s journalists, political competition and their own party.

It was relatively simple for her to kick off political outrage with ultra-feminist, police-critical, or very left-wing positions-and often she knew, which sometimes describes itself as left-wing radical or wearing a cap with the inscription “Antifa lover”, exactly what would follow her statements.

After all, she moves in political space: While there are now many young women in pop culture who express their “female rage” in songs, Nietzard was able to experience how it ensures outrage (o-sound Nietzard: “Why should women stay in men in men when they come 30 percent less to orgasm?”)

The criticism from your own green ranks was often particularly harsh. For example, when she commented on the withdrawal of the FDP leader Christian Lindner with the fact that she was happy “that the man of Franca Lehfeldt is now getting shorter to enable her career and child”. When asked about them in background talks, many MPs only turned their eyes. After showing herself in a sweater with the step “ACAB”, the Baden-Württemberg Realos Winfried Kretschmann and Cem Özdemir suggested that the party exit.

Several Greens have been convinced relatively quickly after Nietzard’s taking office that they are a shame for the party. The concern: that it provides the conservatives in any reason to see itself confirmed, those who always emphasize anyway that behind a decent, bourgeois facade of the Greens, the radical hiring, the ideological, the bosses, prohibition.

With this reasoning, the Greens show that a problem remains with (at least) a problem after Nietzard’s. In their occupation with the defeat in the Bundestag election, many now come to the conclusion that too little was defensive than the headwind came. When the candidate for chancellor Robert Habeck at the time suggested that the financing of social security were included, the outcry was great – the Greens retired rather than defending the idea offensive.

Now many Greens want to make sure that you stand for change with your own DNA – this starts with measures for climate protection or when entering the rights of minorities. However, changes are naturally difficult to enforce in a society, the persistence of the persistence is strong. The Greens would have to adjust to headwind. Even if you don’t share Nietzard’s positions, dealing with her in question whether the party would really do it.