Decentralization: What Sets the Greens Apart [OPINION]

Written by Waterford Green Party co-chair Baird Welch-Collins

One of the most often overlooked tenets of the Ten Key Values of the Green Party of the United States is “decentralization.” Yet, it is this value that separates the Green Party from many other political parties. In supporting the decentralization of economic and political power, the Green Party advocates putting the means of production and the means of democracy directly in the hands of the people. This libertarian principle is central to the Green Party’s vision of a sustainable future. Unlike the centralized “quick fixes” of Democrats and socialists, decentralization demands the building of a new economy and the restoring of our democratic principles to the local communities. By supporting small businesses over large, centralized chains, by supporting worker collectives and cooperatives, and by supporting worker-owned businesses, the Green Party aims to re-establish the American economy to give equal opportunity to all workers and make every citizen responsible for their own future. By taking political power out of the hands of a handful of oligarchs, campaign donors, and the two-party system, Americans can take back our government from those who have perverted our republic to their own purposes.

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