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This is absolutely not the case. Europe and esp. Germany are 'middle-class' societies, governed by (slightly left or slightly right) middle-class parties. In co
by ExpiredLink 12y ago
This is absolutely not the case. Europe and esp. Germany are 'middle-class' societies, governed by (slightly left or slightly right) middle-class parties. In contrast, the US is a plutocracy in which a broader middle class obviously makes no sense. Europe is not heading towards the US model. Parties that don't support middle-class interests have no chance in elections (esp. since the rich cannot drive elections in the same way as in the US).
- sebastianconcpt 12y agoI hope this to be true. Also I wonder how the European system has better defence agaisnt the plutocracy trend.
- brazzy 12y agoNo two Party system, for one thing.
- sdoering 12y agoI would love to have the numbers, supporting your hypothesis, as the would greatly help not only inform my pow, but that of my readers as well, as this would make a nice essay. A lot of times these last some years I read about the German middle class shrinking, mostly with people stepping down into lower income groups. So I would gladly have numbers, supporting a different point of view, just to counter these reports.