Did they have to struggle to survive? How long did they work each week?

@Sorghagtani Beki I didn't ask them that. I just listen to the locals.

@Sorghagtani Beki I've heard Germany has a low consumption rate, is it true?

I believe consumption rate in Germany has been increasing because of low unemployment and rising wages

I would say out of all countries in the EU, Germany has been the success story

All democratic socialism is cancer, including the EU.

https://www.ft.com/content/cc7c0aca-baa4-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb

there has also been low inflation recently

Not sure if that is ok. It is miserable here in USA. What is happening in Germany?

I think a big reason fellow Americans do not want to adopt more comprehensive social programs is from a belief that they have nothing to gain from them

that they would be paying more in tax for nothing in return

Communist cheeki breeki lol

But a step that can easily fit in the American cultural message is providing better opportunities for social mobility for poor people in the context of the american dream

because right now people who grow up in poverty often end up making less than their parents

in the current stage of events in America, if you are too radical it will backfire on you

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@Justin hello

nice hat

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@Deleted User If someone wants change in America, they must speak within cultural contexts

or they will be belittled

being too radical, right wing or left wing, is political suicide

Who said anything about democracy?

revolution will not happen in America unless something very bad happens

worse than the great depression

and even then you have to wonder

will people respond with the far left wing or the far right wing?

Ask Marx.

Marx and Engels lived in a time period where their countries had children losing their arms in endless hours of factory work for little gain

America is not like that, so something very bad will have to happen

well for one we have increasing child poverty

You put too much stake in consensus.

increasing income inequality

an increase in interest in socialism

trump being president might accelerate things perhaps

not in rural areas

roughyl 72% of the country

i mean yes in rural areas when all those people lose their welfare