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> "In a Europe wracked by economic crisis and political turmoil, Germany has
> remained an island of relative stability, untouched by the crisis and even
> continuing a wave of economic growth. The victory of Angela Merkel’s CDU
> represents an affirmation of this stability and tranquility, and the desire
> for its maintenance."
>
> Full article:
> http://jacobinmag.com/2013/09/no-experiments-germany-after-the-election/
>
Very good. First Jacobin piece I've read in months that hasn't been offensively stupid or offensively conservative.
So for their consent, Germans get a sort of slo-mo austerity while the brutal-est effects are visited on the periphery. All things being equal, that sounds like a rational choice.