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Friday, June 14, 2019

Why Are the Western Middle Classes So Angry?

What is going on with the unending Brexit drama, the aftershocks of Donald Trump's election and the "yellow vests" protests in France? What drives the growing estrangement of southern and eastern Europe from the European Union establishment? What fuels the anti-EU themes of recent European elections and the stunning recent Australian re-election of conservatives?

Put simply, the middle classes are revolting against Western managerial elites. The latter group includes professional politicians, entrenched bureaucrats, condescending academics, corporate phonies and propagandistic journalists.

What are the popular gripes against them?


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Northwest Woodsman: Those politicians and liberal left marxists better beware. Eastern Europe has a history of dealing with those types. One of my favorite characters in European history is Vlad The Impaler. I’d have a few candidates for his consideration.