Mark Baugher wrote: I'm also puzzled by the ignorance of German history and wonder if I'm missing some context.
I believe Wagenknecht's statement about "working-class identity" makes more sense if you include the subsequent sentence: "In Germany, there was never the same consciousness of a working-class identity as there was in Britain in the 1970s and 80s, during the miners’ strike, even if it no longer exists today. The Federal Republic was always more of a middle-class society, in which workers tended to see themselves as part of the middle class." I believe Wagenknect is referring to working class consciousness during the history of the Federal Republic. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30552): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30552 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106387047/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
