White trash, fast food (Spiegel)

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http://www.spiegel.de/international/...442649,00.html

I kort så påstår artikkelforfatteren av dagens nye underklasse i den vestlige verden er demokratiets største fiende.

Sitat:

Though bombs can shake a democracy or market economy, they cannot destroy it. But the process of economic erosion deprives the West of jobs, then money and, in the end, democratic legitimacy. What is citizenship worth if people are denied the opportunity to participate in the working world? What use are civil liberties if the right to an independent lifestyle is no longer among them? Would it be acceptable if the rights set down in the constitution were only applicable to the educated classes?

Og faren er beskrevet her:

Sitat:

Rather, what stand out are the symptoms of intellectual neglect. The poor of today watch television for half the day. These days, television producers even refer to what they call "Underclass TV." The new proletariat eats a lot of fatty foods and he enjoys smoking and drinking -- a lot. About 8 percent of Germans consume 40 percent of all the alcohol sold in the country. While he may be a family man, his families are often broken. And on Election Day, he casts a protest vote for the extreme left or right wing party, sometimes switching quickly from one to the other.

Hva syns dere? Er det slik at vår undergang vil være økonomisk erosjon, fremfor terror/krig eller lignende som er gjerne det vi tenker på som en trussel?