Germany

A review of recent German history over the past twelve years can be seen as a precursor to what happened just a few years later in the US. The switch of the working people to the conservative side started in the poorer areas of East Germany, the part was in the former Soviet Union. They saw the elites concentrating on wind and solar and electric cars while the incomes of the poor were stagnating. They watched Germany bail out the southern countries of the European Union while the utility prices rose because the nuclear power plants were being shut down. Then in 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the door to refugees from some war torn countries in the Middle East and over a million came to Germany and started receiving benefits while the poor citizens stood by and watched. This resulted in the rise of the conservative voter and the new members were mostly working people. They wanted to establish a minimum wage which would discriminate against refugees following the US plan which was used to discriminate against Blacks. This new AFD party has now gained enough power to influence the government. At this point Trump comes along and the working people began their move toward what has become known as common sense. The poor people wanted the government to hear their concerns about bringing jobs home and not welfare for migrants. They wanted higher wages not social justice. They watched good paying jobs in the coal industry disappear while money was being invested in wind mills and solar panels. All of these concerns continue today and the working people are demanding change.