The Hammer wrote: "Again, you are confusing the establishment with citizens. Have you heard of Geert Wilders? Marine Le Pen? Those are the names the people of Europeans are crying out to defend them against Germany's economy stranglehold."

Ahh, so you're a cosmopolitan "high brow" of sorts, Hammer?  So what do you make of Podemos in Spain, Syriza in Greece, and SI in Italy?  Frankly you sound like somebody writing an NPR or a NYTimes opinion piece.