Rather, they follow one or more generations of chronic decline, when fear of economic loss gives way to targeted anger, and charismatic voices surface to orchestrate the response. This pattern has recurred throughout history, from the French Revolution all the way to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
政治革命很少会产生于为时短暂的急性危机。它们往往产生于一代甚至几代人的缓慢衰落之后，那时，经济损失产生了愤怒目标、美妙承诺开始出现并编织应对措施。这一模式在历史上屡试不爽，从法国大革命到柏林墙倒塌无一不是如此。尽管市场现在已经被迫从命，但欧元区政治基础的裂缝正在开始显露。