It all seems as if, in the face of a crisis that calls into question decades of finance– driven capitalism and the dominance of free-market ideology, and despite widespread expectations of a revival of the welfare state, the social-democratic ideal has failed to convince a majority of Europeans that it can provide effective solutions. When it comes to managing a deep and complex crisis, indeed, European voters tend to prefer the experience of conservative politicians.
这一切迹象似乎表明，虽然经济危机使人们开始质疑数十年沿用的金融资本主义和自由市场理论，尽管人们普遍对福利国家的复苏抱有幻想，但社会民主所代表的意识形态已经不能使大多数欧洲人相信这套理念就能提供有效地解决方案。因此，当问题涉及到解决一场严峻复杂的经济危机时，欧洲选民会更偏爱保守派政治家的经验。