East Germany is becoming the Detroit of Europe, predicts the headline of a Guardian article. In recent days, Volkswagen has been announcing radical labour interventions and restructurings that will deepen social hardship and discontent in a region where the almost openly Nazi AfD party already enjoys a lot of support. As economic crises continue to be eased on the shoulders of the working class, the political establishment continues to wonder how it is possible to see a swing to the far right in Germany once again. Are there even alternatives that could inspire a different path of crisis response in the context of a market economy?

Although profits remain in the billions for now, VW has announced that tens of thousands of employees will lose their jobs and the remaining workers will see their monthly payments to their current accounts cut by around 10%. Many are quick to explain that the workers themselves are to blame for the situation - labour market regulation, high wages and other benefits have made the working class globally uncompetitive.

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