"I remember an article, I can't recall who by, it was after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which said that now the Wall was down, there could be no more class war. Only someone with money could ever say such a thing"
- Claude Chabrol
About this Quote
This quote by Claude Chabrol is a discourse on the concept that the fall of the Berlin Wall suggested completion of class struggle. Chabrol is implying that this idea is unreasonable, which just a person with cash would have the ability to make such a declaration. He is suggesting that the fall of the Berlin Wall did not end course battle, yet instead, it merely shifted the power characteristics in between the classes. He is additionally implying that the person that composed the article was most likely wealthy and privileged, as well as thus, was unable to comprehend the struggles of the functioning class. Chabrol's quote is a pointer that course battle is still significantly to life, which the autumn of the Berlin Wall did not end it. It is a pointer that those with money and also advantage are usually blind to the battles of those without, and that it is very important to identify and also attend to the inequalities that still exist in our society.
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