Is Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, a female reincarnation of the “deutsche Michel”? Back in the 1840s, cartoonists portrayed Germany’s everyman answer to John Bull as the victim of unscrupulous neighbours who picked his pockets and stole the shirt off his back. It has been interesting to see the revival of this pre-Bismarckian self-image in the recent discussions about the causes and consequences of the eurozone crisis.
德国总理安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)是“德国米歇尔”(deutsche Michel)的女版再世吗？“德国米歇尔”代表德国普通人的形象，正如“约翰牛”之于英国人。在19世纪40年代漫画家的笔下，“他”被描述为不检点邻居的受害者，他们偷走他的钱包，将衬衫从他的背上扯下来。有意思的是，在近年关于欧元区危机前因后果的讨论中，这一俾斯麦时代之前的德国自我形象重新浮现。
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