[SolidWood]

Yes they were socialist. The "miracle" was not at least because after the war there was a lot of work to do, new markets were created after the end of the isolationist "national economies" of the 1930's and cash flowed in from US taxpayers ("Marshall Plan").

Well then Socialism works then because my uncle’s family lived through that miracle economy.

Perfect... so everything that works is not socialist by default?

That there was an economic boom in West Germany doesn't alter the fact one bit that the Christian Democrats were pro-Welfare and created a "middle way" between socialism and capitalism with their trademark "social market economy". It's something they insist on to this very day.

And a look upon their "Ahlen program" of 1947 shows their transparent socialism.

[Nikas777]

Perfect... so everything that works is not socialist by default?

No, I was being sarcastic.

Calling Christian Democracy 'socialist' is ignorant in my estimation.