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That identification meant that the middle classes were also subject to the ups and downs suffered by the ideology itself.

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market

Question:

Why does the identification with the ideology cause the middle classes to experience its ups and downs?

Answer (optional):

The identification with the ideology of nationalism causes the middle classes to experience its ups and downs because they define themselves in terms of the nation and are willing to risk all for it. This means that they are subject to the fluctuations and changes in the popularity and manifestations of the nationalist ideology, as it rises and falls in cycles, in response to its relationship with cosmopolitanism and other historical events.