Good article - damned, this doesn't fit into my "Die Welt"-is-always-only-60%-right-doctrine
Regarding zombie-movies: especially "Night Of The Living Dead" can be interpreted as so much more than just critizism of the mass-culture, it goes much deeper into human nature.
If someone wants to refresh the German zombie movie debate of the early 80s, look for Mama, Papa, Zombie on YouTube - hillarious
Notice how much the arguments remain the same, the same way comic books were discussed 20 years before.
So this led that my generation got especially interested into zombie flicks, and we watched them at an earlier age than most people even do today.
Interesting is also how well the lower-class kids in the youth center speak: clearly, quite eloquent and in whole sentences...