Ask anyone who flies a 737-800 (and I am talking manually & hopefully fairly competently
) & with a bit of thought they will come to the conclusion that they do indeed use the stab more in the manner of a primary flying control as opposed to merely a load-alleviator (is that a word ? well never mind you know what I mean )
The difference of course, is that on the 737 you are left in no doubt of the need to alleviate the load,due to the fact that your perfectly formed little biceps are getting fed up. . . on the A320 . . . it is perhaps merely perceived not through the dildoesque piece of plastic in your hand, but by the fact all you see through the windsheild is sky. . . . . that mon brave . . is what we call progress ( in Toulouse in any case
)