German Foreign Office declared day after debate:

"Like it or not: Germany's energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables. And we are shutting down -- not building -- coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest. P.S. We also don't eat cats and dogs."

Then again, Germany has a real democracy. The voters are empowered and can pick from among seven distinct parties. There are hardly any voters who do not get the one they picked.

We?

We have the voters compete with the voters for the win. That automatically ends up in our being lead by a political (economic) elite.

Two out of five voters get nothing they wanted.

Half of the three out of five form the majority here.

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Germany learned a thing or two after Hitler. We should learn a thing or two after Trump.