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What a blasphemy, to compare officials and political systems of different countries! What must he/she have been thinking! In other news, more US-centric brainw

• gurkendoktor 9y ago
  The point is that the GP did not compare political systems, but only looked at the number of terms that leaders are serving in very different systems, as if that was a meaningful comparison. You don't need US-centric brainwashing to understand the difference between Germany, with our seven(!) major parties, and China.
  • x71111 9y ago
    Five of the major parties just raised their own salaries substantially, while the population widely earns EUR 500 above social security level. There are many parallels between Germany and China. The population gets low wages in order to facilitate exports, which benefits the ruling classes and the civil servants. The lavishly paid functionaries of the state television keep people calm.
• JohnStrangeII 9y ago
  The German president can only be elected two times and he has limited power. The German chancellor also has limited power. Terms for chancellor are not limited, but he/she has to be elected every 4 years. Merkel barely made it this time, and it's almost certain she will not be re-elected next time and also very likely that she will not strife for candidacy next time. Comparing China's system with Germany's makes a lot of sense, but you have to do it correctly. If Xi would be a chancellor with limited power in a parliament that consists of members of 6 different parties, then it would be less of a problem if he ran as a candidate in a third election.