Not an American,but born and raised in Germany. For about 20 years now, I have gotten used to a motto (see below). I had this motto in mind after I once witnes

Not an American,but born and raised in Germany. For about 20 years now, I have gotten used to a motto (see below). I had this motto in mind after I once witnessed how political decisions were made within one of the youth organizations of one of the two mainstream parties here in Germany and was disgusted by it. > The parliament is the theater, which is performed, so that the citizen believes to live in a democracy. While the actual power is exercised elsewhere.