It's astonishing how democracies can get anything done at all, right? As if there was an underlying force, something beyond the person in charge, signing laws

It's astonishing how democracies can get anything done at all, right? As if there was an underlying force, something beyond the person in charge, signing laws and making speeches. Something like, you know a society, that can make things happen (or not). A modern democracy is not just the ability to change leaders once in a while. It's also the fact that you get a society with clear rules, that empower people to make things happen and empower other people to back the things they like. If enough Germans are pissed at the situation they let themselves into, they will back attempts to solve this problem, whether they come from some hand-wavy politician or by an utility company offering a green energy plan (even if it costs a bit more)