[not the gp] For one, Germany is not a state of law, given that the public prosecutor's office is bound by instructions (not sure if that's the correct transla

[not the gp] For one, Germany is not a state of law, given that the public prosecutor's office is bound by instructions (not sure if that's the correct translation). It is up to politicians to decide wether state attorneys can go through with lawsuits. I didn't know this until I was close to 30. This came to somewhat public attention because our current chancellor was the superior to the prosecutor while being in the senate of Hamburg, which is why he wasn't prosecuted in the causa cum ex. It's the whole "one big club" thing, but legal. If you haven't heard of "cum ex", its a fun read of how bad things can go (well, could, so far). Most recently, the data privacy officer of Hamburg said this: Principles for avoiding and minimizing the processing of personal information, which are enshrined in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), among other things, "will be unable to be upheld." Read his job title again :-) Another prime example is how anything related to the future is compromised in favor of legacy industrial groups. We used to be leading in solar tech, but political support for the related industries was gutted in favor of drum roll coal jobs. I could go on for a long time.