> "Russia did X." "The UK just did stupid thing Y." "Why are Germans suddenly authoritarian again?" This is just the language that is used to refer to the gove

> "Russia did X." "The UK just did stupid thing Y." "Why are Germans suddenly authoritarian again?" This is just the language that is used to refer to the governments as well as the people/culture. It may help to presume that, in most cases, they’re referring to just the governments.