Germany is über authoritarian, and the authorities are selected to be fairly intelligent. They tend to solve problems with elaborate, well thought out plans. (S

Germany is über authoritarian, and the authorities are selected to be fairly intelligent. They tend to solve problems with elaborate, well thought out plans. (Sometimes based on mistaken assumptions, like energy policy.) America is fairly democratic. We do not have plans, we have slogans that appeal to the dumbest 51% of the population. The problem is emotion-driven electioneering, and mass protests would only make it worse.