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"German politicians are constrained by a complex federal system, a sceptical public, messy coalition politics and jealous institutions such as the constitutional court."

You mean German politicians are constrained by Democracy. This article portays it as if it was a bad thing.

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Democracy I think is the least evil of the types of government that a society can have, but is still inherently terribly flawed (but less than other types of government) because of basic human failings (e.g. moral corruption, greed, "sheeple" mentality).

Perhaps only a benevolent dictator could actually make decisions in an unbiased "best for everyone" manner...but then again how long would any dictator remain benevolent once he/she's had a taste of absolute power?

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