It sounds to me like what Merkle is doing is to deny representation to the citizenry and in lieu of that is telling them to not feel angry about being disenfranchised but to instead think happy thoughts.
For Germans of Merkel's generation, it is perfectly normal to have a chancellor who must be acceptable to USG (or to the KGB). The official religion of USG is multiculturalism, sexual perversity, and anti-Christianity. Therefore, Merkel's views are perfectly predictable.
The rising generation in Germany? Perhaps it will be different.