[JackOfVA]

How does this article or the author of the posted article on this thread represent the opinion of most Germans? It would be like me taking an article from Time or Newsweek and characterizing it as the opinion of most Americans. Since when does one German’s opinion rise to being representative of the country or Neo-nazism? Do Michael Moore and Paul Krugman represent most Americans?

Good point and I can't argue with it other than to say that Der Spiegel is more or less the house organ of the German left, as the NY Times is the house organ of the US left, so when you read it in either Der Spiegel or the NY Times, it's an indication of where the liberal left group think is heading.

And, like it or not, these publications remain influential in the power elite circles.

If the German public wants more democracy, then they should start by turfing out the current political elite, as the Tea Party has started to do here. Lots more to be done in this regard, but at least we've started.

Jack

[kabar]

And, like it or not, these publications remain influential in the power elite circles.

As do the NYT, WaPo, and most of the MSM in the US, which is decidedly left leaning.

If the German public wants more democracy, then they should start by turfing out the current political elite, as the Tea Party has started to do here.

There is more diversity of political opinion represented in the German parliament than there is in the US Congress. Our system is weighted in favor of the two party system. There are 6 political parties in the Bundestag. And even more parties represented in the state parliaments. I don't believe there is a lack of democracy in Germany, which is a federal republic.

List of political parties in Germany