This seems like a desirable feature of German culture. Have Germans always been like this? Do you know where this aspect of German culture might have originated? The closest thing I can think of in American culture is the satirical TV show South Park, which is known for lampooning both sides in political debates. Unfortunately, the show is not strongly associated with intellectual sophistication.
Since German has elections it has a system that allows multiple political parties to exist. The US system on first-past-the-post shapes the political landscape in a way to move to having two political parties.
In the Germany of the 19th century there were three tiers in the the upper class signaled that they are upper class by having a better education. Germany never moved to get rid of it’s upper class.
This seems like a desirable feature of German culture. Have Germans always been like this? Do you know where this aspect of German culture might have originated? The closest thing I can think of in American culture is the satirical TV show South Park, which is known for lampooning both sides in political debates. Unfortunately, the show is not strongly associated with intellectual sophistication.
Since German has elections it has a system that allows multiple political parties to exist. The US system on first-past-the-post shapes the political landscape in a way to move to having two political parties.
In the Germany of the 19th century there were three tiers in the the upper class signaled that they are upper class by having a better education. Germany never moved to get rid of it’s upper class.