Democracies In Crisis

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e long-term legitimacy of a democratic political format, like the one adopted by the Bonn republic in the post-war era, requires modification of such cultural attributes in favor of cultural values more supportive of democratic values.” (Mayer) This quote from Mayer introduces some interesting information as too the psychology of the German people. Not to say that they are any less/more intelligent, but does seem to beg the question of whether or not the mentality is there (Germany) for an attempt form an industrialized democracy, able to be competitive with the rest of the worlds powers.
The question at hand is, are these people capable of living a lifestyle under a totally alien form of government and making it work for them based on the way in which they have all been raised and had their political views modeled?
Mayer also raises the subject of what it means to be “a real German” this realism dealing with personal views across the spectrum refers to “a reality in the world of ideas in the platonic sense (Mayer).” What this enlightenment is referred to is, Volkism, this concept implies a soul’s root to nature. These deep roots felt by Germans made the more global thinking of a democrati...