Summary of John Kampfner's Why the Germans Do it Better

By IRB Media

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#1 Germany is a country that has overcome a long history of horror, war, and dictatorship. It has developed a maturity that few others can match.

#2 The British government’s response to the coronavirus was a case study in how not to deal with a crisis. The country had the highest death toll in Europe, and the prime minister was considered one of the worst leaders in modern history.

#3 Germany has had eight leaders since the war, and each has left a deep imprint on society. The country was rebuilt from 1945 to 1949, and the Grundgesetz, its post-war political architecture, is one of the country’s greatest achievements.

#4 The first key event was the rebellions of 1968, which marked the beginning of a new era in Germany. The country rebuilt its economy and accepted its past, which led to the atonement not happening in the immediate post-war years.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9798350018066

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#1

Germany is a country that has overcome a long history of horror, war, and dictatorship. It has developed a maturity that few others can match.

#2

The British government’s response to the coronavirus was a case study in how not to deal with a crisis. The country had the highest death toll in Europe, and the prime minister was considered one of the worst leaders in modern history.

#3

Germany has had eight leaders since the war, and each has left a deep imprint on society. The country was rebuilt from 1945 to 1949, and the Grundgesetz, its post-war political architecture, is one of the country’s greatest achievements.

#4

The first key event was the rebellions of 1968, which marked the beginning of a new era in Germany. The country rebuilt its economy and accepted its past, which led to the atonement not happening in the immediate post-war years.

#5

Germany was the first country to experience Nazi Germany, and it has been trying to make up for its past mistakes ever since. It is extremely passionate about process, and it refuses to play fast and loose with democracy.

#6

I had begun to study German in my early twenties, and I fell in love with the language. I was not bothered by the past, but by the present, and Germany’s obsession with rules.

#7

In Germany, the Brexit vote and the subsequent lack of rules shocked people. They couldn’t understand how a country with such a strong history of stability and predictability could have descended into such chaos.

#8

Brexit is just a symptom of a much larger problem: Britain has never been comfortable with the European Union. During the first referendum in 1975, those campaigning against remaining in the EEC likened the Treaty of Accession to Chamberlain’s Munich Agreement and appeasement.

#9

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