one thing Germans do have is plenty of clubs and social organizations.
Plus much of Germany still has active village militias.
its quite a surprise to go into a village pub one weekend afternoon and see it filled up with a bunch of guys in strange local uniforms with their weapons scattered about quaffing steins of beer.
I didn’t know that. Puts a different light on the subject leading me to a more optimistic opinon about where Germany might be in a couple of decades time.