In the grand scheme, this is (yet) an(other) elaborate scam against the public. Politicians outsource the responsibility of implementing policies to the "market" and pretend they're doing something, just to get votes. The "market" outsources what they promised to implement to the lowest bidder in some distant land with no oversight. And then they can all blame it to "China".
It's not like the industry and certain media companies lobbied for it big time claiming the market is so much better.
Just look who they voted in Germany for the EU. The same party that blocked the energy transition with faulty studies, made Germany dependent on russian resources, botched the nuclear exit leading to large compensation payments, installed a debt break in the constitution that is based on a faulty Excel calculation etc.
Seems to me like people want to get fooled. As soon you tell them the truth they listen to those who promise easy solutions for complex problems.
I can also only recommend to read "the invisible doctrine" by goerge monbiot. Sad enough that I can't think of a similar book in German. Or a newspaper that would be able to match the Guardian, for example.
Still the politicians' fault if you ask me. It's in their job description to serve the public interest. And it is granted that there will be attempts to influence them.
For this, they are paid well-above the average of a person with similar qualifications, typically granted handsome pension schemes, and afforded many other protections and benefits. All, so they are not financially insecure and susceptible to influence.
If they cave to lobby interests against the public interest, they should be held accountable, and not only on election day.
One example is the treatment of Robert Habeck, despite the other errors he made he handled the russian gas crises pretty well. He explained in detail what he wants to do, what the consequences are and why he did it the way he did.
He still gets attacked by right wing media, voters and the industry just because he had to fix what the prebious government botched on behalf of the german industry because they wanted cheap gas. That was a refreshing amount of clear communication from a politician. The result: h is made fun of because he has also written children's books.
Seems like people prefer politicians like Merkel, who said and did next to nothing.
Better fail while you try than do nothing.
Scholz: Invisible
Linder: Also quite okay, since he at least seems like some kind of force against overflowing expenses. Could be a bit less invested in his clientele
Faeser: Incompetent
Baerbock: Incompetent
Buschmann: Who?
Heil: Incompetent
Pistorius: Nothing but hot air
Özdemir: Could be okay but was put on a leash
Paus: You can't be this incompetent, I bet on malice
Lauterbach: Quite okay
Wissing: Malicious
Lemke: Who?
Stark-Watzinger: Absolute disaster
Schulze: Useless
Geywitz: Useless
Yes, demanding spending cuts for others but at the same time wants billions of tax cuts.