[mads_ravn]

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it —- Upton Sinclair.

But agreed that this boggles the mind. The only explanation I’ve been able to come up with is lobbying by German industry.

[BenoitP]

One upside of this crisis, is that the holy German liberal process of economic-politics will self-regulate: After the next winter's gas prices and lack thereof, there will not be any money left going into lobbying.

It is a shame that it will come at such price, though. Who could have predicted that? Literally everyone.