This is what I admired about Germans when I lived there.

I don’t understand the logic of the author. Can a society run by rules which are optional and subject to individual judgement about whether they are applicable?

Do Americans have a choice of not stopping at stop signs because the streets look empty?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/03/20/karp-habermas-remembrance-00838398?ref=thediff.co