Is it a self-goal?

Is it a self-goal?
Let's stick with Germany for a bit. The dust kicked up Sunday last refuses to settledown in Berlin - Dresden not withstanding.
Quite like in India, the mandate of the people, which is broadly leftwards, might be subverted in the post-elections haggling.The hapless population, having done its job, will continue to be at the recieving end. That's the way 'democracy' works.
The media make light of such machinations. They'd rather be emotional about Fischer's exit. But about what afflicts the fun-loving (read excellent beer drinking), beautiful country? Is it Haretz? Is it the social security system? Is it the attitude of the people? Is it the burden of carrying the East along? Those are tough questions to answer? Too much hard work!
You will not find much in the English language media. DW and Speigel, which I visit often, need to do much more to their English language operations to get us up to speed with what is happening there. I am sure a vibrant media such as the one in Germany can offer more than what is available online. I finding it hard to lay my hands on the text of Haretz VI and other reports that will help me understand the debates better.
Anyway, coming back to politics. There is talk of the Jamaica or Traffic Light coalition as a possiblity. Whatever the final outcome is, this grand left upswinging is not really what it is made out to be. Gerhard Schröder, Joschka Fischer, Oskar Lafontaine and Gregor Gysie, do they constitute to the left?
My God! That's a joke. Schröder and Fischer have spent the past two terms faithfully implementing neo-liberal policies. Lafontaine is an old SPD hand, another barely-differentiable shade of red. Gysie, where does he stand with his pragmatism. You might seen him lead the Left Party.PDS to merge eventually with the SPD. So that's the left for you.
I pity the people. Really.