Wow - I had no idea the situation in Germany was even worse than here in the UK. I don't have a propaganda box, so I don't pay for the propaganda (unless you count the tax money spent on the company that sends me ridiculous threatening letters about it every week). Small businesses are being suppressed here too - this has been going on for decades.
One sign that the Yellow Vest protests are making an impact is that petrol prices, which skyrocketed a few months ago, have quietly returned to their former level.