By Rainer Zitelmann As half of East Germans say recent negative developments in their country remind them of the post-war era of socialism, Germany has become the sick man of Europe, warns Rainer Zitelmann The German government has been increasingly intervening in the economy. Many Germans have been outraged by government mandates dictating which heating systems they are allowed to use. And for possibly the first time in history, a country has voluntarily banned its number one product: cars with combustion motors. As per an EU directive, such vehicles will no longer be eligible for registratio…