boboblaw [he/him, they/them]

manuallybreathing is making an analogy, not saying they’re the same thing.

You really need to read a book and stop projecting on the internet, it can’t be healthy.

keep tensions from boiling over

sheepdogging and placating the masses

channeling energy into

Real voting

Bürger has the same root as bourgeois, and Wiktionary lists “bourgeois” as a definition of the German word (besides “citizen”).

The portmanteau in English is presumably not derived in the same way. It’s a reference to the favorite American treat found at cultural landmarks such as McDonalds. Only tangentially related to the German thru Hamburg -> Hamburger sandwich -> Cheeseburger

It’s likely closer to normal+burgerreicher or normal+burgerlander.