Panikmache

Fear is growing in Germany. Jörg Schindler shows how we can keep a cool head despite everything. Terror attacks, natural disasters, "Islamization of the West," rising crime, inflation or deflation, nervous markets, falling DAX, super flu, poison in food - one crisis chases the next. We are constantly confronted with new threat scenarios. We feel increasingly insecure and sense dangers lurking at every corner. The state of alarm has become the norm. Yet, the likelihood of being struck by lightning in Germany is still higher than becoming a victim of a terrorist attack. And although we believe we are poisoning ourselves with our diet every day, we are living longer than ever before. In our quest for security, we fall for the panic-mongers from politics and industry. We accept restrictions on our freedom.