Germany: "More enthusiasm leads to more calmness" - This Merz advisor recommends less fear of the AfD
Historian Jens Nordalm has written a book about why we still live in one of the best countries in the world. How does he come to this conclusion? A meeting.
In Berlin, a popular drink at the Einstein Café on Unter den Linden is not eggs or yogurt, but a certain cynicism. When political and media figures mingle with association representatives, it is professional hardening, sometimes peppered with gallows humor, that shapes their conversations. This is why Jens Nordalm stands out on this October morning in a café.
While others discuss the ongoing drama of the chancellor's fall at side tables, Nordalm recalls Eduard Graf von Keyserling, a deceased nobleman and poet. Nordalm praises Keyserling's soothing qualities, concluding that more of his spirit could reduce the threat to German democracy. Nordalm takes a sip from his teacup, which is the first major chill of this autumn; hopefully, it will help cure his cold.
Nordalm believes that Germany should refocus on its cultural and intellectual heritage, and in doing so, the country will automatically improve.
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