It is not surprising that German society is divided on the measures to be taken against the Covid 19 pandemic.
The interventions in personal, economic and cultural life are too massive for everyone to approve.
These restrictions now last almost a year;
measured against this, the willingness to send oneself into the inevitable is still considerable.
Political credibility is essential for this;
The longer, the more deficiencies in the administrative implementation turn out to be an Achilles heel.
The longing for the return of normalcy grows. She can easily become impatient. The longer it lasts, the more problematic the restriction of elementary freedoms becomes. To the extent that it is decided by the executive instead of parliament, the consequences for democracy are critical.