Kontrollverlust loosely translates over to mean in English.....'loss of control' or 'fear of losing authority' (depending on which German is asked the question.
Lately, this term has been brought up a good bit.
In general, city governments, state governments, and the German federal government out of Berlin....have x-amount of authority and issue regulations or dictate laws. They tend to expect the general public to 'comply' or observe the law/regulation.
In the past.....especially if you get back to the end of 1919, the 1929 crash period, or the 1932 election period....compliance wasn't a guaranteed thing across Germany.
So we come to the Covid-19 period, and a fair number of Germans (presently, I'd put the number at 20-percent) who aren't really enthusiastic about the ban rules or the economic woes approaching.
In this situation....the politicians and folks with authority are having their little kontrollverlust moment.
The past week? Some public news folks have uttered the observation that health authorities and virus monitor-people are maxed out. The effort to identify carriers, and get potential virus affected folks to get tested? In some areas of Berlin....it absolutely maxed out....even with German Army members helping.
How does this play out in an election year approaching? Not well.
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