GERMANY TOTAL LOST - How My Generation Is Going to Save the Nation’s Ass

 “Don’t worry - we’ll handle it” - A rise of a responsible generation. 

Economic crisis, climate change, war in Europe - Generation Z is suffering under the current state of permanent crisis like almost no other. Things are going downhill fast: this is the certainty young adults grow up with today. Change is urgently needed, yet instead, we see total stagnation. Concerns are downplayed, lack of funding is cited as an excuse, and young people are collectively dismissed as out of touch and lazy.

As a national student spokesperson, Quentin Gärtner stood in the public eye and knows exactly the toll this takes on his generation: political apathy and cynicism are rampant, while depression and a lack of belief in one’s own agency are on the rise. In this deeply personal book, Gärtner settles the score with the political establishment’s timidity and indecisiveness, with societal stagnation, and with the prevailing desire for everything to simply return to how it once was. With his inimitable talent for putting his finger on the pulse and addressing problems openly, thoughtfully, and with strong conviction, he reveals what truly occupies his generation - and what needs to change, fast.