Angela Merkel is currently experiencing a nostalgia comeback. Angela Merkel is currently being celebrated on social media for more than mere mispainting of the past, explains a psychologist in an interview. BRIGITTE: "Mama Merkel", "Angie, we miss you" – why do we tend to evaluate political personalities more positively in retrospect than during their term of office?Dr. Julia Reiter: Our memory of the past is susceptible to cognitive distortions…
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Angela Merkel is currently experiencing a nostalgia comeback. Angela Merkel is currently being celebrated on social media for more than mere mispainting of the past, explains a psychologist in an interview. BRIGITTE: "Mama Merkel", "Angie, we miss you" – why do we tend to evaluate political personalities more positively in retrospect than during their term of office?Dr. Julia Reiter: Our memory of the past is susceptible to cognitive distortions…