[GerateWohl]

That statement does sound a bit shocking, at least the way it was originally reported in the media. 

Yes. Poor Tim was assuming he was dealing with a smart public and not with that ignorant indignation mob (including the provoking journalists as well) that it actually is. I lost a lot of illusion on what I would call swarm stupidity over the last ten years (especially during the pandemic). You always have to count that in.