Germany and Europe are facing numerous challenges. Financial problems, climate change, war and other problems threaten the stability of the democratic system and social cohesion. To avert the impending disasters, there is therefore only one answer: Germany must become smaller again. The solution lies in the reorganization of our federal states. The rest of the world would also benefit from this. In a satirical essay, Heinrich Labentsch unceremoniously extinguishes several trouble spots at once and paves the way for the future. Surprisingly, we only have to look to the past.