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A viral video shows people singing racist lyrics and performing Nazi salutes at a club on the northern German island of Sylt. The club has condemned the incident

Police in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein are investigating a viral social media video which appears to show a group of young people singing racist lyrics outside a bar on the island of Sylt.

"A video of people partying on Sylt is currently doing the rounds on social media," the police said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday morning. "We are aware of this video which is being investigated for potentially illegal content."

The video, which appears to have been taken outside the exclusive "Pony" nightclub in the island town of Kampen last weekend, shows people dancing to Italian DJ Gigi D'Agostino's party hit "L'amour toujours" but changing the lyrics to: "Foreigners out, foreigners out, Germany for the Germans, foreigners out."

One guest can be seen appearing to mimick Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, gesturing a short moustache and performing a Nazi salute.

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[–] febra@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

Not only that but a major AfD politician publicly said that not all SS officers were bad people. That was a few days ago. This country is going to crap

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't see how this is world news, in less public settings this happens all the time over here.

[–] GenEcon@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

Its news because it happened in a public setting. Neonazis are less afraid than ever to show their true face even on social media.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

In the US, this might be the new normal. In Germany, though, this is still verboten.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

These people gonna face less consequences than people protesting against Israel in Germany.

[–] Raylon@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Maybe, but at least 4 people in the video have lost their jobs over this, so it has at least some consequences.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Woops Germany your mask is slipping

[–] Archelon@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

Come on, Germany, last time you did this you went from the most powerful country in Europe to the 5th-most powerful country in Berlin.

[–] Mrs_deWinter@feddit.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This idea of "actually, all Germans secretly think this way" is a common excuse of modern day Nazis to justify their increasingly brazen behaviour in public. Just so you know whose talking points you're reproducing here.

[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Well the inexorable rise of the AfD suggests this is not a niche viewpoint