Nazi Punks
German youths turning to nationalism
A report on the rising racial tensions in Germany. The hopes and excitement at the time of reunification have been replaced with disillusionment and insecurity among largely unemployed youth.
In a smoky den in Leipzig, Daniel is thrashing his drum kit. The crowd is a collection of beer swilling loons leaping about screaming adulation for Hitler. There is also a frightening ignorance of the past. In a recent survey of 14-18 year olds over half knew nothing about the extermination of the Jews. To the tune of slow ballads about poor Germans who don't get anything from the state while a refugee drives his Mercedes to the welfare office, the nationalists march on.
Produced by ABC Australia
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