Music festivals, like most cultural events, were badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic, impacting both the smallest of DIY festivals to behemoths like Glastonbury. And this was no different for the neo-Nazi music scene.
Rechtsrock is a German term for music that acts as a vehicle for far-right ideology.
A key part of this scene are music festivals that act as key networking hubs for neo-Nazi groups across Europe. Festivals in Ukraine, Italy and Greece feature bands from across the Continent, and there’s a strong scene in Germany, which is home to some of the largest neo-Nazi music festivals in recent years.
One of those festivals, held in the German state of Thuringia, drew in an estimated 5,000 neo-Nazis. It was organised by the Turonen, a violent neo-Nazi gang who were recently targeted in a raid by police where large amounts of cash, weapons and crystal meth were found. These festivals can make organisers hundreds of thousands of euros, which are then pumped back into the neo-Nazi underground scene.
From Athens to Milan to Kyiv and beyond, far-right music is a vital cultural weapon for right-wing extremists. And as the far-right music scene looks to make its return after a COVID-induced hiatus – all eyes are on the authorities to find ways of dealing with this dark and twisted subculture.
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1:35 Neo Nazi Festivals Around the World
2:58 The Music
3:20 The Profits
3:40 Recruitment
4:20 Far Right Rap Music
4:54 Mr. Bond
5:35 Cultural Relevance
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Who at Vice covers the far left activities??
Oh that’s right, you’re the far left…so obviously you’d never talk badly about your hateful ideology right?
If you want to know who rules you, see whom you can not criticise. Mr Bond found out as is white replacement. Look up the Jewess Barbara Spectre. She tells openly tells you Europe won't survive if it remains white and not multicultural.
This video is a traitorous jewish diatribe that fears its power being noticed.
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