Footage of a group singing a Nazi slogan in place of the lyrics of a disco hit while partying on an exclusive German party island went viral in the last week after it was posted on social media, triggering a wave of outrage. The video, which was made on Sunday during Pentecost celebrations, shows people on the Sylt island drinking and dancing as the song “L’amour Toujours” plays in the background. Some in the group could be heard changing the lyrics to an old Nazi slogan, “Germany for the Germans – foreigners out.
” One of the participants could be seen raising his right arm in an apparent Nazi salute while imitating Hitler’s mustache by putting two fingers above his upper lip. Both the slogan and the salute are illegal in Germany, and local enforcement said it was investigating the people who could be seen chanting in the video but hadn’t ruled out that other suspects could be involved. The video was apparently filmed at a bar on the island named Pony.
The owners posted on the bar’s Instagram account on Friday that they were “shocked and deeply dismayed” by the footage. “Racism and fascism have no place in our society, and the fact that some people obviously see this differently leaves us stunned,” they wrote. Ihr habt den "verbotenen Ohrwurm" durch Eure aufgesetzte Empörung zum Meme gemacht.
Jetzt müsst Ihr damit leben, dass in ganz Deutschland dieser Text durch die Köpfe der Jugend rauscht, sobald irgendwo "L’Amour toujours" läuft. pic.tw.
