The historic success of the radical right in last weekend’s European Parliament election may have come as a shock, knocking two of the bloc’s most important governments off balance.
But it shouldn’t have been too much of a surprise for anyone paying attention to the outraged mood among many of the Continent’s young people, who have not only embraced hard-line anti-immigration views but seem prouder than ever to broadcast them.
Consider this as evidence: A 14-second clip filmed on the German holiday island of Sylt and uploaded to the social media platform X about two weeks before the vote. In it, a group of expensively dressed German youths can be seen belting out the words “Ausländer Raus!” (“foreigners out!”) over a euro-dance beat as they swirl glasses of rosé.
Evidently it’s a crime to demand that the mass migration of incompatible cultures be stopped. Good to know!
In Germany people getting on the train sing "auslander raus" & "Deutschland den Deutsche".
It means foreigners out & Germany for the Germans.
The police did nothing. pic.twitter.com/hzzbMEY8oU
— David Atherton (@DaveAtherton20) June 16, 2024
