Inside the Rise of Germany’s “Neo-Nazis” — Transcript

The immigrants are in Germany to make Germany an Islamic state. In 2023, foreigners made up 15% of Germany's population but accounted for 41% of all violent crime suspects, with 75% of the victims being Germans. Germany is the third largest host of refugees, hosting over 2.5 million refugees, with almost half of all Germans believing refugees are no longer welcome, placing their hopes and their votes in the nationalist, anti-immigrant far-right AfD party, causing them to win a regional election in the state of Thuringia and to make history as the first far-right political party to win in Germany since the Nazis in World War II.

third largest host of refugees hosting over 2.5 million refugees with almost half of all Germans believing refugees are no longer welcome placing their hopes and their votes in the Nationalist anti-immigrant f farri right afd party causing them to win a regional election

Germany, they're fing fascist, fascist, yeah, na na na. It became a beast, and we are not really able to stop it anymore. And people just think about it, how it all went when fascist Germany rose. Yeah, and I'm afraid that it will happen again, as many Germans believe their national identity is being destroyed, their generosity exploited, their culture degraded, and their country no longer safe as they mass import economic migrants and refugees into their country.

really able to stop it anymore and people just think about it how it all went when when fascist Germany Rose yeah and I'm afraid that it will happen again as many Germans believe their national identity is being destroyed their

Other Germans are fearful they're witnessing the rise of the Fourth Reich, as AfD politicians were caught meeting with neo-Nazi activists discussing their master plan to deport millions of migrants from their country, causing mass protests across Germany calling for a complete ban of what is now Germany's second strongest party, labeling them and their supporters neo-Nazis. The AfD regularly reject accusations of extremism, but the BBC has found clear links between significant party figures.

with Neo-Nazi activists discussing their master plan to deport millions of migrants from their country causing Mass protests across Germany calling for a complete ban of what is now Germany's second strongest party labeling them and their supporters neo-nazis the afd

There's only one Islam, and this is what is dangerous for Europe, and it's not at all compatible with our values, not at all. I believe all religions are the same, and there should be, you know, brotherhood before I go to a protest organized by PEGIDA, an organization opposed to mass migration and the Islamization of the West, with a counter-protest organized by Antifa right next door.

I believe all religion are same and there should be you know brother before I go to a protest organized by pag an organization opposed to mass migration and the islamization of the West with a counter-protest organized by antifa right next door what does the

What does the liberal city of Berlin think about the migrants in Germany and the rise of the so-called far right? Where are you from? I'm from India. Came here for work. Uh, no, I, I'm a student. Was it difficult to come to school here? No, of course not, easy. Yeah, so much.

come to school here no of course not easy yeah so much do you think Germany is letting too many immigrants in uh yeah yeah what are your thoughts on the afd party oh this is very bad for for the

Do you think Germany is letting too many immigrants in? Uh, yeah, yeah. What are your thoughts on the AfD party? Oh, this is very bad for the foreign people, very, very bad. Tell me your thoughts on that. This is really, you feel that they are very racist and they are so radical for Germany. It's not good, and this is so bad image for Germany.

I'm from Toria so okay so that's where they won the election yeah that's right were you happy that day or H unhappy no nobody in my uh friend Circle or Family Circle was happy about it and the rise

I'm from Thuringia, so, okay, so that's where they won the election. Yeah, that's right. Were you happy that day or unhappy? No, nobody in my friend circle or family circle was happy about it, and the rise of the populist parties is a big problem, not even in AfD but the whole of Europe, I would say. Too many immigrants here.

you the exception no I I I guess no I'm coming here from Tunisia for 30 years and uh German it's changed now yes they changed uh so they don't like foreign people that uh but on the same time they

Yeah, do you think you're a hypocrite for thinking that? No, I don't think so. Are you the exception? No, I, I, I guess no. I'm coming here from Tunisia for 30 years, and, uh, Germany, it's changed now. Yes, they changed. Uh, so they don't like foreign people, but at the same time they need workers. This is a big problem for maybe the government because they are accepting a lot of refugees, why? Because they have no language. But if you say two years you stay here and you get money and you don't work, this is a big loss for the country. I think they are a little bit racist.

big uh lose for for the country I think they are a little bit racist why do you think uh the altright and the afd is on the rise migration I think people getting Germans and so getting annoyed by migration uh it's a populist party

Why do you think the alt-right and the AfD is on the rise? Migration. I think people, Germans, are getting annoyed by migration. Uh, it's a populist party. It's a party that just doesn't really have any politics or any real plans for Germany, that's my opinion at least. And they use not only scapegoats. It's just what populism does, just quick answers to complex questions.

to google 14% of the population right now in Germany's immigrant population or of immigrant background I think it's higher higher let's let's call it 14 or higher and roughly 40% of the crimes are committed by that 14% why do you think

According to Google, 14% of the population right now in Germany is immigrant population or of immigrant background. I think it's higher, higher. Let's call it 14 or higher, and roughly 40% of the crimes are committed by that 14%. Why do you think that is, and is that a reason for concern?

mean of course it's a cause of concern but I don't think the ca of concern or the the answer is shutting out uh immigrants uh they're a populist right-wing party that are trying to destroy our democracy okay tell me more

Well, that still leaves 60% of crime on nationals, right? So it's absolutely, if just by numbers, it's more local people, let's call it that. I mean, of course it's a cause of concern, but I don't think the cause of concern or the answer is shutting out immigrants. They're a populist right-wing party that are trying to destroy our democracy.

the very negative effects that populism has had on their outlook on democracy in the future do you think Germany has an obligation to bring in refugees I think Germany has an obligation as any Western rich country what are your thoughts on

Okay, tell me more. Most importantly, I think they threaten to undermine the trust that people have in our democratic institutions. Okay, especially young people. I'm very concerned about that, especially with the recent studies done on like the Shell study and stuff, where we see already the very negative effects that populism has had on their outlook on democracy in the future.

already so partially poisoned in public discourse do you think immigrants have an obligation to build and uplift their own Community rather than leaving and fleeing to countries like Germany that's an obligation for the for for politics and politicians politics of course

Do you think Germany has an obligation to bring in refugees? I think Germany has an obligation as any Western rich country. What are your thoughts on immigration here in Germany? I think it's less of a problem than we make it look sometimes. I think there are great opportunities in immigration, but I also think that we need to be careful in how we approach it because the topic is already so partially poisoned in public discourse.

treated differently here in Germany uh in RTO what was the experience they were like you're not you're not welcome here you're you're you're not one of us like what are you doing here and then it made me go crazy because I I find myself

Do you think immigrants have an obligation to build and uplift their own community rather than leaving and fleeing to countries like Germany? That's an obligation for the politics and politicians, politics of course. That's something that I think nowadays is being forgotten. Politics, they come from the people.

fault it's not a thing of fault but it's it's I think it's one of those things does Germany have an obligation to change and modify themselves to accommodate them or vice versa uh I would say neither I think culturist uh

Where are you from? I'm from Iran. How do you like Germany? I love it. I love Berlin, not the whole Germany. Uh, have you been treated differently here in Germany? Uh, in RTO? What was the experience? They were like, "You're not, you're not welcome here. You're not one of us. What are you doing here?" And then it made me go crazy because I found myself being aggressive around people, and I was like, "Hey, it's not me." But yeah, it changed.

right now because they provide easy solutions for difficult problems but the solutions are not really that simple um you see um in Germany we don't have so big problems we are a rich country with many people but for me we come from

And does Muslim culture integrate well into Germany from what you've seen? No. It's important to say it's because of German country, Germans' fault. It's not a thing of fault, but it's, I think it's one of those things.

the city is peaceful let's be honest there's not a fraction of the problems I've seen in major US cities here in Germany but anything's possible before I go to Dresden I headed to air fors in the state of Thia where the afd won the

Does Germany have an obligation to change and modify themselves to accommodate them or vice versa? Uh, I would say neither. I think culturalists, and we can see for example in the UK, the UK is a way more integrated or diverse culture. I hear many people call them racist and they're undermining democracy. Yeah, I think so too.

out in the city let's go talk excuse me do you know about afd good or bad bad bad yeah is against all the refugees okay why did you guys come here to Germany we came here to live with all

Why do you think they're gaining popularity right now? Because they provide easy solutions for difficult problems, but the solutions are not really that simple. You see, in Germany we don't have so big problems. We are a rich country with many people, but for me, we come from South Germany. The world is okay. Life is good. The life is good.

yeah they are trying to come also now what will happen for all the refugees will happen to us okay you're concerned about getting deported back home I don't know maybe all right thank you for the sticker goodbye well he gives a sticker

Yeah, at the end of the day, you go touch grass, smell the flowers, life is good. Germany, I see no fentanyl addicts, no trash cans on fire. The city is peaceful. Let's be honest, there's not a fraction of the problems I've seen in major US cities here in Germany, but anything's possible.

solution at all it is um anti Democratic where you guys from India India Morocco India okay how long have you guys been here in Germany 2 months 1 year one year one year why did you guys come here to

Before I go to Dresden, I headed to Erfurt in the state of Thuringia, where the AfD won the state's elections after receiving 30.5% of the vote. Why are people in the state so supportive of the AfD, and are their feelings towards mass immigration much different than the more liberal international city of Berlin? We just talked to what does the public think here out in the city. Let's go talk.

here for for making my future better what are your thoughts on their anti-immigrant sentiment we need them my generation is is not enough to fill all the the work yeah we we we can offer so we our population uh shrinks and yeah we

Excuse me, do you know about AfD? Good or bad? Bad, bad. Yeah, is against all the refugees. Okay, why did you guys come here to Germany? We came here to live with all people, to look for safety and to have a good life, but AfD is against all of this.

everything is convenience everyone are doing what they like and I'm also enjoying it how would you rate Germany on a scale of 1 to 10 are you guys Happy here give me a number how would you rate uh India uh according to Germany in

Okay, what did you guys flee? The war. I came because of the war in my country. You guys have family here too? No, they're, yeah, they are trying to come also.

it's it's a problem with uh the segregation at hand if I would have to flee my country out of actual fear of of being and then put into basically camps and would not be allowed to to work perhaps I would also search uh for work

but not so much on the legal side of things yeah but sexual assault for instance wouldn't fall under that category right right oh no definitely not do you think things like that are a cultural difference or or no or just bad

apples exist in every bunch things happen some things are are cultural but um I wouldn't say that yeah we we we should not put uh everyone which we are doing right now politically everyone into the same um cup I also give 8.5 or

nine okay yeah it's good I'm doing what I like anything I'm I'm doing I if I want it I'm doing it no one is here here to stop me until unless I'm not doing anything wrong what about the motherland

it's always my love it will be always more than 10 then why are you not in India it's a 10 and this is an 8.5 I can't believe you now now the thing is like main problem in India is

population we don't have too much of employment there yeah too many too much of employment we cannot earn that much money that we earn here I'll have sufficient money with me then I'll go back to India do something on my own I

won't be living up far away from my family yeah family is more important than money I know but I'm giving this time to myself to earn money then later on I'll see what I can do you're going to leave as well at some point or you

would you stay here permanently I plan to stay here for a long time yeah [Music] give you think um many refugees coming here are actually just economic migrants using the term Refugee to come here and sometimes but yeah for me it's it's it's

not the the highest part Land versus India I would love love to stay here but my motherland is India as you also already know see so you'll come here make some money and then go home yeah definitely yeah pretty much a nation

which which lies on its uh Workforce so uh if if that's shrinking sure we we will lose uh finan and we will fall back in the International race the question is at what cost well uh how much is a dollar

worth right yes and what will be the social consequences of uh Mass immigration to a country these very questions are what troubles the afd as the foreigners that make up 15% of Germany's population account for 41% of violent crime in 2023 although some

believe acknowledging these statistics as a gateway to racism and xenophobia I headed to dresden's Town Square former named after Adolf Hitler during World War II to talk to protesters on both sides of this debate so this is the song

that the altright has made their Mantra excuse me can I interview you interview what are your thoughts on Pega P get to P what are your thoughts on Muslim immigrants in Germany oh no no Islam too okay okay thank

[Music] you what are your thoughts on the movement and the idea it's a bad idea we have to uh have more peace in the world I don't like the wars you have the same problem like uh in Holland yeah and like

uh France there are too many I believe all religion are same and there should be you know Brotherhood in all of them Union and peace yeah good bad neutral what do you think I think it's so they are against Muslim ET against the

islamicization of Germany of course I'm against because I'm a Nar student I'm student so and I come from France okay and in France there is also a rise of the right extremist rights yeah the far rights and now we are getting back to

fighting each others due to religious reason reasons and that's just stupid has quite a bit of refugees and a lot I'm I'm yeah a lot and I'm I'm very actually I'm proud of of of uh refugees coming to Germany I think this is a form

of neo-nazism not yet but quite close Okay can I interview you okay I like your videos okay thank you you're talking about Pig exactly um I think that's um it's good because my point of view is especially here in in Germany

that we have a big problem with migration I mean you know Germany has taken the most of these people I think since 2015 around 3 million that's a good question I mean that's maybe a historical issue because you know the

past of Germany was not very happy to exploit sheep labor for their own gain is it out of kindness what do you think no I don't think so does it benefit German Society for the kindness It's a benefit but the the negative points are

bigger than the benefits that we have now today in in the past Ms we had a lot of uh kills from Syrian or Afghanistan people from from immigrants that we give shelter there should not be any fight between the religions people are here

for roaming that that should not affect them see immigrants are in Germany to make Germany an Islamic State Muslims come from all over the world and say this is now our land okay and it it can cannot be no muslim should go away now

Syria says there is no more war the people from all over should come back to Syria tell me what they believe in and why they are fascists in your opinion they want to get rid of um immigrants of

people that fled war that fled shitty situations without any any real reason besides being extremist I see um many of them have told me the war is over in Syria now it's time to go back home do you agree with that idea or is that too

harsh I mean think about the US with the Melting Pot thing and just yeah it's the same we should be more welcoming and that's not the way to do it just getting rid of them it became a beast and and we

are not really able to stop it anymore and people think that it's okay but just think about it how it all went when when fascist Germany Rose yeah and I'm afraid that it will happen again do you think

Islam is compatible with German values and German culture I mean it's a monotheist so they believe in one God like we do and it's a welcoming uh religion in my opinion so I don't see anything wrong with uh it's comparable

in my opinion but after hearing the Public's perspective of PAG I met up with the controversial founder himself L bakman tell me about your role in pag who you are backstory I've been basically the founder of PAG I'm one of

two Founders we founded 10 years ago on the day 10 years ago on this day 20th of October 2014 we had our first righ here in Dron it's this kind of demonstration is going to be the last one what does

pag mean what is the reason for the movement here it actually all started over as the name already tells you pag means patriotic Europeans against islamization of the West we are fighting 10 years now against islamization um which is taking over all over Europe

but in the meantime in these 10 years they came more themes and more themes we are now fighting against these crazy genderism and uh as well we're fighting against for no not against for the freedom of speech and stuff like that

what concerns you about Islam you just need to look in the world I think Islam is an like mid-age ideology you see there's no no no space between government and uh Quran so Sharia La separation of religion and State

secreation and the problem is it's not just these maybe 10,000 crazy islamists they are running around the world the problem is if they behead somebody the normal Muslim is standing and watching it because he can't do anything because his

book The Quran tells him it's right like behead all the unbelievers and and stuff like that so they're actually not allowed to to fight themselves Against The Crazy Ones UK I say it's 10 years in front of us okay you see what's

happening there churches becoming mosques and stuff like that in every government they already have their people in the right positions and they obviously take over you see it all over Europe and this is what we were fighting from the beginning we wanted to stop

that do you think Islam and Western values are compatible not at all this is what I think there's even the the head of the Muslim Council in Germany it's called Iman mazak this guy is basically the highest Muslim in Germany even him

himself he says there's only one Islam there's not like uh the press and the media telling us there's a moderate Islam and there's one really islamist and even the head says no there only one Islam and this is what is dangerous for

Europe and it's not at all compatiable to our values not at all okay so there's a German politician I has been saying in the 60s or 70s was he says you don't save kuta if you bring hold kuta to your

country then your country becomes kuta I see you think their culture will replace German culture exactly they call it integration but integration for me is a big lie because integration when you see the word means that you integrate

somebody and he brings a bit of his with to your culture I prefer what we call assimilation when they come here they need to assimilate to our culture then they are welcome I don't mind people from from Syria from from afghanis or

whever I don't I don't care at all about skin colors you can't do anything about it you you've been born white or yellow or black or whatever but they have to assimilate to our culture to our values and to everything and what are your

thoughts to some of these counter protesters who may say you're like racist Neo-Nazi xenophobic those sorts of things I always ask him give me one proof that I'm racist I've even got my best man for my wedding is a Turkish guy

he's Muslim I've got so many friends black friends from everywhere okay secret question was the photo of us as Hitler doctor do that photoshop yeah it was Photoshop stra up phot even even even the Press brought maybe two months

after one of these journalists he actually had to prove in in uh in court and he lost the case and there was the the picture is real but the beard was photoshopped from them and at this current rate what will Europe look like

in 50 years in your opinion got noide I wish I had like a glass ball to look in the future I wish but I think things will change there will be like a the the mainstream would call it a right-wing

Revolution i c the normal people would take over again uh any conflict we should predict or what just just enjoy it just just enjoy the show okay amazing thanks for your time I'd be like going on down the road you

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background prior to his role as an activist has caused the mainstream media to attempt to invalidate the message and concerns of his that have resonated with tens of thousands of protesters across Germany since 2015 lot's ideas have now

entered the mainstream political conversation as the afd continues to grow in power today however is officially Pita's final rally and antifa was there to counter [Music] [Music] protest we're here we have the pag protest and we got the protest of the

pag protest both sides are pissed off but the question is why p [Applause] we keep getting asked if we're leftwing or rightwing people are very quick to throw us in a partisan bucket here what are your thoughts on pag uh they fous

fous yeah are they Nazis totally yes okay um what are the main problems you have with V actually you you can hear it all in just the name they're like patriotic European people against um Muslims okay so um yeah and all the

banners and flags also show their opinion like the rice Flagger which was used by the by the Kaiser and by the Nazis what if they said like yo we just want the borders to be safe and less immigrants is that cool or no that's not

cool no they are coming from from places where there is war or bad economy so you can't live there and everybody has the right to have a have a peaceful life I think it's important for society that they support basic human rights that

everyone can live on this planet but they're they say things about people that's not okay if if if people need to go from their home place it's never it's never pretty and if there's war they should have the right to to seek some

place where they're safe some of them have said that they're economic migrants and the war is over and they should go back what are your thoughts on that I don't think that uh when they're integrated in this Society they have

worked theyve started a family here I I think they should have the right to stay in Germany okay yeah I think that's okay and what is the group you guys represent on this side of the the barriers here uh

we presentent antifa antifa antifashist uh we are against them and we uh we fight for human rights basic human right well they're racist they're almost fascist they endorse fascist parties we already had this in Germany and we don't

really want that again it really didn't work out for us like this was completely destroyed and we kind of don't want the tier again so you see parallels between this and Nazi Germany yeah definitely like they are of course anti-semitic U

extremist it all started kind of small but I certainly don't think you can call that smart small anymore how many people uh as our colle as our counter says it's 3,200 sort of are you proud I'm happy I'm happy yeah I'm happy with this and I

think it's going to be a good finish today and for the new projects it's it's already a new Good Start what are your thoughts on Muslim immigrants that have come here to Germany with Muslims my personal opinion all is a question of

quantity okay personally I know I have Muslim friends no problem sure but it's a different culture it's a different aspect of life and especially with islamization it's in the quantity it's becoming a real big problem look I was

I'm German it used to be that you are German because your ancestors are German right so I was born in Belgium and in Belgium and already 40 40 years ago you could see the transformation of Brussels because of people from Morocco and

Algeria and you can see the transformation and it's a different style of life okay and so that for me was clear and then that in Germany also it happened especially after 215 when mirle didn't close the borders well they

conveying National and fascistic thoughts want to split Germany into like ethnic Germans want an ethnos State yeah more or less you know they against islamization so it's also about religion but it's it's mostly about skin Cola and Heritage is nationalism a bad thing I

would say yes she said if I had closed the Border because all the Secret Service and all the police state police and so said yes we can close the border she didn't want to have the bad pictures soldiers and police at the border with

guns pointing at immigrants sure and saying you don't come in I would say in the USA all over the place New York Times would have been their comes again the Nazis why do you think that is why have you guys been labeled fascists

neo-nazis that sort of thing what the short version is this is the most easiest way to blame someone a group of people political party okay it's you're Nazi you're out sure do you think the German people are trying to compensate

for their ancestors and being a Nazi and uh that sort of thing that is the core issue we should think of ourselves not just as Germans we should think as Europeans or as yeah especially with like uh modern problems like climate

change we should think bigger than just National States the doses makes uh uh the poison it's a question of quantity as it's done right now it doesn't work if it's if it's goinging more and more majority majoritarian you would have

conflict immigration itself is a good thing okay I would say you know it gives a lot of opportunities to Germany for example a lot of different different viewpoints you know of people and this is a good thing and Germans need that

are they integrating the immigrants and refugees that are coming here well right now not very well I would say as unmitigated Mass migration open borders intrinsic religious differences cultural differences and the formation of a global monoculture seems to be at odds

with cultures and National identities across Europe formed by distinct groups of people with shared history spanning sometimes thousands of years we must eventually wonder why Humanity formed borders in the first place and what the cost of destroying them may be what do

you think