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Thread #37081   Message #516069
Posted By: Wolfgang
27-Jul-01 - 01:22 PM
Thread Name: Dangerous Songs?
Subject: RE: Dangerous Songs?
I know what you mean, SandyBob, with your definition but I'll nevertheless give you a completely different one: A song is dangerous if it increases the probability that humans are harmed.

My 'dangerous songs' come from the German Neonazi scene in which 'hate song' against minorities find a willing audience. Lines like 'send the apes back to Africa' or 'kill ***, I want to see their blood flow, I want to stick a knife in them...' pave the way for violence.

We have (not too many when considering the absolute figures, but more than enough nevertheless) our share of young skinheads going out at night with the sole intention to beat, kick and eventually kill any person with the wrong colour of skin. When asked by the police why they had done it they said they had listened to the respective music all evening and now wanted 'to do something'.

These are my dangerous songs.

Wolfgang