There are many pro-nazi songs on YouTube that remain uncensored, both the descriptions from the posters, such as "Germans never exterminated anyone, least of all the Jews" and viewers' comments, for example "Kill the Jews!!". I saw these in relation to the "Horst Wessel", which IS the nazi anthem, and not a piece of appropriated music. We're not talking Wagner or Beethoven here. This is just ugly, unadorned, ignorant hate. Are there similar celebratory vids of the KKK, for example, on YouTube? A german troops' marching song, played on its own, with just a static translation of the words, for example, is a piece of musicological history. When the background is flags and glorifying photos of the leaders, it's political propaganda. Imagery changes values. YouTube, I assume, couldn't care less about what goes on line. The continuing presence of all the pro-nazi insults and ignorance proves that to me. And what does it care about the ease of jumping from one link to another? Marching songs are marching songs....
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