Scandal on Sylt: Over 10% have faced a similar situation.

Discrimination based on race or ethnicity - Scandal on Sylt: Over 10% have faced a similar situation.

Over ten percent of Germans have been involved in or witnessed a similar incident like the racist outbreak in a bar on Sylt that occurred in May. Data from a survey conducted by the opinion research institute YouGov for the German Press Agency showed this.

In a recorded video, young individuals on Sylt can be seen and heard screaming racist phrases synchronized with the old party hit "L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino. Brazenly confident and unbothered, they sang, "Germany for the Germans - Foreigners out!" A man displayed a gesture reminiscent of the Hitler salute. It seems that nobody around them was disturbed by this. The Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) expressed his disapproval after the event went viral on the internet, stating "Such phrases are disgusting, they're not acceptable."

Twelve percent of the respondents acknowledged having already experienced such an incident. Seventy-eight percent of the German population claimed to have never been personally exposed to such episodes. Four percent were uncertain, and six percent indicated they hadn't heard about the Sylt incident. Men, women, and East German residents all reported slightly higher chances of witnessing such incidents, while only those eligible to vote in federal elections participated in the survey.

The police are currently investigating not only the Sylt incident but also possible instances of racist slogans sung to the same tune at a dance event on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn. It's reported that approximately fifteen people were involved in chanting "foreigner-hating slogans" on May 5th night.

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1. Despite the scandal on Sylt, a significant portion of Germans, as revealed by a survey conducted by YouGov for the German Press Agency, have never experienced or witnessed racist incidents.
2. The racist incident on Sylt involving the song "L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino, which included phrases like "Germany for the Germans - Foreigners out!" and a Nazi-like salute, has sparked concern in Berlin, with politicians like Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing disapproval.
3. The Opinion Research Institute YouGov's survey revealed that while twelve percent of Germans have encountered racist incidents similar to the one on Sylt, nearly eighty percent have not.
4. The police in Germany are currently investigating racist slogans, similar to the one sung to Gigi D'Agostino's song on Sylt, that were reportedly sung during a dance event on Fehmarn, suggesting a broader issue of extremism in certain German communities.

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