A town in Germany recently tricked a group of neo-Nazis into goose-stepping their way into a walkathon for an anti-extremist charity.
Each year, residents of Wunsiedel in Bavaria have to deal with a gathering of neo-Nazis who trek to their town to commemorate Rudolf Hess, one of Hitler’s deputies, in a perverse recognition of National Heroes’ Remembrance Day on Nov. 15, according to the Independent.
But this year, the townspeople teamed up with Rechts gegen Rechts (Right Against Right), an anti-extremist organization with a plan to turn the tables on the would-be brownshirts, as a video released by the group showed.
Their trick was simple enough: As the neo-Nazis prepared their annual march through the town, residents of Wunsiedel agreed to pledge €10 for every mile the unsuspecting fascists walked.
According to the video, the money would go to EXIT Germany, a charity dedicated to providing a way out for disillusioned rightwingers trying to escape the neo-Fascist scene.
It went off without a hitch, all of it on tape. For added effect, the organizers of the punk’d march put up colorful posters and markers informing the surprised neo-Nazis how much they were raising for a fund dedicated to thinning their ranks.
The video captured the concerned faces of the fascist marchers as they began to realize it was a set up.
Rechts gegen Rechts said it raised €10,000. The group dubbed it “Germany’s most involuntary walkathon.”
h/t The Guardian
Again: Outstanding!
It really highlights the total lack of the ability to engage in critical thinking among the far right nuts.
All they needed to make it complete were the Blues brothers chasing them in an old Doge Monaco at the end of the march:
I hate Illinois nazis!
Bwahahahahahahah!!
This is brilliant! I’d like to think that the fund raising on Indiegogo to put up the billboard that will say “#Pants Up Don’t Loot Ferguson” is a scam. But I doubt it is.
Hogaaaan!!!