Skinheads in Germany are trying a new tactic to bring in the recruits, shying from their combat boots and adopting a calmer, quieter tone — even launching a “Vegan Cooking Channel” on YouTube.
“If the young people don’t find skinhead types attractive, then they [neo-Nazis] will simply die out, so they have to find something new,” said Daniel Koehler, an expert on radicalization, NBC News reported. “There are many different ways in which neo-Nazis now portray themselves [so they’re] not immediately seen as the violent skinhead, neo-Nazi type.”
The YouTube cooking show portrays masked neo-Nazis preparing food, offering recipes and even giving out household tips, Newsmax reported.
But some say the new look doesn’t conceal the hate-filled message.
“The right-wing scene in Germany is militant, radical and dangerous,” Felix Benneckenstein, a former neo-Nazi, told NBC News. “It is now experiencing an upsurge.”
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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