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Right-wing extremists tricked by ‘Trojan’ T-shirts

Right-wing extremists tricked by ‘Trojan’ T-shirts

Hundreds of free T-shirts handed out at a weekend right-wing rock festival in the eastern German state of Thuringia contained a secret surprise. Upon washing, the original graphic faded to reveal a clandestine message.

German skinheads who took home free T-shirts after a music festival on Saturday were in for a big surprise.

The shirts, which bore a skull and crossbones symbol and the word ‘Hardcore Rebels,’ faded upon washing to reveal a hidden message: “What happened to your shirt can happen to you. We can help you break with right-wing extremism.”

The T-shirts were the work of Exit Deutschland, a group that helps young people transition out of militant right-wing lifestyles…

 

 

Chance 2000 – The Last Chance Party (1998)

CHANCE 2000 – THE LAST CHANCE PARTY (1998)

Right in time for the 1998 German elections, Christoph Schlingensief’s decision to found his own party with the futuristic-sounding name CHANCE2000 marks the artist’s most high-profile attempt yet to unite his art and life…