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But the pro-Palestine activists are anti-semites. I'm waiting for the ADL to condemn this.

A Conservative student association has been condemned after attenders at one of its events were filmed singing a Nazi marching song.

Footage showed a group of people at a black-tie dinner hosted by the University of Warwick Conservative Association dancing to Erika by German composer Herms Niel.

The song was frequently played at military events in Nazi Germany and has also been used by modern white supremacist movements. Its lyrics are not explicitly political, but Niel was a member of the Nazi party and personally conducted bands at Nazi rallies.

The Sunday Times, which published the clip, reported that it was shot at the association’s annual chairman’s dinner at a hotel in Leamington Spa. Just before the clip ends, someone out of shot can be heard saying: “Don’t film.”

The Union of Jewish Students described the clip as “utterly abhorrent” and said it showed “blatant and unchallenged support for nazism”, adding: “Glorification of the Nazis has no place in our society, especially on campus. It is in no way acceptable and must be widely condemned.

“We expect swift and decisive action from the University of Warwick and the Conservative party. Actions must have consequences.”

The association told the MailOnline that it “wholeheartedly condemns the behaviour exhibited during this video and apologises for any offence that has been caused”.

It said Erika was played for a “brief period” after a request from one member to the DJ and was “not included in the preplanned music selection handed to the DJ”. The clip was taken at a dinner of the University of Warwick Conservatives Association.

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[-] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 18 points 4 months ago

Look at what the Times of London is reporting:

[-] someone@hexbear.net 16 points 4 months ago

At this point, after the revolution, we'll need to reeducation-camp everyone who has ever worked in British journalism as a precaution.

[-] AstroStelar@hexbear.net 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They seem to have replaced it with a mere photo of Warwick's shopping district now:

Edit: on the Wayback Machine, even the earliest snapshot uses this photo (6 hours after it was published). This screenshot might be fake, or it might be a still from an accompanying video. Can't check though, because even on the Wayback Machine the paywall persists...

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