This might be the best story of 2019… so far.
Recently, a neo-Nazi rock festival took place in the small town of Ostritz, Germany. Attendees descended on the small town of just over 2,000 people for the Sword and Shield (SS) music festival to do what neo-Nazis do: get drunk, listen to terrible music, and find like-minded boneheads to act like idiots with.
But the far-right folks were in for a surprise when they found out that a court had recently ruled that no alcohol was to be served or consumed at the event due to the fear of potential violence.
Police kept an eye on the festival to make sure that the ban was upheld.
But the best part?
Locals even chipped in and bought more than 100 crates of beer to really make sure that the far-right festival attendees wouldn’t have any brewskies for the weekend.
German residents buy up all of town's beer before white supremacists arrive for 'Shield and Sword Festival' of Nazi music driving the point home they are not welcome in Ostritz. https://t.co/ZBdwNHhUn4
— Official KAOS Radio Austin (@KAOSATXofficial) June 24, 2019
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!
How to protest a right-wing music festival: take away their beer! Last weekend, hundreds of neo-Nazis in the eastern German village #Ostritz were cut off at the source.
The residents joined forces to show extremists they weren't welcome. Locals bought over 100 crates of beer. pic.twitter.com/h6DijJOa6X— DW Politics (@dw_politics) June 25, 2019
A local activist named George Salditt said,
“The plan was devised a week in advance. We wanted to dry the Nazis out.
We thought, if an alcohol ban is coming, we’ll empty the shelves at the local supermarket.”
An estimated 2,000 people also gathered for anti-racist demonstrations in Ostritz during the weekend as well. An estimated 500-600 people attended the Sword and Shield festival and were outnumbered not only by protesters but also by police, who numbered roughly 1,400.
"Thick necks, bald heads and NO BEER"#Nazis gather in #Ostritz for the ‘Shield and Sword’ Nazi festival. pic.twitter.com/Iwqmzz2zzN
— Maggie Aitch (@FreeBesieged) June 26, 2019
The mayor of Ostritz, Marion Prange, said,
“There are people here in Ostritz who do not tolerate the event, who stand for different values and who try to be role models,” Prange said.
Now this is what I call teamwork, and this is what I call community.
Cheers!
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