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After the end of the GDR, thrashings, threats and hunts were part of everyday life. In the years after the reunification of the early 1990s, hatred, racism and violence against foreigners and supporters of leftist ideology broken out in Eastern Germany. Most of those involved was young people. In many cities and towns, the streets and squares belonged to the right-wing scene, organized in neo-Nazi comradeships. Bomber jackets, combat boots and the Hitler salute showed the intimidated rest where they were. The baseball bat was a popular weapon. There were riots, attacks on asylum seekers' homes, mass brawls and hunt downs to those who look or think differently. It doesn't took long and the first deaths were to be mourned. The majority of the Eastern German population looked the other way or even applauded the deeds. A bad omen for the political development of later years. In six film segments, a team of authors take a look at the time reflected in interviews with contemporary witnesses.

1h 29m

https://www.berlin-producers.de/project/baseballschlaegerjahre/

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Baseballschlägerjahre - Die Wendegeneration und rechte Gewalt

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Nach dem Ende der DDR gehörten Prügel, Drohungen und Hetzjagden zum Alltag. Nach der Wiedervereinigung Anfang der 1990er-Jahre brachen in Ostdeutschland ganz offen Hass, Rassismus und Gewalt gegen Ausländer und Anhänger linker Ideologie aus, meist durch Jugendliche. In vielen Städten gehörten die Straßen und Plätze der rechten Szene, organisiert in Neonazi-Kameradschaften. Bomberjacken, Springerstiefel und Hitler-Gruß zeigten dem eingeschüchterten Rest, wo man stand. Der Baseballschläger war eine beliebte Waffe. Es gab Ausschreitungen, Angriffe auf Asylbewerberheime, Massenschlägereien und Jagden auf jene, die anders aussahen oder anders dachten. Es dauerte nicht lange zu den ersten Todesfällen. Die Mehrheit der ostdeutschen Bevölkerung schaute weg oder applaudierte sogar. Ein schlechtes Zeichen für die dortige politische Entwicklung zukünftiger Jahre. In sechs Filmsegmenten wirft ein Autorenteam einen Blick auf die Zeit, reflektiert durch Interviews mit Zeitzeugen.

1h 29m

https://www.berlin-producers.de/project/baseballschlaegerjahre/

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