SOUNDS OF HATE: WHITE POWER ROCK AND ROLL AND THE NEO-NAZI SKINHEAD SUBCULTURE

In: Terrorism and political violence, Band 11, Heft 2, S. 111-140

Abstract

THIS ARTICLE DEALS WITH THE MOST VIOLENT SUB-GROUP OF A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST ORGANIZATION NEO-NAZI SKINHEADS. THE AUTHOR ARGUES THAT IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH AND VIOLENT NATURE OF THIS SUBCULTURE IT IS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE IMPORTANT ROLE PLAYED BY ITS MAIN PROPAGANA TOOL CALLED WHITE POWER ROCK AND ROLL. THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE CONTEXT OF RIGHT-WING EXTREMIST IDEOLOGY AND THE MAIN THEMES FOUND WITHIN WHITE POWER ROCK AND ROLL. IN GENERAL, THIS PROPAGANDA SEEKS TO INCITE VIOLENT ACTIVITY BY ACCENTUATING PERCEIVED THREATS FROM A CONSPIRACY OF ENEMIES. CONTRARY TO SOME PREDICTIONS, SKINHEADS WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IN TERMS OF HATE CRIME DUE TO THE STEADY PROLIFERATION OF PRODUCERS OF THIS PROPAGANDA AND PROFITS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS DISTRIBUTION.