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It was the sound of the summer, in the worst way imaginable. In May 2024, a video of a group of young people on the German island of Sylt singing “Ausländer raus” (“foreigners out”) and “Deutschland den Deutschen” (“Germany for Germans”) over a 1999 Eurodance beat went viral in Germany. Whether a misguided attempt at humor, a genuine reflection of their views, or somewhere in between, the video massively backfired…