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[–] punkisundead@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The lyrics were intentionally written to violate laws and everyone knew they would eventually be told not to play it.

There is nothing in that song that actually is illegal. Even the ZDF (broadcaster who denied the song being aired) never claimed so. They just said a vague "its a call for violence", which it might be, but artistic freedom allows for such things in Germany, as has the artists previously shown when he performed his other grey area song on... you guessed it ... the ZDF