exportschlager leitkultur
Egotronic Lyrics

"Egotronic's song 'exportschlager leitkultur' is a powerful critique of the state of German society, which singer and frontman Torsun Burkhardt perceives as being overrun by racism, fascism, and bigotry. The song opens with the refrain 'Die bekackten Deutschen - nichts hat sich geändert!', or 'The shitty Germans - nothing has changed!', which sets the tone for the rest of the track. Burkhardt goes on to denounce 'bekackte Nazis', or 'shitty Nazis', and highlights the prevalence of anti-Semitic and fascist sentiments in contemporary Germany: 'Antisemit!', 'bekackter Faschist!', 'Antisemiten!' and 'verkackter Faschist!'. For Burkhardt, these attitudes are deeply rooted in German history and culture, as well as in the current political climate, which he views as being marked by a pervasive nostalgia for the past.

The chorus of the song, 'Mit der Mitte in die Zukunft heißt Tradition pur! Der Exportschlager aus Deutschland heißt für immer Leitkultur', which translates to 'With the center into the future means pure tradition! The export hit from Germany is called leading culture forever', underscores Burkhardt's critique of the German state's embrace of a conservative ideology that he claims is reminiscent of the country's fascist past. By conflating tradition with a supposed national identity rooted in racial and ethnic purity, Burkhardt suggests that the German state is complicit in the perpetuation of anti-Semitic and fascist attitudes, which he believes are undermining the country's social cohesion and political stability."