The riots of Rostock produced pictures that went around the world, as did those of Hoyerswerda, Mölln and Solingen. Once again the topic was the ugly German, and the political caste expressed its usual professional bewilderment.
Gert Monheim opposes such falsity. He shows how politicians, through their statements, decisions or unsuitable conduct planted the germ that caused the right-wing tendencies and ensuing riots - and how politicians, through their own heedless remarks or ignorance of the crucial problems - became the real culprits.