The rise of the Reichsbürgers tells an alarming tale
“The socks and cars wouldn’t stink / Every morning, champagne I’d drink / I’d be slicker than Schmidt, and fatter than Strauß / And my records would sell out!” In 1987, West Berlin punk singer Rio Reiser sang these words about becoming king of Germany. A lark and a way to mock the stuffy leaders of the Federal Republic at the time.
