Nazi's Swing Kids: Swing Music

It’s the 1940s. The location is Germany. Thousands of people are being oppressed by the uncanny rules of Germany’s ruler; Adolf Hitler. Nazi’s are roaming the streets threatening people to cooperate with their unethical principles. Meanwhile, the club down the road is dancing with more than fifty people swinging to the sound of jazz. To the Nazi’s, it’s a disgrace. To the German people, it’s an outlet to express their emotions. What is interesting is that the Nazi’s should find swing music to be more beneficial than unlawful, for the sheer fact that it will increase revenue towards the war, and decrease criminal like behaviors. Individuals express their emotions in a variety of ways. The most common way one expresses their emotions is through music. Music allows one to express his/her feelings, reducing anxiety and depression, and remains a constant when nothing else is. For that reason, it would be smart to reinstate swing music into Germany. Think about it, if one cannot express their emotions, he/she will lash out irrationally causing chaos amongst individuals. Chaos leads to destruction, causing Nazi’s to take action to stop the “madness”. So why let the mayhem take place, when it could be avoided by reinstating swing music. In the film, Swing Kids, young adults use swing music to express their individuality. It was their way of showing that they are different from the “supreme”, while being secretly rebellious. Kids wore their hair long
Countries around the world were selling records left and right. As a result, economies benefitted from the money spent on swing music. Swing music should be reinstated in Germany because, it would increase revenue for the Nazi’s. By taxing records and swing club tickets, Nazi’s would be able to spend more money on recruiting and building their army. However, by eliminating swing music from Germany, Nazi’s will not have gained anything from the