Sing-Out 66

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Sing-Out 66 was the name of the patriotic show of an American organization whose lecture group toured the Federal Republic of Germany with their revue Sing-Out Germany in 1966 at the invitation of the Federal Government of that time under Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and co-financed by German tax money. The aim of the action was the moral rearmament , a “contribution to the maintenance of the liberal order in the world”, the opponent of which was not only communism, but also pacifist and any political coexistence efforts. The federal government wanted the group to be deployed "in view of the increasing number of protests against the war in South Vietnam, including in Germany ." In the USA, patriotic, anti-communist circles founded Sing-out 66 (also: Up With People ) as a new edition of the Moral Re-Armament Movement (MRA) and supported it financially.

In order to reduce transportation costs for the 30-strong group, the Federal Cabinet meeting considered that the US Air Force in Europe and the Air Force should provide transportation. The ministers Paul Lücke (CDU), Werner Dollinger (CSU), Rolf Dahlgrün (FDP) and the then State Secretary Karl Carstens , as well as the parliamentary groups of CDU and CSU advocated the subsidization.

The events in Germany were described by Spiegel and Zeit as a “mixture of revival worship and political propaganda”, in which the predominantly young singers “neatly dressed, cleanly washed and well combed” always smiled, sang and said “Yes “Said. The aim was to defeat "moral pacifism" and create a fighting spirit. "Faith, courage and trust in God" were propagated, chastity was preached, people were non-smokers and non-alcoholic. The action programs of the Bonn Community of Friends of Moral Armament , launched after the end of the tour, received little attention.

Publications

  • Sing-out '66: the new voice of American youth; Tour of Germany at the invitation of the Federal Chancellor. 48 p., Ed. Community of Friends of Moral Armament. Bonn 1966 [lyrics, sheet music, reports and pictures].
  • Sing-out '66: a musical explosion; the new voice of American youth; Tour of Germany at the invitation of the Federal Chancellor. 8 S., Ed. Community of Friends of Moral Armament. Bonn 1966.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cabinet minutes , 17th cabinet meeting on March 2, 1966 and letter of February 8 and 11, 1966 in B 136/3528.
  2. ↑ "Up to DM 350,000" was approved. Cabinet minutes, 20th cabinet meeting, March 25, 1966.
  3. ↑ On the Moral Re-Armament Movement (MRA) and Up with People in detail: Maike Majewski: Re-education through the rule of God. The revival movement “Moral Armament” in the re-education program of the post-war period. Hamburger Skripte 13 (PDF; 1.0 MB) Ed .: Rosa-Luxemburg-Bildungswerk Hamburg eV Hamburg, November 2006.
  4. ↑ Sing-Out in Germany - smile from inside , Der Spiegel , 52, 1966, pp. 102-104
  5. ↑ Sing-Out '66 - Do something great , Der Spiegel, 25, 1966, p. 129
  6. ↑ Kai Hermann : Of chaste life and great struggle. Sing out '66 - a cocktail from Hollywood, choral society and Komsomolzenkultur , Die Zeit , June 17, 1966
  7. ↑ This included the American theater play Mr. Brown Descends by Peter Howard , leader of the sing-out movement in the MRA from 1961 to 1965.