Thank you to Philip for taking part! You can follow him on instagram at @philipschlaffer and watch his KZfaq channel here www.youtube.com/@realphilipschlaffer

“I think every one of us is a murderer if you push the right buttons.” Honestly so true

As a german, I know this dude. He is relatively famous for rejecting the Neo-Nazi scene.

The fact that Neo-Nazi's look down on the KKK and think they're all racists is the last thing I'd ever expect to hear. That was the most eye opening thing I got from this interview by far.

Takes courage to admit you are wrong, I can respect that . Everyone has a story

Big respect to him for sharing his story. Goes to show that anyone can change for the better and how having a hateful mind can destroy you.🇦🇺

Fair play & respect to Philip for being so honest & getting out of that movement & turning his life around. He has a lot to be proud of since he got out of it.

He's kind of a celeb in Germany. He does a great job, goes to schools and other facilities for juveniles, especially where individuals seem to be quite on the edge in terms of drifting to extreme right attitudes. Other than his Nazi past, he subsequently joined the organized crime in motorcycle gangs, but also quitted ... Amazing history if in ends up in such a great u-turn

as german 90s teenager, this is refreshing to hear, to be this open! we had some skinheads in our school growing up here in Hamburg & the most odd thing (apart from still liking nazis&co) that stuck with me, was their selective racism.... they had no issue sharing class, locker, swimmingpool and all that, BUT food like "Döner" was a no-go and disgusting for them to a point where they yelled that fact in the hallways 🤦‍♂🤣

It's really refreshing to hear someone be straight-up about a controversial topic. Thank you to Philip and to LADbible for bringing this to us.

In terms of the shaved head question, it isn't just to look scary, the style was actually stolen from 1960's skinheads in the UK which was a scene that revolved around the working class and Jamaican reggae and Ska and was anti racist note the phrase 'boots and braces dont make a racist' great subculture that has unfortunately been tarnished by the far right

Have respect for this guy's ability to make this kind of change in his life, and to then be so vulnerable to answer so honestly. This is a guy who makes change not just inside himself.

As a mixed race person I have no choice but to date outside my race

I have been a fan of Phillip's youtube channel for years now. For me, this guy is a prime example for the fact that people can truly change. He went 180° from being a leading figure in the Neuonazi movement to being their worst enemy. He helps people understand the inner working of these organizations and help people who want to leave them behind. He really is a role model.

I hope there’ll be more videos with Phillip because I could listen to him answer questions for hours! 😁 Such an insightful guy 🤗

What an amazing transformation this man has made! I’m so glad he’s reaching out to de-radicalize people - he is one of the only people that can be effective doing so. I wish him much success and happiness.

As sad as the world is, I am glad to see people can still change

I'm from Poland and born in the eighties. Back in the day I knew some lads like Philip and in my town (population about 40k) they mostly kept to themselves but on the other hand were very nasty bastards. I remember them going on sort of raids to the town center and giving absolute hell to the "punks" or anyone that didn't fit their narration. And believe you me. People change. One of them is now a Formoza diver.

It's very obvious from the start that he's just being straight out honest, all cards on the table, face up, and all to avoid future people making the choices he now views a foolish and damaging.

He speaks English so well and grammatically correct as a German native speaker

Fun story about shaved heads. There was this convention I went to years ago. Back then I was fairly tall and in decent shape (sigh) and I went there cosplaying as Rude, of the Turks, in Final Fantasy VII. Shaved head, short circle beard, sunglasses, black two-pieces suit with black necktie, black dress shoes, black leather gloves and a Shin-Ra Electric Power Company ID Card with "my" name on it, adopting Rude's super-serious, slightly frowning and severe looking attitude the whole time I was there. People got out of the way, everyone was super polite, and I'm pretty sure most people who didn't know better thought I was some sort of security agent for the event or something. So that was funny, but the funniest part happened at the end, when we were trying to get back home and had an issue with one of our tires. We stopped at this garage, who were right in the middle of closing up shop at the end of their shift, and I went along with my sister (no longer wearing the outfit, but I was still this relatively tall, relatively muscular bearded fella with shaved head and sunglasses) to have a word with them and ask for their help. Turned out, they were super helpful and friendly and more than willing to fix the problem so we could get on our way even though their day was technically over and they didn't have to. This surprised me, and I told as much to my parents when we got back, I was like 'they were so nice, it's cool that there's still super helpful people like that in the world today'. My mother, ever the wise owl, remarked: "If a guy your size walked up to me with their head shaved, a circle beard and sunglasses and asked me for help, I'd have been the friendliest person ever too." XD

Love his openness and honesty great video

I tried to read Mein Kampf about 20 years ago, out of sheer curiosity as I am a WW2 history enthusiast, and I couldn't make it more than a few chapters in, the Hitler biography by Joachim B. Fest is similarly (in my view) impenetrable.

Thank you for allowing us to witness your journey! Acknowledging and regulating your trauma sounds like it was a lot of work, and well worth it!

This is such a fascinating question + answer session. Very captivating.

Danke dir Philipp für die Aufklärung im englischem Raum! Du machst das echt supper!

What an amazing transformation! Love how honest he is with the uncomfortable questions

Glad you managed to turn your life around and are now helping others - hats off to ya. And appreciate the honesty, important for people to hear - can't imagine it's easy putting yourself out there like that. Thanks 👍

My tattoo artist is in the same situation as this man. As a black person is a beautiful thing to witness

thank you for your story! Its comforting and joyous to see people grow as persons and let go off hate :)

I'm so glad he got out and now is speaking out!

And this is how you get redemption. I have a lot of respect for this guy for owning up to what he was a part of and trying to help others from making the same mistakes.

7:27 this is a really sobering thought. I wouldn’t have ever considered the two to be vastly different ideologically

As the son of Holocaust survivors and a first-generation American, thank you for your honesty.

Kudos to this man for changing his mindset AND EVEN MORE for trying to reach out to other disaffected young men

What caused Philip to change and turn away from Neo Nazism?

Another really interesting video. Great respect to Phillip for sharing his story and answering questions and influencing his stepson in a positive way.

if i recall correctly the shaved head thing started with skinheads. and was not a right wing thing but a working-class thing, originally.

I helped out at a music bar where they accidentally booked a German neo nazi band for a punk show. They were near impossible to talk to. And the locals cancelled the venue after hearing about it, so it was a huge lose/lose.

Enjoyed his answer session. Appreciate his honesty.

It is not easy to say and change what this guy has done or achieved in reconstructing his life. I choose to celebrate someone who chooses to begin with something else.

AMAZING when people change! Thank you for helping others. God Bless.

Really really appreciatetl this level of honesty... it can't be easy to talk about a former life someone might not be proud of, but we also need people who are former because they are where we learn

As Dostoievski said, "I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.". Many of us resort to these kind of things either from our circumstances as a child or traumatic events in our lives.

Philip is an awesome person. I read his book once and was very impressed how much a person can change their believes. He is doing some awesome work. I dont know if there is an english version of his book but if there is, everyone should read it.

If anyone is wondering why a former Neo-Nazis is using the word "comrades" to refer to other Neo-Nazis even though the word in English is more commonly used when talking about the left wing: The German word "Kameraden" translates directly to "comrades" and is used by soldiers to refer to one another. Thus Neo-Nazis use it as they think of one another as soldiers fighting together. The word used by people on the left to refer to one another is "Genosse" (which also translates to comrades). If Olaf Scholz, our current chancellor, is speaking to the public he will begin with "Dear citizens" (="Liebe Bürgerinnen und Bürger"), but when speaking to his party, so fellow politically left people, he will begin with "Dear comrades" (="Liebe Genossinnen und Genossen").

I watched a few interviews with Phillip now and he seems like a really good, frank and reformed guy.

This man has had a full redemption arc. He was gull of hate, then he dropped it and is now helping people overcome their own hate. That's really commendable

also neo nazi and nazi isn't a term we'd use we use national socialist

the world needs more people like you BRAVO,and keep teaching the children!

this was very informative surprisingly, i dont expect much of these kind of videos

You are an excellent speaker with such clarity in your answers and in your intention

Imagine never eating a taco or kim-chi cause you're a Neo Nazi... 😂 Crazy

I would like to know if you find yourself slipping back into previous ways of behaving or thinking. If you do, what mechanism do you have to stop yourself? If you don't, why not?

Nice video. Education and proper information are key to becoming a wholesome individual.

Philip seems so nervous here. He is very bravery, being honest in public about such a past!

That's amazing to see someone change but me outside looking in I'm sure it took a while and was a struggle.

I’d love to know where phill resides now. He sounds like he has picked up a little bit of a Geordie accent. Love this video. Shows that anyone can change if they put their mind to it. Much love

Thankyou, what a great insight..

Interesting. He seemed honest in his answered questions and like a guy you could have beer and a game of cricket with. He does sound like he was pissed off as a youth and liked to get into fist fights. Maybe he is still liking to get into fist fights and just stopped limiting his opponents to their race. I hope he stays cool.

Phillip's accent still gets me when i hear it, the combination of German and Geordie is such a unique one.

I was seeing a guy years ago who had one of those tattoos on his body. He had it right on his arm. He ended up talking about getting it covered up/changed into a window.

Lets hope he moves to a very diverse area to be with his new people.

The funny thing about the swastika is that the opposite mark riddles Japanese maps like bullets, marking shrines.

Fair play to him for the honesty, and for the transformation 👏

I will never apologise.

"You should read Mein Kampf, in the original Klingon."

V eloquent and intelligent man., Brilliant that he can verbalise and rationalise what has happened to him and share it with young people,

„Your ideology was determined by your milieu. You were primarily a criminal.“ - a commentator on his stream about 5 years ago

I have a lot of respect for you. I’m so glad you saw the truth

Good for you! Best regards.

Great one. Thanks Phillip

he listened to icespice

I've seen Phillip on in a different type of interview, so glad he has found his true self.

What an awesome character, who is mature and selflessness enough to be so open about his dark past.

To the question "could anyone be a neo-nazi?" No. But anyone can be radicalized into whatever flavor of extremism best suits their background.

I will never understand racism

The most interesting thing about this that probably went over most peoples heads: *He calls everyone Comrade*

I do think that you should read the materials and texts that radical groups are engaging in IF you are trying to critically engage and persuade people away from these very damaging beliefs. When we aren't aware of what the other side is actually arguing with, then we end up just talking past each other and not doing a service to the side we are arguing for. That's one reason why former extremists are so good at convincing current extremists to get out of that mindset. An outsider coming with just social justice literature and not understanding the scope of the beliefs a certain extremist group has isn't going to be effective.

6:52 Bro wanted to say so called racists vs competitive racists :D

Thank you. And good luck to you.

The “neo” question was really stupid. It literally means new Nazi

Einfach mal auf Ladbible - krass Philip weiter so!

Respect for the honesty!

I remember that he and another person. I think it was es gangster that had comitted murder visited our school when we where in about 7th grade. It was a really interesting and helpfull experience to listen to them.

im more worried about the comment section shows how ignorant people are of this movement, if you have really studied these people to know who and what they believe as opposed to calling random people nazis without understanding.

My question is. How can someone have so much hate towards a race they have never met or taken the time to know?

My grandad was a polish tank driver who fought at the battle of Montecasino, so that we could all be free of ideologies like this. I am glad this man changed and is helping others to do the same. If people like that did come into power we would be wading over the dead in the street.

Touching the bloodline hand shake origins from checking for weapons such as knives

bro no foreign food that seems like the real crime

Good video, but you can see Lad bible made cuts on some questions before he was finished giving his full take. i dont like that

7:16 bro pulled out one of the downfall’s film references 💀

Good for you, man ❤

My grandad was a German electrician...I found his helmet with 2 lil thunder bolts on sides

So you've become an agent of the tribe, gotcha; initiate ignore mode! XD

this is enlightenment

we all make mistakes..... and we need to help others with our experiences

And now he has drifted so far to the left that he also throws around nonsense like "guilt by association". It's a real shame, he seemed promising.

i can strongly relate to this man. from when i was younger, now i view the world differently well for the last 15 or 18 yrs, i am happily married to my wife who is most definitely not white and have a beautiful son with her, my tattoos are now covered except one on my leg i left to remind me of how ignorant i was, my wife supports that and understands. now i judge ppl on there character and how they conduct them selfs and thats it. and try to surround my self with love.

Id love to know what he thinks about the origins of the swastika? Brave man to step away and genuinely think about what he used to believe, and then come out and speak about the change so publicly ❤