☝️ Key Points
- The song is a satire on hypocrisy and intolerance in society, criticizing the behavior of judging others.
- The singer admits to being a 'gossip' himself and promises to fix his own mistakes first ('sweeping in front of his own door').
- The ironically-meant chorus promises tolerance starting tomorrow, even towards the 'biggest idiots', and the willingness to 'shake hands with any asshole'.
- A willingness is expressed to believe the lies printed in newspapers and to no longer get involved in politics.
- The song ends with a possibly not serious invitation to tolerance, which may only caricature hypocrisy and the desire for false harmony in society.
Interpretation
The song 'Morgen sind wir tolerant' by
Robert Long is a satire on hypocrisy and intolerance in society. It criticizes the tendency of many people to judge and gossip about others, even though they themselves are not perfect. The singer admits that he himself is a 'gossip', but promises to improve and 'sweep in front of his own door', meaning to fix his own mistakes first.
The chorus 'Morgen sind wir tolerant' is meant ironically. The singer promises that he and his listeners will be tolerant from tomorrow, find even the 'biggest idiots' interesting, and 'shake hands with any asshole'. They will no longer criticize, but believe the lies that are in the newspapers and no longer get involved in politics.
The song ends with an invitation to the listeners to give up the 'vice' of criticizing and to be tolerant with him. However, it is unclear whether this invitation is sincere or if Robert Long is simply caricaturing the hypocrisy and desire for false harmony in society.