Kapitel 3

"... zwanzig oder mehr Skinheads fuhren mit zehn oder zwölf Motorrädern in die Stadt und stiegen vor der einzigen Kneipe in Hohenroda von den schweren Maschinen ab. Unter ihnen war Maik. Ich erkannte ihn nicht sofort mit seiner Glatze, aber er winkte mir zu ..." (p. 18)

I believe this is a paradox because the skinheads are excited and happy for the reunification of Germany, like all other people at the time, but they are often seen as outcasts or rebels against the norm. Olli is also friends with Maik, who has thrown the lot with the skinheads. The skinheads are not exactly (stereotypically) the nicest of people, so it's weird that they were so willing to share their beer with Olli. It's probably because Olli is Maik's friend, but they were very friendly, as a whole, toward Olli. The skinheads and Communists do not like each other, to put it mildly, and they tell Olli that those who do not drink are Communist pigs. Olli's family are very staunch Communists, so it goes "against" his family's beliefs to drink with the skinheads, even though his friend is with them. The paradox is clearly apparent later in the chapter, when Olli goes to the Unity party with his family. By just being present, he is condoning the law and following it, yet he was rebellious earlier with the skinheads.