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KamaAina

(78,249 posts) Fri Sep 20, 2013, 03:57 PM Sep 2013

How many punk rockers are right-wingers? [View all]

The Ramones' political views are, of course, well-known. Now Exene from X is all fired up about this BS anti-Obamacare truckers' strike next month: She tweeted me this:

@kamaaina hahaha!! "right wing obama-hating nut jobs"... name calling!! that doesn't work so well anymore, people are waking up.

(No, @kamaaina is not my name on Twitter. )

Are there more? Remember, a sizable percentage of punk fans were/are racist skinheads. On the other hand, there's always the Dead Kennedys.

Aside: #@$!% YouTube has slapped ads in front of the first EIGHT versions of Kill The Poor that came up.

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How many punk rockers are right-wingers? [View all] KamaAina Sep 2013 OP

Modern Rock... and all its mutations and variants... chrystalized in the late 60s. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2013 #1

Rock had "chrystalized" way before the late 60s. Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #3

Punk rockers are people Bunnahabhain Sep 2013 #2

Johnny Ramone, Michael Graves from the Misfits, possibly Roger Miret from Agnostic Front. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #4

As far as I know LeftOfSelf-Centered Sep 2013 #10

He did object - being a Reagan supporter - to the title of "Bonzo Goes to Bitburg." nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #11

Hey, at least the money was good! :) LeftOfSelf-Centered Sep 2013 #12

I've always found agnostic front to be more left leaning than right Arcanetrance Sep 2013 #23

You could be right. Miret's ex-wife, at the time they were married, was in the crust punk/ nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #25

In fact they penned a whole album and song that was one big Fuck you to giulliani Arcanetrance Sep 2013 #26

Yeah, "NYC Police State" is a great tune. Simple but highly effective. nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #27

I'd probably say that about most of the NYHC bands from back than Arcanetrance Sep 2013 #28

More than you would probably think. Throd Sep 2013 #5

I don't listen to as much pure punk as other things.. OriginalGeek Sep 2013 #6

"Five Year Plan" is awesome too: nomorenomore08 Sep 2013 #13

I have a friend who isn't just RW, he's downright Alex Jones NAZI Taverner Sep 2013 #7

Alex Jones is a Nazi? KamaAina Sep 2013 #8

My friend mixes Alex Jones into his "Blacks are gonna kill us!" BS Taverner Sep 2013 #9

You're missing a HUGE RWer. zappaman Sep 2013 #14

K MiddleFingerMom Sep 2013 #15

ok a suggestion or two here plus an ask pitohui Sep 2013 #16

Why doesn't Adblock tell me when it needs to be updated? KamaAina Sep 2013 #17

that i cant say why pitohui Sep 2013 #19

No wonder we don't let you out of the Sports Group! madinmaryland Sep 2013 #18

Let me guess... you're seeing a right-wing punk rock goddess KamaAina Sep 2013 #20

Uhmm, my wife hates football. Fortunately, she does hate the Canadian band, Rush. madinmaryland Sep 2013 #22

Does Keith Morris count? (Circle Jerks, Black Flag) derby378 Sep 2013 #21

and, of course, Nazi Punks Fuck Off NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #24