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Bunnahabhain

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2. Punk rockers are people

Reply to KamaAina (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 04:34 PM

Sep 2013

and people can be left wingers, right wingers, or more moderate/sensible/pragmatic or apolitical.

I think punk is structurally anarchistic and anti-establishment. This would tend to make it libertarian but then you get anti-establishment bands like Bikini Kill which deal with issues usually associated with left wing politics and then of course Bikini Kill opened the whole riot grrrl thing which also seems to be labeled "left wing." I think what is deemed "right wing punk" was punk's usual anti-establishment and those twerps were raging against certain societal movements seen as areas of the left.

Some of this labeling all really makes no sense to me so I'm just applying it as I think others would.

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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