Some critics see the emergence of conservative punk as a symptom of just how polarised the US has become in this election year.
It's only polarizing because the conservatives finally have a voice. The silent majority is silent no more. 8 years of Bill Clinton, even more of liberal political correctness, an attempted theft of the 2000 election, the 9.11.2001 attack, the blatant media bias all contribute to an energized activism. We still don't riot in the streets the way liberals do, we love America and generally respect law enforcement too much for that.
Read my profile page for my response (created this week) to the garbage the left has been pumping. I've been here for several years but this is the first time I've had a "profile".
"This country is as politically attuned as it has ever been," says Anthony DeCurtis, a rock critic for Rolling Stone Magazine. "Often there's a kind of wilful lack of awareness about political issues in the United States - a sense of 'What difference does it make?' "But that attitude does not really seem to be applying right now and punk rock is reflecting that."There is little precedent in the US for Republican punk rock, though there are some exceptions.
Rolling Stone Magazine is the house organ of DNC supporter Jann Werner. He bailed out Salon this Winter so that they could circumvent Campaign Finance Reform laws by calling campaign ads "news".
Here is the obligatory Salon Stock Deathwatch:
Last Trade: 0.12 Trade Time: May 13
Day's Range: 0.12 - 0.14 52wk Range: 0.02 - 0.40
I won't accept political analysis about what types of people listen to what kinds of music from this magazine. Britney and boy bands are on the cover regularly. The magazine is out of touch on music Mojo Magazine is far better (although it has dropped in quality in the last year). I don't count on them being any more in touch on politics, let alone the culture war.