Such as storming the beaches at Normandy?
Good points.
-Eric
For one thing, the original punk rock was one of many passing genres that emerged in the late '70s as a backlash against the insincere, corporate formulaic music that was dominant at that time [Disco mostly, but also there were some cash-driven rock bands as well].
We also called it New Wave or New Muzik, whatever. I know, I was there listening to the Ramones, Iggy & the Stooges, Generation X, Television, Talking Heads, Devo, etc.
For the most part, the cultural side of this movement was apolitical -- really was more sure of what it was AGAINST than what it was for. That is, necessarily a transitional stage. Eventually one must step up to the plate and offer cogent analysis leading to solutions [see the website in my tagline].
The political evolution that is described was certainly the case for me personally. I saw even in those days that the Left were not the 'Progressives' they purported themselves to be.
Many of my contemporaries saw them as Medievalist reactionaries who harbor a fundamental disdain for the general population. They are elitists who believe that a cadre of Philosopher Kings should be more equal than others, running a benign tyranny for our own good.
I was deeply impressed by Ronald Reagan's rhetoric and, although he seemed to have little chance of winning [the media was extremely hostile], I voted for him in 1980 at age 21.
This was the beginning of the time when college students were tending to be to the right of their professors. The hippies -- a decade our senior -- were baffled at why we were not going to carry the torch, continuing America's 'progress' toward National Socialism.
A classic representation of their perspective of my generation was the TV show 'Family Ties.' There we had the conniving, greedy Alex Keaton and his airhead sister Mallory. Offering a hopeful 'alternative' [Leftist bromides] was the younger sister [played by Tina Youthers].
Perhaps the author is using the punk rock appelation today, because youngsters now are actually thinking much as we did 20 years ago -- even their music is sounding similar [much more positive and optomistic than the dreary 90s grunge drivel].
Further, today's youngsters are more patriotic than their 30-something elders.
;^)
Xer/Rock & Roll double PING!
welcome aboard, punks! nice to see you finally slipped off the plantation.
nice to have you in the 'hood.
but let's get one thing straight: if I had a daughter, you'd still get the "shotgun" talk :)
Yeah right...dream on shorty.
I listen to Andrew Wilcow who first advertized this. It's a good website.
Some of my fave bans from this genre: Ramones, Pistols, Dead Kennedys (although Jello is a pr-ck), Clash, Buzzcocks, Agnostic Front, Black Flag (pre-Jealous Again), Circle Jerks, Dictators.
I think "mixed-up" or "confused" would be a mre accurate adjective than "interesting".
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