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Punk and Conservatism, Not Mutually Exclusive
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Posted on 06/20/2004 10:44:30 PM PDT by Rushgrrl
A Statement of our Mission At Conservative punk, our mission is threefold:
1. To inform today's youth that identify themselves with the punk scene with the facts, rather than rumor and conspiracy theory.
2. To encourage today's youth to register to vote and become engaged in politics.
3. To encourage youth voters to draw there own conclusions rather than indoctrinate them into a certain way of thinking.
Punk music has been, and still is, one of the most heavy-handed genres of music there is. Unfortunately the topics of such heavy-handed songs are almost always seeped in left wing propaganda, bumper sticker rallying calls and oversimplifications of otherwise complex topics. Unfortunately the websites established by such bands to further their political views don't offer much more by way of information and truth than the music does. We at conservative punk mean to be the foil to this trend. We plan on filling in the gaps. We will offer our own views while still urging young punks to search for their own conclusions. Hopefully in doing so we will energize and excite young people enough to become engaged in politics and exercise their power at the ballot box.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: capitalism; conservative; conservativepunks; diy; doityourself; educate; punk; punkmusic; vote
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To: Rushgrrl
Ahh, did ya' catch the Clash sympathy posts on NRO when Joe Strummer died? - refreshing to see there are lots of (relatively older) conservative closet punk fans.
I'm 'bout as conservative as they come, but I still listen to the Patti Smith Group and their ilk - (drives my wife nuts, though.....)
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posted on
06/21/2004 3:56:26 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: zbigreddogz
As someone who's pretty young, (23), and, although I've never clamed to be a 'punk' type, I've undoubtedly been to more 'punk' shows then the rest of this board combined, ...
LOL....I wouldn't lay that out there as a given as you have so self assuredly done.
More Freepers than you'd care to count could start rattling off stories from CB's and Max's circa `78....doubt they'd be at all impressed by your expansive expertise on the genre.
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posted on
06/21/2004 4:34:03 AM PDT
by
mr.pink
To: Rushgrrl
I count a few punk rockers, metal heads and even some Gothic types among my acquaintances. Some of them actually registered and intend to vote - and not one claims to want Hanoi John.
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posted on
06/21/2004 4:43:17 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: zbigreddogz
if they would only listen to facts and reason and not propaganda.
But thats almost un-American!
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posted on
06/21/2004 4:46:37 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: Rushgrrl
I wish you guys & gals had been around in 1980 - it was mighty lonesome being involved in the punk scene as a conservative back then! Most subcultures talk a good game about nonconformity, but Lord help you if you don't conform to their nonconformity.
To: jnarcus
When some new people started showing up at my favorite watering hole I was actually surprised to find that Punk was still around. I first encountered it in the late 70s.
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posted on
06/21/2004 4:50:08 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: mr.pink
More Freepers than you'd care to count could start rattling off stories from CB's and Max's circa `78
Don't get me started about the Cramps at Irving Plaza in '78! Woo-hoo!!!
I caught Lux Interior's beer can when he threw it into the audience - still have it.
To: GodBlessRonaldReagan
LOL! cool!
(I miss CBGB's, sigh....I guess that dates me a bit, dunnit?)
To: gonzo; qam1
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posted on
06/21/2004 6:22:02 AM PDT
by
Mr. Silverback
(Pre-empt the third murder attempt: Pray for Terri Schindler-Schiavo!)
To: tallhappy; Rushgrrl; NYC GOP Chick
Johnny Ramone is a conservative...
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posted on
06/21/2004 6:37:34 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Which would you prefer? "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" or "I did not have sex with that woman?)
To: zbigreddogz; NYC GOP Chick
I'm 45. AFA you "undoubtedly been to more 'punk' shows then the rest of this board combined" this is so much Barbra Streisand.
I've been to many shows back when Punk was cutting edge. No 23-year-old can get up on his hind legs and say something like that and be believable. L-O-B-O-T-O-M-Y!
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posted on
06/21/2004 6:43:01 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Which would you prefer? "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" or "I did not have sex with that woman?)
To: Psalm 73
Unfortunately, Patti Smith is as left as they come.
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posted on
06/21/2004 6:45:01 AM PDT
by
sauropod
(Which would you prefer? "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" or "I did not have sex with that woman?)
To: sauropod
Yeah, Patti Smith, like the vast majority of all entertainers, is extreme left.
Had a chance to see her in New Haven for a Ralph Nader benefit awhile back - I just couldn't stomach the Ralph Nader part..... (.....besides, Lenny Kaye wasn't with her).
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posted on
06/21/2004 6:57:39 AM PDT
by
Psalm 73
("Gentlemen, you can't fight in here - this is the War Room".)
To: sauropod
Isn't it so *cute* when the youngins think they invented the wheel? :)
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posted on
06/21/2004 8:00:37 AM PDT
by
NYC GOP Chick
(Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! -- RIP, President Reagan)
To: Flipyaforreal
Highlight (if you can call it that) of my musical career was jamming with David Peel (!) onstage at CBGB. LOL!
To: NYC GOP Chick
"Isn't it so *cute* when the youngins think they invented the wheel? :)"
actually, yeah it is! I would think that way too when I was a ripe old age of 23,though. But then I don't consider bands like Good Charlotte punk, either.
Guess that either makes me old, or it just draws a line. Who knows.
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posted on
06/21/2004 10:07:58 AM PDT
by
Rushgrrl
(....as Kerry waits to see what the majority thinks before speaking out....)
To: tallhappy
"Of course it is."
Your use of "of course" would be saying that mutual exclusivity a given and it's not. I've proven otherwise with my post. Thanks though for not really reading it, and just making assumations. :o)
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posted on
06/21/2004 10:10:01 AM PDT
by
Rushgrrl
(....as Kerry waits to see what the majority thinks before speaking out....)
To: zbigreddogz
"I've undoubtedly been to more 'punk' shows then the rest of this board combined,",
Unless you've seen GG Allin live, sit down and shut up. :)
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posted on
06/21/2004 10:14:52 AM PDT
by
Sam's Army
(Hang up and drive, dammit!)
To: sauropod; Sam's Army
Excuse me, I have misspoken. It surprises me a little bit, I've never heard anybody on this board have anything to say about any music that wasn't christian, so I guess I assumed nobody around here knew anything about it. I stand corrected.
But GG Alan isn't punk. He's just psycho. I don't think you can really classify his music as anything.
Oh, and to that other person, Good Charlotte is about as 'punk' as Jason Timberlake with a mohawk.
To: zbigreddogz
Dogz, just a suggestion but if you're going to refer to people directly in a post, try to address them instead of "to that other person". That's just a bit disrespectful. Thanks.
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posted on
06/21/2004 2:41:56 PM PDT
by
Rushgrrl
(....as Kerry waits to see what the majority thinks before speaking out....)
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