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Who knew? Johnny Ramone a life-long republican.

I knew. The Sex Pistols, too, rejected hippie liberalism. I met a few punk-scene people years ago who were right-wing.

The Sex Pistols weren't Thatcher Tories by any means though!

Ballsiest Johnny Rotten line in my opinion...

On the death of John Lennon

"One down, three to go"

Gabba Gabba Hey Bump! Johnny is good people. Regarding the Pistols, I've always liked John Lydon, the song Bodies is an anti-abortion song.

This is an awesome article. Kind of cool since I went to NYC this weekend and went to CBGB's where it all happened, on Bowery where it's been renamed to "Joey Ramone Place".

The whole idea of punk is to think for yourself, to question authority, and to be different than the mindless masses around you. Now, these MTV "punks" just parrot the anti-capitalist bilge spouted by Eddie Vedder, and bands like Anti Flag and Green Day. How punk rock is it to blindly hate "THE MAN" and not actually inform yourself?

I'm 24, I have tattoos, I play guitar and bass in a band, we get drunk, cause trouble, go shooting, etc. I'm a Libertarian and I'm a punk. And I've had it out with the "I'm-more-punk-than-you" idiots down at the record shop who are Green Party activists and pass out Socialist propaganda.

How punk is it to be stupid and uninformed? How punk is it to enable people who want to keep you and others down? How punk is it to enable people and political parties who want to take away the power for people to make money, and live free? These people are idiots. I've had arguments where I gave these faux punks a verbal and intellectual beat down, kicked ass on their lies and crushed their snotty attitudes.

True punks will always think for themselves, strive to educate themselves, question authority, and NOT conform to the ideas of idiots no matter what kind of uniform they wear, be it a suit or a mohawk.

There is a big list of FR rockers and former punks. I think I've pinged a few of them. If some aren't right, sorry. If you know who the old FR punks and rockers are, ping them to this article! Special shout to "kdmhcdcfld" because Husker Du rocks!

Is there a punk ping list? If not does anyone want to be on it, if I start one?