Wednesday, May 7, 2008

If Punk Rockers Truly Hated Big Government, They'd Be Conservatives(Thanks Ann)

Something I’ve struggled to understand is while Punk Rock preaches that government is too large, has too much power, and too much control over personal choice, they continually align themselves with the left. Conservative Republicans want to reduce the size of government and its spectrum of control over it’s citizens. The left has constantly monopolized private institutions, or has at least tried, i.e. Universal Government-run Health Care, and tried to take away personal choices of those who have elected them for the collective "good" of society. (And, I know alot of Punk Rock music preaches of Anarchy, but the Punk Rockers who get politically involved. Generally, they want to say they are "Libertarians", but most came out in support of Kerry in 2004. So, unless Kerry is a Libertarian, Punk Rock runs Blue.) Sacrifice your individualism for collectivism rears its ugly head. Is it odd I vote Republican and listen to: Green Day, The Distillers, Rancid, Bad Religion, The Clash, The Ramones, Operation Ivy, Misfits, Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, Mindless Self Indulgence, Flogging Molly, Dropkick Murphys, Transplants, Sourpuss, Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards, Black Flag, Anti-Flag, The Offspring, Goldfinger, The Casualties, Social Distortion, Minor Threat, Cheap Sex, Agnostic Front, Hole, NOFX, Bikini Kill, Rammstein, Pennywise, Millencolin, The Bouncing Souls, Tsunami Bomb, The Vandals, Eagles of Death Metal, Babes in Toyland, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Auf der Maur, Bring your own Pet, The Hives, Garbage, Nirvana, Lunachicks, The Unseen, F-Minus, Strung Out, The Suicide Machines, Mustard Plug, Reel Big Fish, Beastie Boys, L7, 7 Year Bitch, Courtney Love, Clay Pigeon, Nekromantix, Blondie, Jack Off Jill, U.S. Bombs, Lower Class Brats, The Adicts, UK Subs, The Vibrators, Sham 69, The Aquabats, Satanic Surfers, Marcy Playground, Junkie XL, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Planet Smashers, Negative Approach, The Adolescents, 7Seconds, The Descendents, Dead Kennedys, Samhain, BALZAC, T.S.O.L., Danzig, Suicidal Tendencies, Common Rider, Bomb the Music Industry!, Choking Victim, Bid D and the Kids Table, Left?ver Crack, No Use for a Name, The Pixies, and many others alike?

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