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Punk political ideologies are mostly concerned with individual freedom and anti-establishment views. Common punk viewpoints include individual liberty, anti-authoritarianism, a DIY ethic, non-conformity, anti-corporatism, anti-government, direct action, and not "selling out".

I wonder if the ideology is still alive and kicking, or it's all about the conformity of a subgroup itself?

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[–] aloeha 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not your typical punk bc I'm a communist. So I'm not technically anti government, just anti bourgeoisie government.

[–] TheBucklessProphet 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same boat here. The thing is, though, that I think being a Marxist communist is (in a way) just as punk as being an anarchist. I think it comes down to different interpretations of what the punk ethos even is. Anarchists tend to cling strongly to anti-authority as a universal, but I’m with them in being anti bourgeois authority. However, I do believe in the authority of the proletariat. That is, of freeing workers from our chains and allowing ourselves to organize society for the benefit of the masses. I think collective organization of the disenfranchised and oppressed is punk, and I think it’s a fundamental misunderstanding of Marxism/communism that scares away a lot of my fellow punks.

[–] aloeha 2 points 1 year ago

Well said comrade!