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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop
^^^ Yep. Perhaps we can invite some of the unqiue leftists which inhabit this forum and believe the coldwar was non-existant until punk came around to join in. That'd make for some interesting conversation, yes?
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Or maybe some moderate flavor to keep things on an even keel
Generally speaking, I've always thought that golden age punk, lyrically, was more political than that of hippie music because it covered a broader range of topics. Sure the ideas may have been left-leaning but to me it seemed all the hippies ever sang about when it came to politics was how bad Vietnam was. Punk on the other hand, discussed socio-political problems like class disparity, racism, feminism, etc. I don't really understand how a straight edge movement could be bred out of a liberal movement such as the punks in the 70's and 80's but then again my name isn't Punk Connoisseur.