Ok, Im posting here because Im frustrated with the way younger punks view our lifestyle.
Just recently I was talking to a younger self proclaimed punk kid who told me we need to run away together and become squatter punks. To which my reply was how he needed to get out of the shithole city hes living in and make something of himself like Im trying to do. Well his response saddened/shocked/pissed me off. Im very passionate about my life and 'scene', and wrote him back (Ill post the convo below, keeping his identity private). If I had explained 'punk' to you in this manner, would it help you kinda grasp a new view on a subculture that you claim to be a part of? Is there anything anyone can add that maybe I didnt think of, or maybe you have something to add relating to the subject period? Go from top to bottom...
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From: XXX
god where do girls like you come from!! and why are you so far away!! lets run away together and become gutter punx
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From: Jax
Lol, been there done that. What you should do is get out of that shithole town youre in and make something of yourself like Im trying to because punks need to start taking responsibility seriously;]
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From: XXX
dude we will never make responsibility work... u need to understand that we have a look to us.... and a personality to us... that will never be excepted in todays society.. noone understands it. we will never be taken seriously... only by our fellow punks. all you can do is enjoy your life and rebel... i live for this shit dude.
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From: Jax
I understand more about the punk life than most punks running around today listening to NOFX and Pennywise.
Sadly, punks dont WANT to be accepted in society and thats sad. Im not one of those punks. I choose this lifestyle, and I know the consequences, and I know that I make life harder standing up for what I am. I roll over on my back for noone and I do not have a defeatist attitude...something more punks and the upcoming punk generation needs to have as well. Why would I live punk and breathe punk, just to prove everyone RIGHT! Thats not rebellion, thats just lame. Fellow punks dont even take other punks seriously, if you think that, you have a verey narrow view on the scene. Thats why its dying out and falling apart.
I live life to the fullest. I ca honestly say Ive lived a very fullfilling life, surviving what 98 percent of the population would crumble from.
Do you think squatting is really fulfilling and fun??? Ive done it for 9 years, and its not fun seeing your friends die, go to jail, and get murdered in front of your eyes. Its not fun waking up with guns in your face when you werent even doing anything wrong. Going to jail isnt fun.
I will rebel against society by doing what they DONT expect. Being the best at my job, working my ass off for the things people wish they had, and being HAPPY doing it all. Happiness is the biggest fuck you to society. Staying strong and not allowing a stereotype to apply to me is a rebellion. Educating people that punks arent lazy drunken junkies is a rebellion to me. Thats what *I* live for, and what alot of older punks live for who have paid their dues.
Think about it.
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