"I wrote this OFFSPRING song about addiction. While drug addiction is certainly not a new issue, the opioid epidemic in America is different. It's different because it was created by, and driven by, Big Pharma — and I wrote this song to say that the pharmaceutical industry should be held accountable for its consequences."
Cringe. most of the punkies have turned out to be giant wokies. Sad! shoutout to jello biafra. ^yt holiday in cambodia
That's the way it usually goes. They act all punk and counter-establishment when they're young, and if they manage to hit it big the money starts rolling in. At that point they either deal with the fact that they're now part of the establishment that they claim they despise, or they turn to doublethink and justify their actions while still pulling the wool over the fans' eyes. It's no wonder a lot of them go full libtard.
When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.
I WAS a Green Day fan as a teenager, but even teenage me could smell the bullshit. When the song "Minority" came out I was like, uh, "Billy Joe, you're married and have a kid, I hate to tell you, but you ARE the authority.. You're an adult."
At least we still have John Lydon, right? And there was Johnny Ramone but he died, sadly.
But yeah, pretty cringe to see all these ostensibly anti-authoritarian guys turn out to be authoritarian. Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised since all these leftist musicians really weren't anti-authoritarian to start with, they just wanted communists calling the shots.
I think that's because there was legit leftist counter culture way back when. They were pushing back on the fundie-right who was calling everything Satanic (although they were wrong about a lot less than I thought), pushing religion in schools, etc.
Now the fundie-left is in charge and they just kind of go along.
This of course means that they were never really thinking for themselves and just went along with their team; when the team went nuts, so did they.
Dismantling the institutions that resist progressive centralization will always result in progressives replacing them with similar structures but inverted values. Centrists and lolberts fuel Deleuzian territorialization, then act surprised when they get stomped by the poz.
Cringe. most of the punkies have turned out to be giant wokies. Sad! shoutout to jello biafra. ^yt holiday in cambodia
That's the way it usually goes. They act all punk and counter-establishment when they're young, and if they manage to hit it big the money starts rolling in. At that point they either deal with the fact that they're now part of the establishment that they claim they despise, or they turn to doublethink and justify their actions while still pulling the wool over the fans' eyes. It's no wonder a lot of them go full libtard.
Relevant Calvin and Hobbes from 1992
When I was young I thought Bill Watterson was kind of an oddball for being so reclusive, but now I see the wisdom. Because he actively avoided fame and attention the quality of his work was never diluted and remains timeless.
As much as I love Calvin and Hobbes I probably would have cut it out of my life if we had to endure Bill Watterson posting woke tweets or making guest appearances on late-night talk shows. It's so unusual and wonderful to know that an artist's political views are truly private.
He's probably one of the few true "artists" in the modern age, in that he simply wanted his art to speak for itself and resented the publicity that his art brought to he as a person.
I suspect that he's probably closer to woke than not in his personal life, but plausible deniability is a wonderful thing.
Green Day has entered the chat.
I WAS a Green Day fan as a teenager, but even teenage me could smell the bullshit. When the song "Minority" came out I was like, uh, "Billy Joe, you're married and have a kid, I hate to tell you, but you ARE the authority.. You're an adult."
Rage On Behalf of the Machine
GG Allin was the only real punk. Otherwise if you wanted subversiveness, you always had to go to extreme metal.
At least we still have John Lydon, right? And there was Johnny Ramone but he died, sadly.
But yeah, pretty cringe to see all these ostensibly anti-authoritarian guys turn out to be authoritarian. Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised since all these leftist musicians really weren't anti-authoritarian to start with, they just wanted communists calling the shots.
I considered including Morrissey but I didn't want to anger the punks just in case they didn't think he was a punk.
But its so easy and fun to do.
and Van Morrison
I saw Jello a couple years back. despite Holiday in Cambodia, he's very woke.
and he's a whiny little bitch crying about having to pay the royalties he owed the band.
I think that's because there was legit leftist counter culture way back when. They were pushing back on the fundie-right who was calling everything Satanic (although they were wrong about a lot less than I thought), pushing religion in schools, etc.
Now the fundie-left is in charge and they just kind of go along.
This of course means that they were never really thinking for themselves and just went along with their team; when the team went nuts, so did they.
Dismantling the institutions that resist progressive centralization will always result in progressives replacing them with similar structures but inverted values. Centrists and lolberts fuel Deleuzian territorialization, then act surprised when they get stomped by the poz.
Really love that song. The drummer just goes off. And it has a whole collection of creative and memorable licks.
Not as good of a pure song, but perhaps more topical:
California Uber Alles