Beatpunks: Literate & Political Punks

“ Gaza is a gaz I heard the other day In the open graves where the people all lay Life is fun, and I wish you were here. They wrote on postcards to those held dear. Be a man, kill someone Be a man, kill a child, kill yourself. ”

Apologize. Apologize for what? I was at home at an amusement park at school in my mother’s uterus

Apologize. Apologize for what? I didn’t do it I condemn it I’m not ‘radical’ It wasn’t my fault

Apologize. Apologize for what? I’m sick of hearing it I’m tired of it I don’t need to Stop telling me to

Just because of my religion does not mean I’m the one to blame I’m the first to apologize It was my fault I condone it

Should all men have to apologize when one beats a woman?

Should all POC have to apologize when one breaks the law?

The answer is simply truly no. no. Did you hear that? NO.

I cannot stay, life is too threatening, I’m too fragile; too nihilistic and too vile.

Everyday is somebody’s last, everyday an echo of hatred from the past. Nobody is safe and who will survive? When everywhere you go someone wants you to die.

And you ask them to protect you, those holding guns against you. Now they have you in control the ones you call the law.

On June 16 a fourteen-hour Democratic filibuster was held in congress in order to score a deal with the Republicans. Such deal promised a vote on bills demanding an updated background check system on firearm buyers and denying the right to bear arms to those on the terrorist watchlist. However, both measures were rejected by congress. As a form of protest against inaction the Democrats had a 25 hour sit-in on the U.S. House of Representatives’ floor. Yet again, without success, on July 6 House Republican leaders and many Democrats backed away from voting on a gun measure.

They had ridiculous excuses, per usual. 

“If the bill becomes law, it will mark a massive expansion of the government’s ability to restrict gun rights on the basis of precrime” said Republican Representative Justin Amash. This strikes me, because isn’t that the purpose, Mr.Amash? Isn’t the goal to prevent more murder? 

No, of course not! Because to the members of congress, the people who run our country, all that matters is the hand that feeds their bank accounts and such hand belongs to the National Rifle Association. That which is opposed to every form of gun regulation and spends huge amounts of money lobbying.

Yet where was the NRA and the Second Amendment when Alton B. Sterling was tasered, pinned and shot multiple times for carrying a gun in an open-carry state? 

Certainly not saving Alton’s life, neither the lives of numerous black men who have been murdered without justification except them carrying out their right to bear arms.

Upon this I wrote in my journal: “there’s gonna be a mass insurgence and the guns available will be used against you.” Like foul faith, no more than a couple days later the shooting in Dallas occurred. The murder of five police officers and wounding of numerous others; civil servants gunned with the weapons sold by those who sign their paycheck.

And sadly this is a vicious cycle. As casualties increase so does the idea that we need weapons to "protect ourselves,” thus more guns are sold and more money is being put into the pockets of those who have suits and bodyguards, those who do not care if the bullet that kills us comes from the barrel of a 9mm in the hand of a cop or an assault rifle in the hand of a demented cunt. I ask myself, 

“ They said they only wanted well behaved boys, Do they think guitars and microphones are just fucking toys? Fuck ‘em, I chosen to make my stand, Against what I feel is wrong with this land. They just sit there on their overfed arses, Feeding off the sweat of less fortunate classes.” CRASS -Banned from the Roxy

I hate people using terms like “Third world music.” Why do humans need to categorize every single thing and judge others constantly. Even on a thing as beautiful as music. I hate people using terms as “black, white, brown, yellow..” People are not objects you can judge and talk about as you please. They are human beings, and their skin color doesn’t affect their minds. (Some facts to prove how stupid those terms are: there are Arabic people who are whiter than actual "White People." A big quantity of asians are pale. Peasants are mostly tanned. Black people aren’t even black??) It’s such a shame that in the 21st century, our generation, would use such narrow minded language.

Also stop attacking people who have different point of views as you. People aren’t obligated to always follow the wave. It’s as if you like meat you’re a butcher. If you’re pro life you’re oppressive. If you want to cover yourself you’re oppressed. If you don’t believe in an infinite quantity of genders you’re a fascist.

I personally just want to have my opinion and think by myself without people putting world’s filth on my shoulders.

Hey, so I don’t know if this qualifies as Beatpunk, but because of England leaving The EU, a couple I follow on tumblr need help.

This is @gilesdraws. He and @jeyradan both have been living in Manchester for over a year now. But because the pound’s worth is decreasing, they have little money, and their expenses are in USD. So, Giles is doing commissions. He does AMAZING art of punks, animals, and fictional characters. If even one of you buys a commission, it’d make a difference.

To find out about prices and information, please check out his blog.

The Moroccan law of totally abolishing plastic bags will be applied officially the 1st July 2016. Goals of this operation: Zero plastic bags. Instead, The use of the traditional tissu bags, baskets, cardboard bags, glass bottles.

Donald Trump is running for president, England has left the EU, and David Bowie is dead. 

Just recently, Anton Yelchin has passed away from a freak car accident at the age of 27. Naturally, people on social media posted their grief and prayers about the fallen star, and prayers for his family.

Yesterday, I was on Youtube, watching a past interview of Anton. I scrolled through the comments out of boredom, reading various comments of sadness and the usual RIPs’. Until I stumbled across a comment, which belittles everyone who was feeling sad and saying ‘rest in peace’, when there’s people in the army who die everyday in battle.

Now, this incident isn’t uncommon. Whether it’s movie stars, musicians, athletes, or even terrorist attacks like the Boston Bombing, there’s people who say nearly the exact same thing, which is that people die everyday in the army/Middle East/Africa, etc.

The question I ask is, why do people feel the need to say things like this whenever a tragedy like this occurs? Why do people need to take other people’s grief and sadness and anger, and try to make it into something else, or to focus it on something entirely different? If someone who’s close to you’s mother dies, would you say directly to them, that it doesn’t matter, and that in somewhere in the world, mothers die all the time? That’s not right, correct?

So why do people feel the need to do that then?