Punk rock means freedom! It means standing up against what is unjust in the world.
The punk idea of anarchy, to me, is not just anarchy for the hell of it. The idea is based in the belief that systems put in place 200+ years ago do not support the people anymore. The people I mean are POC, LGBTQ+, women, and any other minority or oppressed group.
Our society is far ahead of our systems. The systems may have worked in the beginning, but now women and LGBT people and People of Color are very prominent and vocal. The systems we have were built by homophobes, and slave owners, and misogynists. And those systems still are homophobic, racist, and misogynistic.
So, anarchy is not for the fun of it. It is necessary for some people. Because it is not enough to reform a government. The idea is it needs to torn down to the foundation of what our modern society stands for, and rebuilt. Governments fit to the society they were built to serve.
There is an idea that every 200 years a major change is needed in a government. Look at England. Approximately every 200 years a major reformation was made (the Magna Carta, Parliament's House of Commons becoming a vote, the Church of England, changing the name to Windsor to save the crown during WW1). America needs to make a change.
Disclaimer: I don't actually believe anarchy is good. I think a a society we need structure and order. My point was explaining why some so called 'rebels' want anarchy. Not for pure chaos, but to fix what is broken. But, honestly, some people want anarchy for the chaos so I'm not speaking for everybody. I'm just speaking for myself and what I believe in. Don't take this as all punks, because not all punks share my ideas.
With this, I sign off. ACAB, Anarchy, and love your family, take care of your community. Nothing is more punk than taking care of others who need it.
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