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Sympthsical

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8. We have given young people liberal politics with a reactionary disposition

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 10:17 PM

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And so when dogmatism reigns and that temperament veers towards a more natural home in reactionary politics, we’re surprised.

Not sure why. We trained this generation to be this way. And as they drift starboard, we tear out our hair and ask what captain has obliged this.

But it’s our hands that have been on the till a long while now.

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Today's Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk [View all] Coventina Wednesday OP

lol there is a LOT going on in this piece. Many young people have a thriving DIY/mutual aid/community building ethos WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #1

There is a problem with not talking normally about things JI7 Wednesday #2

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The example I gave is guy friends saying it to each other JI7 Wednesday #4

Some friends say racist shit to each other all the time. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #5

A position that is dogmatic, puritanical, and unpopular. Sympthsical Wednesday #6

What is -- saying something racist, or saying "hey, that's racist"? Is "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" not punk anymore? WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #7

There's nothing punk about dogmatism Sympthsical Wednesday #9

Walk me through how saying "hey, that's racist" disallows someone's humanity. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #10

Busting out Nazis for that example is ridiculously out of proportion Sympthsical Wednesday #12

dude I'm just quoting a punk song that people did actually like WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #13

We have given young people liberal politics with a reactionary disposition Sympthsical Wednesday #8

My nominee for the new played out pop culture word of the decade: "punk" misanthrope Wednesday #11

I also laughed too loudly reading the article, Beastly Boy Yesterday #14