I’ve been reading up on this thread when I can and thank everyone for sharing their thoughts and experience both past and present. It’s no doubt distressing seeing this kinda unrest happen so fast, but also not surprising. Someone mentioned something to the extent of not expecting Minneapolis of all places to be a hot bed for the riots and essentially the catalyst for a US color revolution (maybe @Beau?)
Well, I was thinking the same thing and then I recalled that a zine/music label called Profane Existence was started out of Minneapolis in ‘89. Their motto is ‘Making punk a threat again…’ And from their wikipedia it’s pretty telling which side of the fence they’re on:
“Launched in 1989,[11] the Profane Existence magazine has been described as "the largest of the anarchist Punk fanzines in North America."[12] The magazine deals with a very broad range of topics,[13] including veganism, animal, women's and minority rights, anti-fascist action and the punk lifestyle. It published feature articles, interviews, reports on local scenes around the world, editorials, letters, "how-to" articles, and so on.”
And within the wikipedia page the founder had this to say "...the label “became ground zero for [the crust] movement” and that the aesthetic of second-wave (i.e., beginning in the late 1980s) anarcho-punk..."And here’s the site (warning: when they say profane they mean it. The imagery and themes are generally quit explicit.) They also really mix up symbolism using the peace dove and globe (where have we seen that before? 1930's Germany per chance?) They promote anything but world peace!
It’s also interesting that they don’t mention anti-war, greed, classism, pacifism or imperialism which is what originally got me interested in the music and scene in that late ‘90s’. Here’s an article SOTT posted a few years ago which I could relate to and got me thinking:
www.sott.net
It wouldn’t surprise me if Profane Existence and even Maximum Roll & Roll are mixed into this current manufactured uprising happening here and around the globe. If there’s anything I’ve learned from that past it’s that STS takes the path of least resistance - junkies chasing dragons while wetiko rides high. Also, are antifa essentially the orcs of Saruman?
This feels like another rabbit hole considering what I’ve learned about COINTELPRO, the CIA, Soros & Co along with ad agency's whom are essentially grooming youth aggression and commandeering movements for they own sadistic machinations. Anyway, I wanted to share for others that aren’t familiar with the underground punk scene in and around the US in hope that it provides some clues, perspective, or personal investigation as we all try to connect the dots. Stay focused everyone!
Well, I was thinking the same thing and then I recalled that a zine/music label called Profane Existence was started out of Minneapolis in ‘89. Their motto is ‘Making punk a threat again…’ And from their wikipedia it’s pretty telling which side of the fence they’re on:
“Launched in 1989,[11] the Profane Existence magazine has been described as "the largest of the anarchist Punk fanzines in North America."[12] The magazine deals with a very broad range of topics,[13] including veganism, animal, women's and minority rights, anti-fascist action and the punk lifestyle. It published feature articles, interviews, reports on local scenes around the world, editorials, letters, "how-to" articles, and so on.”
And within the wikipedia page the founder had this to say "...the label “became ground zero for [the crust] movement” and that the aesthetic of second-wave (i.e., beginning in the late 1980s) anarcho-punk..."And here’s the site (warning: when they say profane they mean it. The imagery and themes are generally quit explicit.) They also really mix up symbolism using the peace dove and globe (where have we seen that before? 1930's Germany per chance?) They promote anything but world peace!
It’s also interesting that they don’t mention anti-war, greed, classism, pacifism or imperialism which is what originally got me interested in the music and scene in that late ‘90s’. Here’s an article SOTT posted a few years ago which I could relate to and got me thinking:
From music to a movement: How punk got caught up in politically ideological hijinks -- Sott.net
When the punk rock thought police ruled the scene In September 1984, the widely read punk zine Maximum Rocknroll published its review of Victim in Pain, the debut album by a New York City band called Agnostic Front. "I'm approaching this band...
www.sott.net
It wouldn’t surprise me if Profane Existence and even Maximum Roll & Roll are mixed into this current manufactured uprising happening here and around the globe. If there’s anything I’ve learned from that past it’s that STS takes the path of least resistance - junkies chasing dragons while wetiko rides high. Also, are antifa essentially the orcs of Saruman?
This feels like another rabbit hole considering what I’ve learned about COINTELPRO, the CIA, Soros & Co along with ad agency's whom are essentially grooming youth aggression and commandeering movements for they own sadistic machinations. Anyway, I wanted to share for others that aren’t familiar with the underground punk scene in and around the US in hope that it provides some clues, perspective, or personal investigation as we all try to connect the dots. Stay focused everyone!
