Yeah, because what punk was really about was always contrarianism in the face of authority. No, wait. That has absolutely nothing to do with what punk was abou

Yeah, because what punk was really about was always contrarianism in the face of authority. No, wait. That has absolutely nothing to do with what punk was about, other than some mainstream media story about punk, designed to terrify everybody else. Punk rockers in 1978 were shilling for politicians in London. They were cynical and honest and clear-eyed about it, but they were still shilling. ps. on HN I try never to vote comments down, I just try to reply instead. But I had to make an exception here.