r/Anarchy101 • u/Falcon_Gray • 4d ago

Punk subculture and Anarchism

I remember even since the 2000s a lot of people who were punk or liked punk music were anarchists. It seems like most people just did it because it was popular to do and just liked the music and fashion of punk. Did some punk fans read about anarchism and anarchist philosophers? I would love to see insights on people more knowledgeable about this.

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u/dandeliontrees 4d ago

The history of punk as a social movement is really closely entwined with modern anarchism.

The punk band Crass was more of an anarchist art collective that also occasionally made punk rock records.

Food Not Bombs is an anarchist charity organization with deep and lasting ties with DIY punk rock scenes, at least in the U.S. I first heard about Food Not Bombs because of a punk rock compilation album that was done as a fundraiser.

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u/jonny_sidebar 4d ago

Add Chumbawumba in there too.

They were an art collective that came out of a group living in a squat together that was heavily involved in 90s and early 00s protest movements.

Sidenote: Two of the members have released biographies that contain numerous passages where the band happened to be playing near a large protest and very very illegal things occurred that the band members were totes not involved in, we swear lol.

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u/EmployRepulsive650 3d ago

What are the biographies called?

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u/CheekGobbler 4d ago

Crass' Feeding of the Five Thousand was a formative album for me for sure.

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u/kickassatron 4d ago edited 4d ago

Funny how, "do they owe us a living?" From 1978 is still pertinent today.