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After ICE's Show of Force, Ska-Punk Fans Reclaimed MacArthur Park This Weekend (lataco.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by JoMiran@lemmy.ml to c/usa@midwest.social

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The flyer claimed that it would be “THE BIGGEST BADDEST SKACORE SHOW OF THE YEAR.” For local impacted communities, it would be one of the most important.

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[–] Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

🤘 punks are real fucking pissed and organized as fuck

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Which is actually really ironic

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it though? Early punk scenes were all focused on collaboration.

If you were a US punk in the 80s trying to travel through Europe, you could check about fifty different zines and find information about punk hostels or collectives that would let you crash for free. It was very anarchic in terms of there not being much hierarchy, but it was organized for sure.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

Lois Lane: You trust everyone and think everyone you've ever met is, like... beautiful.

Superman: Maybe that's the real punk rock.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 weeks ago

Pick it up pick it up pick it up!

[–] miked@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

When did LA Taco get pay-walled? They even broke the archived version.