>>150091245
>It's sad how superficial the anti-corporatism of punk/rock culture was
The problem was that the original elements that were genuine were actual political dissidents in the orignal UK scene. Like borderline far right terrorist sort of dissidents. As punk started to become mainstream the dissident elements were shunned and gatekept out by media outlets platforming the genre which removed any genuine anti-corporate conviction the punk rock movement had. That is why Punks were so demonized back then on TV and in literature, they were an actual violent force seeking to upturn authority. The idea that Punks were just anti-establishment "fuck the man, man" is a caricature to make Punks sound aimless and angsty young men when the reality was Britain was an authoritarian hellhole back then (and still is). It was only in America where Punk was just basically anarchist as they did not have the culturak context of Britain to inspire the aesthetic or music. Johny Silverhand is a perfect example of the American model, but foundationally, American style Punk Rock is aimless when compared to the origins of British Punk Rock