Wrote this comment in r/punk that will almost certainly deleted, would appreciate some thoughts

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[–]RuinedSpiral[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I’m definitely sure it got more tame as the years went on. In all of my time going to shows I think I only saw one very small fight and afterwards people talked about it for week. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Nazi Skinhead in person, for all of the hype they get.

[–]LtGreenCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm just one guy so who knows maybe I just got really lucky. But honestly back in the day, in my experience at least, people generally weren't racist and it was very hard to find someone who truly was - someone who truly feared and hated other races. It just wasn't a thing. The most racist thing you'd encounter was maybe someone telling a racist joke, but it was always done for comedy and not out of hatred.

[–]RuinedSpiral[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Again, that tracks for me and my guess is that yours is the more typical experience. I have seen no Nazi skins and very little violence but have heard a lot of big talk from social justice types about “punching Nazis” in the scene.