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

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[–]LtGreenCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Oh I mean 80s Punk Rock culture was certainly more rowdy and violent at times and things did get better in the 90s. But if people are trying to say it was due to Nazi skinheads then they're full of shit. As someone who for years traveled to different cities to see my favorite bands play, in all those years I saw skinheads one time, in some shitty armpit of Indiana, and it was at a gas station; they weren't even going to the concert.

[–]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.