• @TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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    133 days ago

    You still think swastikas look cool
    The real Nazis run your schools

    I feel like I’m missing context behind some of the lyrics but that line is still JUST as fitting. 👏

    • @hactar42@lemmy.ml
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      273 days ago

      The song is actually a lot deeper than the chorus makes it seem. He actually trying to reason with the Nazi and say, “hey we’re both anti-authoritarian, you’re just a fucking idiot for thinking Nazism is the best way to go about it.”

      Punk ain’t no religious cult
      Punk means thinkin’ for yourself
      You ain’t hardcore, 'cause you spike your hair
      When a jock still lives inside your head

      This is saying you can’t just dress like a punk and be punk. Punk is an ethos not a uniform.

      If you’ve come to fight, get outta here
      You ain’t no better than the bouncers

      Some people see punks and mosh pits and think punks are all violent. But that’s not the case, so don’t come around if you just want to fight.

      We ain’t tryin’ to be police
      When you ape the cops, it ain’t anarchy

      But with that said, they aren’t trying to be the police. They want to dismantle control, not recreate it.

      Ten guys jump one, what a man
      You fight each other, the police state wins
      Stab your backs when you trash our halls
      Trash a bank if you’ve got real balls

      This section is basically saying don’t take your anger and aggression out on people. It is the system that got you down, not the other people. Take your rage out on institutions of real power, unless you are too much of a pussy.

      You still think swastikas look cool
      The real Nazis run your schools
      They’re coaches, businessmen and cops
      In a real fourth Reich, you’ll be the first to go

      As you noted this is pretty straight forward, those you hold up actually hate you. Scary how accurate that still is today.

      You’ll be the first to go, you’ll be the first to go
      You’ll be the first to go, unless you think

      Use your fucking brain, don’t be a Nazi.

      This is all just my interpretation after listening to this song for 30+ years. I’m sure there are other ways of looking at it.