Why don't you go turn on some Michale Graves or Down By Law and jack off to pictures of Ronald Reagan.

• Re: Anti-Flag by Citizen_Crack on
  
• Re: Anti-Flag by clamum on
  

The music is little more than a gateway toward the world of progressive politics.

I think that you'll find the website www.freerepublic.com more to your liking.

• Re: Anti-Flag by jacknife737 on
  

They don't say anything nobody ever thought of.

You're right, they should probably sing about theoretical physics, quantum mechanics and other things that nobody thinks of. Then they'd be true punx.
In case you hadn't actually listened to For Blood and Empire, they have songs about the effect that world trade has on farmers, "economic hitmen", and depleted uranium, hardly typical left-wing rhetoric. Sure there's the odd song about bush or the war in Iraq, and yeah, everybody is already talking about that. But in case you hadn't noticed, the war is still happening and bush is still in office, so obviously the message hasn't sunk in far enough.

And though their older stuff like drunk on punk, go go dancer and your daddy was a rich man were great songs, I'd hardly say they were more respectable than anti-flag's new lyric material.

I don't listen to the band so I can't comment on that part, but you have got something seriously wrong here.

From the interview and what I know of Anti-flags lyrics, to call them left wing is wholly inaccurate. They don't stray very far from typical liberal talking points, and the last time I checked liberalism was nothing more than the defense of status, privilege, wealth and -- ultimately -- capitalism.

I find it hard to see how that makes them anti-establishment, nor do any of their actions as a band really support that conclusion.

You basically pegged them by invoking The Nation and Salon.com although I'm not really behind you're virulent characterization of left wing politics -- although at the end you say you "don't disagree with alot of what they say"

I think the mention of gay marriage in this interview sums up the mentality well -- only a very pampered, oblivious elite would believe that to be one of the important issues of the day. Hell, thats not even the most pressing issue for gay people.

while i dont mind anti-flag and i do think they are doing a hell of a lot more to help than a lot of other bands, i have to say that when i saw them live back in december the whole crowd was basically 14-18 year old girls who didnt know the words and mabye like 20 punks.

you guys focus on the downside of things. who cares if the things they sing about are getting old. at least the music is enternaining and that's what it's about.