EPISODE · Oct 24, 2022 · 1H
055- Hardcore Punk and Ronald Reagan
from Sound Philosophy · host Chadwick Jenkins
This episode opens with a thought experiment: just what might have Ronald Reagan have understood (all-too-well) in Chapter 2 of The Communist Manifesto. In particular, I examine Reagan's and neoliberalism's take on class struggle--and what class deserves to prevail. Then I turn to Reagan's policies (particularly his economics, foreign policy, and alignment with the Christian Right) and how those policies were viewed by punks. Finally, I look at Rock Against Reagan, bratcore, and some explicitly anti-Reagan punk songs to examine how Reagan served as the "Evil Father" to the hardcore punk generation.
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This episode opens with a thought experiment: just what might have Ronald Reagan have understood (all-too-well) in Chapter 2 of The Communist Manifesto. In particular, I examine Reagan's and neoliberalism's take on class struggle--and what class deserves to prevail. Then I turn to Reagan's policies (particularly his economics, foreign policy, and alignment with the Christian Right) and how those policies were viewed by punks. Finally, I look at Rock Against Reagan, bratcore, and some explicitly anti-Reagan punk songs to examine how Reagan served as the "Evil Father" to the hardcore punk generation.
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