Joseph Smith was a Johnny Ramone punk. Both were counter
culture. Both rebelled against the thoughts and social norms of the time.
Johnny was a vocal conservative in an industry dominated by leftists. Smith was in trouble with the law several
times and threw orthodox Christianity on it’s head. Both were truly rebellious and did not care
what others thought of them. That alone is punk.
When Johnny Ramone said “punk is right-wing” he was really
taking on the entire punk establishment. He alone was independent enough and
able to think for himself. So was Smith. Instead of saying “punk is right wing”
Smith said “Everything you know about Christianity is wrong.”
You want to be punk and counterculture? Look at the famous
Lehi’s dream. Many more people were laughing at those who “clung to the iron
rod”. The real rebels were the minority-the ones who held on.
Punk is about rebellion. How rebellious are you if you are a
walking clone of what society thinks rebellion is?
Love this. A couple thoughts. There is nothing as hardcore as rebelling against the "Natural Man". Speaking truth to power is much easier then taking ownership over ones actions, admitting your wrong or controlling the beast inside. No doubt LDS standards are a big middle finger to the "World". One of my modern hero's is Greg Gutfeld. I highly recommend him he has written a whole book that talks allot about what has happened to counterculture. Check out the "Joy of Hate". Here is a quote "Liberalism is the one-way ticket to backslapping approval among the cool kids, which makes it about as rebellious as a divorced dad getting an earring from the local mall’s Piercing Pagoda."
ReplyDeleteLove this. A couple thoughts. There is nothing as hardcore as rebelling against the "Natural Man". Speaking truth to power is much easier then taking ownership over ones actions, admitting your wrong or controlling the beast inside. No doubt LDS standards are a big middle finger to the "World". One of my modern hero's is Greg Gutfeld. I highly recommend him he has written a whole book that talks allot about what has happened to counterculture. Check out the "Joy of Hate". Here is a quote "Liberalism is the one-way ticket to backslapping approval among the cool kids, which makes it about as rebellious as a divorced dad getting an earring from the local mall’s Piercing Pagoda."
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, 100% agree on everything you just said. Greg Gutfeld is one of my heroes as well. His last book "Not Cool" was so eye opening and also incredibly funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course you are absolutely right. Since the dominant majority is a secularized, liberal worldview that wrongly thinks it's counter culture, if you really want to be a rebel you have to 1) think for yourself and 2) be brave enough to buck societal trends, which are certainly what you just mentioned. LDS standards are truly punk.
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