#226 Punk

I've always adored punk.

I've adored the way it took no one's word for granted

The way it looked at authority and asked 'why?'

The way anger was encoded in each raw pluck of a guitar string

The way it became much, much more than just the sounds on a record

They did what so many before them have tried to do in vain.

They took disatisfaction at the world and turned it into something.

They turned it into art. They turned it into movements.

They turned it into hairstyles. Into culture, into identity.

Now, the sound of punk isn't for everyone. But the message should be.

The message of DIY - that if something needs to be done you can Do It Yourself

The realisation that even if the world is against you, you shouldn't let the fight be one sided

Now rise.

Rise if you feel that there is injustice.

If you feel that something must be done.

Take to the streets. Take to the internet.

Take your passion and make something.

Harness the power the punk has unveiled.

Make Art. Make Music. Make Noise.

Make Something.

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