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Several bands have dropped out of an upcoming metal festival in Orlando after Kyle Rittenhouse was announced as a special guest.

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[–] [email protected] 163 points 1 month ago (6 children)

On Instagram, Shell Shock founder and CEO Tyler Hoover rebuffed the bands ditching the festival, and those criticizing it, saying, “I’m here to tell you, you’re not punk, you’re not hardcore. You people, the people that are trolling and the people that are talking shit, you guys are the mentally ill portion of society. You guys are the ones that are manipulated.”

Historically reactionary genre, punk.

[–] [email protected] 150 points 1 month ago (2 children)

and CEO

Dude is the opposite of punk, and a victim of the Dunning-Kruger effect.

[–] [email protected] 83 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You know that line from Don Henley's song "Boys of Summer" that went:

Out on the road today
I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac

That's this guy.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More the Ataris’ cover:

Out on the road today

I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

While I'm firmly in the "The Ataris' cover was better than Henley's version" camp, and I get the punk/Black Flag connection for this particular comparison, I feel that in general the original gets the point across better. I think more people would have gotten the dissonance of a Caddy driver with a Grateful Dead sticker when the original was recorded, versus the cover.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Who else knows punk better than the guy profiting off of it?! (big ass /s)

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago

This CEOs comment is as far removed from punk as possible. I mean that’s like saying Reagan was punk. Opposite ends of the spectrum. I fear these pieces of shit are going to start pushing Nazi punk. Nazi punks fuck off!

[–] Lemmynated 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe he only listens to neonazi punk?

[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 month ago

Neonazi Punks Fuck Off!

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I vomited a little.

Like "Leader of Anonymous" or "President of the Anarchy Club".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Historically speaking Dictator was a more popular title for the leader of a republic, but President would be used for minor leadership roles like book clubs.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

Tyler Hoover is part of the machine and represents The Man, most square and uncool. Can't trust Tyler Hoover to understand why he is part of the problem because he isn't smart enough for self reflection.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

I would LOVE to meet this guy in a moshpit. Easiest crowdkill in history.