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Here's your question and answer of the week from the Punknews Formspring:

Q: If you could change one thing about punk, what would it be?

A: As weird as it sounds, the hard line ethical and moral stances some artists or fans take. That isn't to say I don't love being a part of a genre/scene where a lot of the bands a left leaning folks but hearing disparaging things about people who have minor differences that they don't impose on others is always hard. I know several people who have claimed to stop listening to (or avoid listening to begin with) artists like Chuck Ragan or Gaslight Anthem because of Chuck and Brian's religious beliefs. Or the in fighting that occurs when artists may believe something similar but approach it from different ways. For example I don't know anyone (in the punk scene) who supports homophobia or sexism but I know people who have gotten into conflicts because one band is "too PC" or "not doing enough to support the cause".

While I feel a lot of good comes out of the more progressive tilt of the genre as a whole I also feel that too often bands or fans spend too much time focusing on petty differences rather than focusing on what they agree on and what they can do to better those causes. In the grand scheme of things is Anti-Flag that different from Propaghandi? Maybe to the small segment of people who really focus on these bands but to 99% of the population of earth, no, they aren't. And while I think focusing on what we have in common is a way to make the moral end of punk more function (i.e. maybe actually influence something),ignoring minor differences (especially ones that the artists doesn't force on listeners) is something that I think will just make things more enjoyable for everyone involved.

-Rich

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