IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

THE KIDS AREN'T DAFT Paul Tickell

Socialist Challenge No. 67, 12 October 1978 · p. 15 of the scan · 344 words

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'broad' Teature mobilisation in the 1960s was their propagandist use of elements of mass culture. In the early OUS Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament identified itself with trad jazz, folk nusic and beat poetry LIC nid-60s the Solidarity Campaign, in keeping its more militant base TOMS which were less and which had even more of a mass These included protest cHen as electric, and Country Joe and the MISHA In 1978, the Anti Nazi League/Rock Against Racism carnivals have shown parallels with CND and VSC Like VSC, the League is an alliance of the revolutionary left with democrats and reformists. Where differs is the particular group, the Socialist Workers Party, and in the base which the League has gained among young sections of the working class.

Whether these differences will lead political impact than the to a arcatel movements of the '60s will depend on he political development of ANL and tactic.

It will also (secondarily) depend -the ANL's and the left's approach to unemployment have had on youth punk/new enTeCIS somewhat dilerent story, regac have been seized on by ANL and RAR for the purpose of mobilisation of the crisis: it would have had to be bands of the 10s and the need for the invened rock business to generate new styles ane lads. Inal commodities.

part of the capitalist leisure industry means that it can never beof its populist apologists would like it young working class consciousness.

Besides, there are

class aspects to punk apart from the obvious business and entrepreneurial nFor students, like some of the Clash and Malcolm Maclaren, manaeer. knowledge of avant-gardes to create punk clothes and graphics the let was suso cous shock-horror tabloids Record companies reacted Vietnam profit. opted for conservative song and La CHOULL contaned nature of punk isle. vany ideological organisational left of crisis Within the alone, the Sex Pistols, the nihilism which to Rotten quitting the band and typically, The Biggest Blow')

they have helped to and this is what want to discuss - on. • confusions and show that punk isn't

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