REFUSED
the
handbook for revolutionaries part 1
MUSIC
IS POLITICS
”Keep
your politics out of my music” the t-shirt said. Wow, I thought to myself,
that’s a pretty strong political statement. I knew why the guy at the show
was wearing it. Refused was playing.
I
was more than anything psyched that they actually took the time to dig
through their closets in search of a shirt to provoke us. I was happy to
see it, I don’t think they realized just how strong that shirt is. For
me, everything is a political action, from the food I eat to the way I
threat my friends. Even the movies I watch and the things I call girls.
They’re all political actions. Thats how it is, like it or not.
I
truly believe that music is politics. Doing this zine is a focused and
serious action while saying “fuck politics, let’s party”, no less a political
statement, is not focused and it won’t do anything for the status quo.
You can claim to be as radical and/or liberal as you want, but if you don’t
act on what you believe and if you’re not working towards a solution, you’re
just as conservative as the suit and tie guy you claim to hate so much.
Politics
is not about wearing cool uniforms and singing songs about how fucked up
the system is. Politics is about focusing and adapting it into your life.
It’s about organizing and fighting. Well, as I said earlier, Aerosmith
is also political, cause they will affect people with what they say. I
guess that’s why I’m active, not just with the band or this fanzine*, but
on other levels to. You are either a part of the problem or a part of the
solution. It’s been said a million times before and we need to say it a
million times more. If you think things suck and you’re too busy partying
to do anything about it then it’s your fault. Face it.
Dennis
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