I have heard the argument that punks are just followers and don't have a mind of their own. This is far from the truth. You see, punks do have a mind and they do think for themselves but for some punks they have to have someone open the door for them and through the synthesis process the knowledge will come.
Reactive Punks are punks that take the lyrics and words of song's or from books and analyze them with their values and beliefs. After the analytical stage there will come a new belief or value. The new belief or value is part of the synthesis stage. For example, a child brings home a new album by their favorite band. As they listen to all the tracks they notice that some of the lyrics speak out against war. That strikes the child's inter-inquirer. The child starts to ask questions about war and all the parameters that make it up. Then the child finds out that in war people get killed and more than likely if a draft begins the people in the lower and working classes will get drafted first. They might also uncover that wars are sometimes fought over the differing belief structure. This information does not sit well with the child and almost instantly the child starts to feel that war is wrong. That's what a reactive punk does, takes a thesis (there initial beliefs or values), analyses the anti-thesis (the lyrics or passages in a book), then analyses their own beliefs, comparing the anti-thesis and the thesis to find what sounds more logical and what works for them thus, creates the syntheses.
Punk's initial thoughts (theses) - Purchases album and analyses lyrics (antitheses) ?New belief arises (syntheses).
Proactive Punks are punks that are more in touch with the ability to ask questions and reason. They only rely on themselves to figure out things. They are punks by birth. They are the children that question all the time. You might have seen a child ask question after question sometimes annoying the parents. If you come in contact with one of these children you should not squelch their ability to ask questions because that is a true gift. A Proactive Punk is one that might be stimulated by what is around them on a day-to-day bases. They don?t rely on an antithesis like music or books to make up their own mind. Proactive punks also are the ones that bring in awareness to others by researching and utilizing the sciences and philosophies to manufacture produces like books and lyrics to be consumed by the masses.
The demographics of it all are somewhat shady. Proactive Punks tend to be based in social environments that challenge their beliefs or where a group strives to maintain control over a social thought that punks don't agree with.
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Added on: 01/07/2006 23:56:11
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