Reagan Youth
Reagan youth was a punk band from the 80's who toured with bands like Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains. The name comes from the Hitler Youth, comparing Reagan and the religious right to hate groups.
I was doing a search to find out more about Reagan Youth, as they are associated with some of my favorite bands, when I came across this article [link]. It was written in 2004 after Reagan died, and is about how he supposedly "inspired a generation of youth." From the article:
"Some of these people belong to a generation I've always called "the Reagan youth." We were the kids who fell in between the baby boomers and the Gen-X crowd. We believed in hard work; we loved our country; we were part of the Reagan Revolution. Just as John F. Kennedy had a major impact on the youth during his presidency, Reagan's leadership gave rise to a generation of young conservatives."
Apparantly she didn't realize the origin of the term.
posted by Immoral Majority at 2:03 PM
3 Comments:
Wow... I remember Reagan Youth. :) I was piddling around on a friend's punk zine back in the 80s, and Reagan Youth is one of the names I remember coming up pretty regularly. It was obvious that the name was meant to be analogous with "Hitler Youth". I can't believe anyone would be so far gone as to imagine the term could possibly be even neutral, never mind complimentary... unless, of course, he or she were entirely ignorant of history much beyond School House Rock... as would seem to be the case here.
Tuesday, 01 August, 2006
Thank you for your comment.
I believe it's an ignorance of the history of punk rock, and not an ignorance of world history that is responsible.
Wednesday, 02 August, 2006
Reagan Youth Vol.1 is such a great lp vol.2 isn't too bad either
Wednesday, 09 August, 2006
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