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  1. Sep 26, 2019 · Despite the changing representations of straight edge and its movement into the mainstream, the core values of it – abstaining from drinking, smoking and drugs – remain unchanged from when...

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  2. Straight edge was an intentional movement away from the nihilistic tendencies of punk culture. Thus, positivity is a central tenet for many straight edgers. Other straight edge values include personal health, social and environmental causes, and community.

  3. Disagreements often arise as to the primary reasons for living straight edge. Straight edge politics vary, from explicitly revolutionary to conservative. Some activists have approached Straight Edge with skepticism, ridicule or even outright hostility in part due to what they perceived as the straight edge movement's self-righteous militancy. [8]

  4. Jun 27, 2024 · Indeed, Washington in the 1980s served as the backdrop for the emergence of hardcore punk and the straight edge movement. In a culture that encouraged drinking, drug use, and promiscuous sex, straight edge punks remained sober as a means of resistance. The goal?

  5. Apr 13, 2024 · Among their many powerful songs, “Straight Edge” stands out as an anthem that encapsulates the band’s philosophy and the emergence of the straight edge movement. In this article, we delve into the meaning behind this iconic song and its significance in punk culture.

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  6. Nov 9, 2017 · In this excerpt from his new book, Tony Rettman outlines the straight edge movements birth and influential presence in Boston.

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  8. Straight Edge is the ultimate anti-movement, one that has distanced itself from mainstream idiocy for three decades, and one that paradoxically doesn’t need a following to have followers. Photo: Nathan Congleton

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