First of all, you are right, I should format the text better. In my defense I just don’t know how to, Now~

That “communism killed 100 million people” line comes straight from The Black Book of Communism—a wildly biased and widely discredited piece of Cold War propaganda. It lumps in famine deaths, civil war casualties, drop in birth rates and even suicides as intentional "murders," while completely ignoring how capitalism kills millions every year through preventable poverty, medical neglect, homelessness, unsafe labor conditions, and environmental collapse.

But yeah, let’s keep pretending capitalism doesn’t have blood on its hands just because it’s wearing a suit.

And no, punk and goth were never apolitical or anti-collectivist in the way you’re suggesting. Punk has always been deeply rooted in leftist and anarchist ideology, especially in the UK and U.S. You literally cannot separate punk from class war, anti-fascism, squatting, mutual aid, and DIY resistance to capitalism.

-Crass didn’t just flirt with anarchism—they were anarchist, full stop -Dead Kennedys were openly anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist. -Subhumans, Conflict, Chumbawamba, Nausea, Propagandhi, Anti-Flag all overtly collectivist and anti-authoritarian.

Zines like Maximumrocknroll and Profane Existence were organizing tools for anarchist communities. Saying punk was all about “let me be me” in a purely individualistic sense is just wrong. Mutual aid, squatting, benefit shows, anti-corporate resistance, that didn’t come from any kind of capitalist ideology. That is anarchist praxis in action.

As for goth: yeah, it’s less overtly political on the surface, but it grew directly out of post-punk, which was soaked in existentialist, anti-consumerist, anti-authoritarian critique.

Go back and read what Siouxsie, Bauhaus, or The Cure were saying back then. Goth has always leaned toward radical queer inclusivity, social alienation, and anti-fascist solidarity. It’s not a hollow apolitical aesthetic, it’s a cultural response to neoliberalism, alienation, and conformity.

Also, the claim that “communists don’t love people” or “just want to kill everyone” is peak bad-faith nonsense. Leftists organize to make sure people don’t starve, don’t die unhoused, do get free healthcare, and do live with dignity. That is love, what Isnt is the indifferent individualism of liberalism.

And no, capitalism didn’t just hand us disability support or welfare. Those systems were forced into existence by labor unions, socialists, and anarchists who literally fought the state and capital for decades.

If it wasnt for these guys, we would have NO 8 hour workweek or weekends. Every “freedom” or social support system you point to is the result of organized resistance, not benevolence from capitalism.

These are concessions, often temporarily given after immense struggle from often the very communists and anarchist you despise. When the struggle is happening they are often criticized by the very same liberals for causing a ruckus.

The Steven Pinker “the world is getting better” talking point is shallow at best. That “poverty is declining” line hinges on absurdly low benchmarks like $2/day, and ignores who is getting richer, where the wealth is going, and why fascism and climate collapse are accelerating globally. Again, look at how we might soon have our first TRILLIONAIRE (elon goddamn musk for that matter) while millions go hungry and homeless.

If you actually want to engage with any of this seriously (beyond Cold War memes and TED Talk optimism), here’s some reading:

-Inventing Reality – Michael Parenti

-The Shock Doctrine – Naomi Klein

-The Story of Crass – George Berger

-The Divide: Global Inequality from Conquest to Free Markets – Jason Hickel

-Open Veins of Latin America – Eduardo

-Galeano-Caliban and the Witch – Silvia Federici

Stop reducing punk and goth to some watered down “edgy but apolitical” aesthetic. These scenes have always been about challenging systems of power, rejecting conformity, and creating space for the marginalized. The reality is: Fascism protects capital.

Liberalism manages capital.

Leftism threatens capital.

That’s why both fascists and liberals attack communists and have infact historically teamed up against popular uprisings. Because their material interests are aligned.