23-08-2013, 07:51 AM
The JFK Assassination Critical Research Community and the 1980-'85 hardcore punk rock movement both share a common legacy and a common fate.
Do. It. Yourself.
Hardcore punk rock was a DIY rocknroll subgenre. Non-musicians formed bands, bands booked their own shows and put out their own records, fans put out their own zines. This legacy helped fuel the internet DIY revolution.
The JFK Research Community was a DIY murder investigation, an army of private citizens doing their own digging.
None of us had a choice, right? If we didn't do it ourselves -- it wasn't going to get done.
Both movements ended up hidebound, Balkanized, and marginalized.
Do. It. Yourself.
Hardcore punk rock was a DIY rocknroll subgenre. Non-musicians formed bands, bands booked their own shows and put out their own records, fans put out their own zines. This legacy helped fuel the internet DIY revolution.
The JFK Research Community was a DIY murder investigation, an army of private citizens doing their own digging.
None of us had a choice, right? If we didn't do it ourselves -- it wasn't going to get done.
Both movements ended up hidebound, Balkanized, and marginalized.