In the 12 years since the expiration of Minor Threat, the ideas of straight edge are still going strong in today’s punk scene and beyond. The key to the growing of the revolution is young men and women’s disgust with society’s ailments. Even though the original beliefs are still strong, the modern hard-core straight edge person is a vegetarian the abstains from caffeine and takes an interest in both political and environmental issues.

As straight edge was reaching its apex in the mid 1980’s, it was also reaching a level of extreme hostility. The reason is was being fought against was because it seemed that a war was starting between the straight edge people and the people who violated the ideas of

the music of straight edge has been nearly the only way the word has been spread around over the years. There are several hundreds, if not thousands, of bands that call themselves “straight edge bands”. As with “rock and roll”, “punk” and “hard-core” music, straight edge has its own brand of music. Although mostly heard as merely incoherent screaming and profanity, it has a much deeper meaning. Merely incorporating the words straight edge into a song will attract a whole group of people, young and old alike. If the music doesn’t stand up to the expectations, however, it will be met with extreme punishment from today’s straight edge population.

Straight edge has evolved into several different degrees, or levels. When it started, you were either straight edge or you weren’t, there was no gray area. In modern straight edge, though, you need to categorize yourself into a certain group within the larger straight edge group. There is no set definite level system, but there are three basic groups. The first level would be the moderate straight edge who follows Ian MacKaye’s rules precisely: “don’t drink/ don’t smoke/ don’t f*#&” (“More Than You’d Care to Know About Straight Edge”). This level can sometimes be thought of as not exactly straight edge because these people still drink sodas with caffeine, eat meat, and wear animal products. The next level is called the H.C. straight edge, or the Hard-Core straight edge. This person is though of as the activist of the straight edge people. They will follow the music scene closely and advocate anti-drug programs and the benefits of being straight edge. This person can get annoying because the old straight edge values were to let the person make their own decision, but times change. The final leve

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