In the seventies young people rebelled against conformity and created our present "anything goes" society

Question

But now that anything goes, what is there left to rebel about?

The seventies were punk. Was that not the ultimate rebellion?

Answer 1

Punk was not originally a rebellious movement, it was white boys who loved reggae, and was about social integration. The BNP then stole the imagery, and it became dirty and corrupted.
Many of the things that white people rebelled for in the 60s, and early 70s, have actually not come to pass - most noticeably womens rights/feminism, where the movers and shakers (Germaine Greer, particularly) are now part of the establishment, yet women still get paid less than men for the same work. Immigrant families have still not been integrated into society, with ghettoes all over white countries. In the US, hatred of black people has been replaced with hatred for Hispanic people; in the UK it has been replaced with anti-Islamic feeling. In the early 1980s England had race riots because Afro & Afro-Caribbean people were subjected to stop-and-search by racist police, and now we do the same to anyone who is Islamic.
The sexual promiscuity that crept into the UK and USA in the 1970s was largely countered by the AIDS risk in the 1980s, and this promiscuity was only seen that way by ex-puritanical UK/USA, bringing us more in line with France/Spain etc.
Censorship is as bad today as it was in the 1960s, and due to Thatcherism in the 80s, greed has sprung up on a level never before seen.
It seems to me that everything rebelled against, and fought for in the 60s & 70s are still all around us, and if you want a fight to express yourself, then take your pick; Racism, sexism, a white-supremist/corrupt government, social inequality - all still pervade our society today.

Answer 2

Ah, someone who sees how it is. Listen, it's common for a high percentage of the population, especially us Americans, to feel the need to get behind something; an idea or a belief that gives us purpose. I'm not going to tell you it's unnecessary, but you may be looking at it wrong. Many people get behind religion, others join groups such as PETA or the neighborhood crime watch.

The point is, you don't have to rebel against something to make a difference. You just have to do what feels right.

Answer 3

Before it was Ban the Bomb. Protect the Earth. NOW its become fact.Should have listened before.I protested about the Iraq War, but Tony Blair did not listen!During the 1980s, I was happy with Live Aid.But why does it take a popstar to raise awareness of this?
Theres always something to shout about. All it takes is courage to stand up to it. Right now I would shout about the joke of criminal sentences. The punishment fitting the crime.There are too many stories in the press about criminals getting out half-way through a sentence.Whats up with that?No wonder the chavs laugh about sentencing, they get tagged and reoffend.I have no idea what young people are trying to achieve these days.A house and family on the dole.The lifestyle.There is not enough praising of good kids.Programs on TV seem to try and concentrate on how people got over their "drug addictions" or "who is the daddy because no contraception" and their hard luck stories. But then I think so what...You stupid enough to do drugs,and have sex without contraception!Don't women respect their body and know diseases.Women fought to get the pill!I have to pay for ur methadone treatment and ur bloody kids.Some of these bad kids annoy the hell out of me.They are materialistic little snot nosed punks, with no respect for anyone.No responsibilty for their actions, and are occasionally violent to others.They do not have problems with lack of food,water and are better off than parents living after the war.Therefore during that time kids learnt that u were happy with what they got.
Its time we concentrate on what good our kids can achieve.They need to learn to proud of themselves, and pay attention to their government.Its doing really silly things.

Answer 4

We've gone through Teddy Boys, Mods, Skinheads, Hippies, Punks, they were all rebellious, rebel against the anything goes attitude and we might start to turn the clock back and make society better.

Answer 5

What is left to rebel against? Actually taking back more control of our allotted time to live and learn would be a good start. maybe this already exists in small pockets but I can definitely see this on the horizon for my individual life and being alone, getting to really know myself and the creator has been good for me.

Answer 6

Do you want a list?
Where do you see anything goes? We have to be one of the most uptight societies ever. Jeez, we can't even reconcile ourselves to allow gays to have the same rights as everyone else. God forbid you mention religion in any gathering of more than 2 people. Ethnic bashing has been reduced to cold blooded murder on a heinous level. Do you want me to continue??
We've turned into a live and let die mentallity.
Pick a cause any cause and rebel to your hearts content, try not to get your brains bashed in while you're at it though. We haven't stopped rebelling, we just have to be a whole lot more careful about it.

Answer 7

Rebel against this "anything goes"
Remain a virgin, drink in moderation after the age of 21, and say no to drugs.

Answer 8

Young people have always rebelled, it was the 60s that was particularly famous for movements and protests, but in reality it's just people finding their own way in the world and finding an identity that is separate from their parent's generation.

Answer 9

What is left to rebel about ? ID cards, too many wars, UK in or out of Europe, no state pension when you retire, cloning, peodophiles sex crimes in general, pollution especially in London, not enough jobs or housing and even if you spend time at University you can still have problems finding work.

Answer 10

Probably nothing. But that does not stop us from gathering together to "fight the power" because man wants to belong to a cause. There is always that drive to "correct" a societal ill. So whenever that opportunity arises, the rebels will roll out.