Mainstreamish counter-cultural movements (like punk) are pretty much gone. The major counter-cultural movement right now is right leaning with a return to traditional values and small government. Since the Left hates such things, they need to be the very opposite of that.
Those movements were always fake and only existed because the country was still under over-all conservative leadership. Now that the counter-culture types are in charge the message has been reversed. They never stood for a real counter culture, just a 'fuck traditionalism' platform hidden behind edgy principles they didn't actually hold.
Mainstreamish counter-cultural movements (like punk) are pretty much gone. The major counter-cultural movement right now is right leaning with a return to traditional values and small government. Since the Left hates such things, they need to be the very opposite of that.
Those movements were always fake and only existed because the country was still under over-all conservative leadership. Now that the counter-culture types are in charge the message has been reversed. They never stood for a real counter culture, just a 'fuck traditionalism' platform hidden behind edgy principles they didn't actually hold.