Anti-Flag - Captain Anarchy

An Anti-Flag video I made using the Sims 2. Watch it! It's awesome!!!

[@dbh259]

Ha ha! I like the kid at the beginning with the blue mohawk

[@Propagandhi900]

To quote Dan le Sac -"Thou shall not stop liking a band just because they've become popular..."

[@xtheLionsoul]

@Grave187RIP13 you are totally right, saying anarchy is chaos is a common misconception because its believed that people are unable to live without a government, and without anything stopping people they would just kill each other and do whatever they wanted, THAT is where the chaos theory comes in

[@TheBudkai]

If i've ever seen a Captain Anarchy this is it

[@AnonVoluntaryist]

I'm talking about anarchy in general, not any specific economic theory. Faw qof was suggesting that anarchy is pure democracy, but that's not anarchy because pure democracy is a system where everyone attempts to rule everyone else. If anything pure democracy is the farthest you can possibly get from anarchy. The only rulers in anarchy are self rulers.

[@totalnenasazenej]

This kinda fucking cool video.!!! I love anti-flag and captain anarchy is one of the best songs from them...

[@Darkstar1484]

That being said, it could be argued that anarchy would lead to chaos.

[@punkrockdaniel]

I still thought it was a kick ass video though, I actually watched it all the way through.

[@thescarybox]

@PaulMFliebler Just because there isn't a formal government doesn't mean that there isn't A government handling the nitty gritty details until a new one is established.

[@Multiversable]

Well maybe I'm not some kind of nerd knowing everything 'bout punk, but I at least understand the message anti-flag is trying to tell us.. I like the music style and went to them two days ago =)

[@hanisbb21]

f'n hillarious. great job man.

[@Darkstar1484]

The problem is that like it or not anarchism also removes protections that society builds in. The poor are unlikely to be able to afford the protection of a private police force, and even if we can get rid of temporal power unless we also do away with currency and markets then economic power still exists. The disabled and weak will lack built in protections and instead are more likely to depend on the aid of those who are undamaged.

[@aborcjuszzyssiu8572]

You didn't understand "who got the money-got the power". That's right, they can't corrupt state, but they can make another state.

[@FWNiightmare]

i like that you cut the the bass player, when the guitar 1st solo is on lol very awesome however

[@kristomuertopunk]

Está buena esta banda. Anti-Flag no la conocía suena muy bien!

[@HellcatHooligan]

Anti-Flag sucks today. this is one of their good songs from back in the day. The video is pretty funny. How did you get all those old show flowers in the backround into the game?

[@TatianaF-c2l]

you did really well at creating the avatars..i give it a thumbs up

[@JPK618]

Wow... This is really well done and really creative, I LOVE IT!

[@J0elPeters]

@incongruousa No Lord of the Flies, was about what happens if you take away government and just have basic instincts. It was Golding's view point on humanity. Jack and Ralph become two separate leaders of their own government. one was dictatorship the other democracy. However your point on 1984 is correct.

[@adriix98]

Wow, she did a pretty good work recording this in 2007 :o

[@redpeterdragon.impressions3868]

Never ask Merlin in your dreams about time travel, He will Smack you.

[@stephanedesbiens2286]

This song is available from cd "The Punk Scene". www.discogs.com/fr/Various-The-Punk-Scene/release/7442355

[@AnonVoluntaryist]

Governments derive their power from the consent of the governed. A nation of anarchists isn't going to tolerate a new government. Additionally market competition would make it nearly impossible for a monopoly on violence to form. If any one defense agency tried to subjugate the rest it'd go bankrupt since offensive warfare is orders of magnitude more expensive than defensive warfare, and consumers will also likely abandon the rouge agency for more peaceful alternatives.

[@aborcjuszzyssiu8572]

I forgot to say: sooner or later, social hierarchy would developed

[@devilfromhell1]

great vid and song

[@LinkinParkLPKid]

@Abercrombieand1Bitch I honestly don't know why everyone hates them? Not trying to start an argument or anything we both like Anti-Flag but what's wrong with Linkin Park?

[@JBfan88]

The drummer when he's hitting the cymbal and the hi-hat [?] is hilarious.

[@DeeDeeRamone999]

I see some awesome flyers

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

@andyottito Why are you here? I mean, the song is called Captain Anarchy.

[@J0elPeters]

@BraedenHickey The truth is without government you don't have freedom. Without freedom you have dictatorship. Without dictatorship you have rebellion and anarchy. As you can all see we need a government to control our lives because otherwise our society would indeed collapse worse then ever before. Take a good look at 1984 and Lord Of The Flies for two separate, but honest and important ideologies to better understand human motivation and society.

[@polerin]

Why is it insulting if gay people aren't bad? Sorry, using 'faggot' in a comparitive manner to insult someone means that being a 'faggot' is bad. If it's not insulting to be called it why is it a "good insult" ? if it IS insulting to be called it, why? The use of the word faggot as an insult systemically devalues gay people. It doesn't matter whether you actually think of the meaning of it or not (which, really.... if you often talk without thinking, you have another problem entirely.)

[@themranonemus]

Anarchy=No government, and probable chaos Anarchism=The government hurts you, so lets have less of it. A world where the highest possible position is mayor... would be better. The problem is achieving such a state... and keeping it that way. Aneuch.

[@goobermcnoober]

green day atleast has meaning... punk isnt about going out and getting drunk or something. its about being underdogs or going against the government

[@brokenalienable]

Wow awesome video :)

[@Tripleat117]

Justin is sooo tall! hahaha

[@Minecraftmonkeys]

You dont get the point of this song.... "you never saw an anarchist with such perfect hair, or so many ten dollar spikes, or so much punk rock gear..."

[@Kev_Rema]

nice haha. love this song

[@TopGunOriginal]

And that is how narco-gangs took over parts of Mexico, but dont expect "anarchist" (its in quotes because i bet most fans of anti-flag are not anarchist), to look at history or even current events to support their ideology.

[@MrMadmaninahat]

ARCHY means government and AN means anti. so AN-ARCHY means antigovernment. MON is one so MON-ARCHY is one head government.

[@xk5]

@Tenebrae17 you are wrong... an anarchist has more in common with a libertarian than a socialist. the simple reason is that taxation is a form of government control... they are saying you will give us X% of the time you spent working to do as we wish. a true anarchist believes that the government is the problem NOT the solution to people's problems... they want less of it, not a large socialist state that divides production as it sees fit.

[@punkrockkat101]

ahh. its funny on how many arguments are happening on this... to MTLYOUTH... i actually like the idea of antiflag supporting obama. clinton is a cunt and republicans are idiots and think they are better than everyone. my favorite thing about the republicans is that they wont accept that their petty war is causing a recession. living in their little dream world. makes me laugh.

[@ordinary7sasha]

No, man. It makes fun of those who say they're punk and anarchist, but in reality are totally not. They look punk, but their look is being paid for by their parents. I disagree about not coming to shows, though. I think one can still be punk without going to shows. We can still listen to CDs or follow the scene on KZbin.

[@GodOfTheInternets]

Anarchists don't force their opinions on others therefore an anarchist community would and will solely exist of anarchists therefore anarchism could work, in fact through out history there 'were many anarchist 'countries' and there still are anarchist communities.

[@punkrockkat101]

yes people, i know the guitars are wrong. but i cant do a whole lot about that... and there is no mods for the bass guitar so i have to make do with what i have. So you dont have to keep commenting on the mismatched guitars... just enjoy the Anti-Flag song! :)

[@ordinary7sasha]

why should it fail? Aren't you doing the same thing as what they're doing? The band hates poseur-punk/anarchists, which means that they are for anarchy. Why would u call people who like the same thing as you as poseur, though indirectly?

[@ytWatchhound]

a serious question. what happens if drug dealers and gangs take over once they establish a anarchist goverment? doesnt that mean there in charge or does that not count? and isnt you guys selling music for personal gain make you capitalist?

[@punkrockkat101]

what's so funny about this comment and emokid's comment, is the kid at the beginning IS a fucking poser. That's who the video is about, and this comment, about the mirror... he was looking in a MIRROR for me to get the shots!!! That's fucking classic!

[@punkrockkat101]

FUCK! stop repeating your fucking selves you whiney ass bitches. again, FUCK. Your just getting on my fucking nerves. IF you didnt like the video or you dont like punk, thats great, move on to another video and go FUCK YOURSELF. Shit.

[@Johnypunkboy]

Lmao dude that was fukn awesome!

[@greenchickenfries]

that was spectacularly gay. There are better things to do with your time than try to capture little poses from a computer game. Although I love the song.

[@theSchneckNo1]

Anarchy can allways only be an utopia. The human race is unable of living without being controlled but we all experience that all political systems start to degenerate, we simply don't know, when. We had to be better persons if anarchy should work. The reason why the asituation in somalia is so devastating is because we all are simply vicious, naturally bad, greedy and selfish. Sorry, misanthropist to the fullest.

[@cowskater5]

ok but is democracy freedom? when 51% of the people can vote and make 49% of the people do stuff or have to live under the same rules then what? idk about you but I have almost never agreed with the majority of people and I don't want them to run my life at all. I see anarchy a self government. were I rule my self and everyone else rules them self. do what you want as long as you hurt no one but yourself. libertarian in a way. the price of freedom is reasonability and idk if we can handle it!

[@AnonVoluntaryist]

You do realize that those who have the money now control governments right? Corporations literally write their own laws, and pay politicians to pass them. It's called corporatism. Anarcho Capitalism on the other hand has no state to corrupt so companies would actually have to compete fairly to make a profit. Competition acts as a system of checks, and balances. Regarding the drowning thing. Someone could get away with that now. It's a straw man though. Capitalism doesn't preclude charity.

[@AnonVoluntaryist]

Not necessarily. In small voluntarily formed groups democracy can be a great decision making tool, but when applied to a nation of millions democracy (whether republican, or pure) simply a large group of people forcing its will on smaller groups of people. Anarchy is No Rulers period. It doesn't matter if it's one person, or 100 million people enforcing their will on others; that isn't anarchy.

[@Arcadia95]

i can't remember if I've already responded to this, but following a trend is something someone generally does because that person thinks it will make them popular, i happen to fit the description of a modern day punk (mohawk, doc's, tartan and chains and other shit), i do not actively seek to look like this to be recognised as a punk, i dress they way i fucking want to, which, as i already said, HAPPENS to fit the description of a modern punk. i dress the way i want.

[@GerardoOsoDuran27]

So this song is telling me that we have to live completely out of the system to believe in anarchy if not im a poser?? I think using a tie and playing on festivals like warped tour is more like being a poser... Punk and anarchy its not the same!! And punk its not a fashion like to be called poser to someone who believes in anarchy but doesn't buy his own shoes.. Calling poser to someone is prejudice, and prejudice leads to racism...

[@Arcadia95]

No, that's the point, I explained this, I dress the way I feel most comfortable, if I felt comfortable in just a jeans and t shirt an converse or just plain trainers, the point I was trying to make is, some people see punk as a fashion, but it doesn't matter two fucks how you dress, I wear docs cause I have a vintage "for life" pair, I believe if you can get clothes or shoes that last a lifetime, its better having them than following fashion

[@Arcadia95]

The music and bands were labelled punk, no original punk actually called themselves it, that's the name the media gave us, because back then, it was only an insult. The reason I 'look' punk is because I feel comfortable dressing my own way (cotton jacket with tartan and chains, rolled up jeans, DM's, mohawk) the way I dress doesn't make me punk, the things I do, what I like, my beliefs and opinions, that's what makes me a punk. True punks rebel against the system, not follow a trend.

[@thescarybox]

@PaulMFliebler Remember what? How it wasn't so friggin' scary to simply leave your house without fear of being beaten to the ground the moment you stepped out. Or to come home and find that someone else has taken up residence in your absence. Or maybe your house is on fire because someone else was jealous you had more than them in this supposed "equal" world. In anarchy you're truly free all right. You have the freedom to fear everyone and everything around you.

[@Grave187RIP13]

@Xetrez make everything work for yourself, there's no way in hell you can sit around being lazy and expect anything to be handed to you. And at the same time there is no government to come in and bail you out. And also, how dare you compare me to a Communist, we're on opposite sides of the spectrum and yet you're just lumping Communists and Anarchists together like we're fucking peas and carrots. Don't watch punk videos if you don't wanna hear a positive view on Anarchy.

[@Grave187RIP13]

@Xetrez Lol you're horrible grammar makes me only laugh at your initial insult. No, Communism doesn't work because of greed, people see that they can go without working and still survive, than government has to step in and force people to do everything, then the people revolt because government is telling them what to do and government fights back because they view the people revolting a an attack on the state not an attack on Communism. But with Anarchy there is no slacking off, you have to

[@wowsa0]

@andyottito Socialism simply describes any system which wants public instead of private ownership of the means of production. It's true that some socialists want this to be implemented through a powerful, supposedly democratic, state, but there are a large number of socialists who instead want the means of production to be owned by the people that use them. Factories should be owned and managed by their workers. So socialism does not require any government intervention at all.

[@JakeUpMa]

@andyottito Ok, I am very, very sorry for dropping the 'e' from you're. The apostrophe, the letter 'e', and the difference between 'your' and 'you're' are aspects of the English language that I thoroughly respect. I apologize for the offense I may have caused with my misspelling. So I have enrolled in elementary grammar classes. Now can you, as an economist, explain to me how capitalism benefits the poor? Thanks for taking time out of your busy day of economizing to have this discussion.

[@JakeUpMa]

@andyottito That was Publishers Weekly review, not just some random person. At a library you can find academic journals that are peer reviewed for accuracy. At barnes and nobel you cannot. At a library you have access to databases with a wealth of information- also peer reviewed, and articles from academic journals. Didn't you have to do any research to become an economist? I don't what to have an intelligent conversation with you about a book. I want you to answer my original questions.

[@JakeUpMa]

@andyottito The ppor all over the world are growing at this very moment. A overwhelming majority of people in Latin America are impoverished. Global capitalism has made the elite of the third world richer, while the poor are getting poorer. Please do some research before furthering your political agenda. We are on an online environment, and you are representing a viewpoint for the world to see. There are arguments for capitalism, but not yours.

[@JakeUpMa]

@andyottito so do yourself a favor and choose not to be in the 'middle' of the left and right. Choose to be outside of their spectrum. The 'liberals' and the 'conservatives' are actively working everyday to take freedom from the world, and further shackle workers. Healthcare and welfare are not 'bigger government' but rather treating symptoms of inequality created by our system. dems and repubs both fund business that generates poverty and destroys health. this creates a need for social spending

[@alpharay77]

No. The Nazi regime was completely fascist. And yes, fascist is solely far right. And as for not believing anything you read on the internet, I learned all that from books written from people who know what they're talking about. Text books, history books etc. And a class system would mean once you're in that set class, you can't change. However, the rich can become poor, and vice-versa. As for the differing rules thing, try far right America to blame that on.

[@alpharay77]

The Nazis were a fascist group. Fascism is the far right. The far left would be known as "Communism." Communism is the ideal that society will govern itself. However, it's an imperfect theory when practiced. Soveit Russia and South Korea are both examples. No side beliefs in a class system. Anarchy is the belief that the government and anything associated with it are wrong and should be totally abolished. Next time you wanna say something, don't use wikipedia. :)

[@skatejunkie]

im cool with people saying that. i could really care less what people think. but its the things that people say about punk that piss me off. kids who make punk look gay. like these little scene kids who only listen to rancid and antiflag and really nothing else, that gets to me. getting drunk going to shows fucking aroun that was its about to me. punk is not about one thing. and its not about one or two bands. im not calling anyone else less of a punk.

[@borari]

give me a fucking break dude. anti-flag grew up fucking loaded. they wanted a band, their parents gave them money to start one up, buy everything they fucking wanted, and record demos, get studio time. Their music isnt bad, but if they gave half the money they had even before they were big to help with the issues they sang about the world would be a better place. anyway dude, its not about class or whose poor or whose rich, or who looks a certain way. just love the music and support local bands.

[@darkjester53]

Metal isn't always hate, the main idea about metal is to teach the world something, u'd be suprised to see how many songs go about depression and everything, yes there are hate songs but those are also mostly aimed at the government and some just go plain about beer and partying. Rock is the mother of all. And rock was the first thing to shake the world, that was the basics, punk buid an imperium on those basics and metal threw in their own touch also build around those basics.

[@polly6869]

SLC Punk was about selling out for survival & that's what it takes, so it is kind of political, I always thought, it was more making the point that you can either conform or overdose... where do you think America came from, we're all products of Rome, Europe has it's hands dirty too... Mobilise?? Try Mobilize, I thought you were the superior intellect-apparently spelling doesn't hold as much esteem; it's frustrating when you know it's wrong, but there's really not much you can do

[@crazyforart]

I knew that Fenders were for Blues. Oh well, Here's my top 5 for Punk and Heavy music 1: Epiphone (Gibson are a lot better but you pay like 10.000 times more than an epiphone. If you want the Gibson sound you can just change the pick up with the original gibson). 2: Jackson (Ok, they're the best for Heavy but they are the most overrated guitars in the world) 3: Ibanez 4: PRS 5: Kramer

[@keir193]

nah bra well most good punk is 'underground' but lots of that is just major labels making money through smaller satellite labels. mostly. but there IS some good punk music that is mainstream. for example, Anti-Flag! they aren't hardcore punks anymore, as im sure you know from their recent major label signing, but they are in no way emo. they are still a punk band. another o ne, if you like them, is against me!, but i dont consider them a good punk band.

[@TheGamingDandy]

Man I sure do love supporting a music scene that encourages people to act how they feel and not judge, BUT MAN I HATE EVERYONE THAT IS NOT EXACTLY LIKE ME!!!! IM HARDCORE I KNOW WHAT THE SEX PISTOLS ARE!!!1 PUNK4LIFE I'm tired of poser punks giving the scene a bad name. You won't find happiness in trying to cling to a fledgling ideology of hate and discrimination, just because you feel accepted by other people that do the same thing. Only in JAH will there be peace. JAH4LIFE

[@jasonozolins8781]

Incorrect. Anarchy means "No ruler." A democratically elected leader is stil a leader. They still hold power over others through that title. Anarchists are against hierarchy. If you have on eperson over others, regardless of how they got there, that is still a hierarchy. Consensus is much more congruent to anarchy than democracy is.

[@Squeegee33]

Anarchy IS Democracy! Let me break down the words for you. Archy meaning head as In MON-ARCHY meaning ONE HEAD GOVERNMENT. AN means NO. Therefore AN-ARCHY means NO HEAD GOVERNMENT. No one person ruling government, power is shared. Anarchy does not mean lack of government but rather, DEMOCRACY in its PUREST FORM!

[@TBirne]

it'S not about fashion, But about beeing differen. It's not fashion! But if you look like a hipster, nobody will regonize you as a punk. They think you are just another hipster children. If you got a Mohawk the people see:" He's a punk" If you give a fuck on fashion, clothes, haircuts you will look like that automaticly. sry for my english, it's only school-english

[@Arcadia95]

I wear a jacket with tartan cause I wanted to customize it to the way I wanted it, not because tartans a punk material, no such thing, I wear a chain cause its connected to my wallet, makes sure when it falls out my pocket I notice, when my mohawk isn't up I wear a bowler hat, that's hardly 'punk fashion' is it? I'm not following a trend, I'm doing my own thing

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

@andyottito Cont. I see anarchy as a good ideal. Ideals are unachiveable, but not unapproachable. Let me put it this way. I support anything that allows people to have more control over their own fate. The rest of what i believe is complicated, I'm still figuring it out. Don't need help mind you, there is value in finding it out for yourself.

[@keltyk]

Interesting... sounds a bit like punk but sort of clean and middle class without the threatening edge- even a bit of cute vocal harmony thrown in. Look like they've got a nice lifestyle- Probably go on to other successful ventures when they grow out of their rock star phase. Though it could be I'm missing the point

[@Darkstar1484]

Yes and no. I think some of it might also be that they saw the corruption and horrors wrought by 'Democracy' and 'Communist' powers in a means to secure the world. Chile, Tieneman Square, etc. Some of them had grown up reading Rand, some believed that ultimately any kind of power over others invariably corrupted people and created horrors.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

i don't have to prove my intelligence to you, i know my i.q. and thusly what ive done and what im capable of. and i haven't used ne big words, n ev1 abbreviates online. and im j telling u punk is not about hating george bush, ok? punk started for all the aforementioned reasons. and as i write this im actually wearing an anti-flag t-shirt so i dint wanna hear shite from u

[@a181570s]

sometimes you need ot use some common sense...if you were walking through a forest and saw a painting hanging from a tree..what would you assume?..that it randomly just showed up..or that it had a creator? obv. the latter...even if there were no footprints or paint left behind even a fool could see it was designed....and so it is with the earth...just look around you...

[@ClusiveC]

Anti-flag - Captain Anarchy vs. Bad Religion - Automatic Man

[@BassPr0digy]

so true.I hate those parents who give their 2 year old a mohawk just to make him look badass.... He's just a stupid baby! There's NOTHING badass about babies! They eat, shit, eat shit, drool, sleep, and CRY CRY CRY CRY CRY!!!!!! They're like a puppy but intolerable. At least puppies are cute.

[@LetCasualPlay]

@spiderbot You make me glad to be what some would call "punk" I'm tired of people assuming I don't know shit about politics or anything. When I've actually never met a socialist or Anarchist even, that didn't know more about politics than some mayors and governors.

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

@andyottito I've heard a lot about Anti-Flag brainwashing. As one of those young people (I am 17) I would like to say I don't need your help. You might like their newer stuff, they have mellowed about the extreme leftist politics, namely they never mention anarchy.

[@dogododo]

most likely the one person in power will be the most corrupt, greedy and selfish person, because to get to that position, you have to climb over everyone else. the only thing that they would have in mind was themselves, not the people who have to live under them.

[@ZeRo46240]

alllright then. glad to see you respect them too. i just thought at first you were thinking all the mainstream bands were the only ones who speak their opinion. while your at it, might as well throw in ratm.. they're politically ignorant, but i respect them for showing their views..

[@ZeRo46240]

in their defense, greenday's older stuff was legendary. sure they're posers now, but if you look back on the days of nimrod and shenanigans, they were good days.. but i know EXACTLY what you're saying about poser bands. let me add..metro station, panic at the disco, hahahaa..

[@Darkstar1484]

Which creates problems of its own. My main issue with anarchist philosophy is that it ultimately puts the powerless in a worse position. Those who are disabled, weak, or poor have it bad enough the government at least offers them a small safety net. Anarchism is likely to remove it.

[@AlmosFamousAlliance]

@ThatOneBassist013 Punk isn't an image, punk is who you are. It's not a trend, it's a state of mind. Punk doesn't means you hate the government, it means you are aware of how corrupt it is. Fight the system! Punks rose before the music...

[@ThatOneBassist013]

@AlmosFamousAlliance So you're saying that if some kid who listens to Wiz Kalifa and has buzzed blonde hair and an aeropostale shirt doesn't like the government, he's more of a punk than a guy with the punk image who listens to punk rock?

[@Darkstar1484]

Well, historically speaking today is actually a relatively peaceful period worldwide. My point is that in a state of nature, in anarchism, we are more likely to wreck one another than we are to maintain a strong and functional society.

[@countof3everybodyOD]

the truth is punk started because of dope. if you've ever done it you know the feeling and the behavior it elicits. real punks (even b4 the ramones and pistols, and prob even them) became that way bcuz they were simply seraching for their next high.

[@jackbandit2114]

calling yourself a punk makes you not a punk... you got a case of the try-hards. I can't define punk so I wouldn't call me or anyone else it outside of a music genre. . . . Well I thought I was punk when I was like 14...

[@BassmanVegan]

Love how everyone is gettin all mad at Anti-Flag for makin a song that has anarchy in it. If you'd read the lyrics, you'd find out that they are actually making fun of people who are all "ANARCHY!! PUNK ROCK!!! WHOOO!!!"

[@Anonliberator]

Governments are only as good as the people who run them. No matter what style of gov it all lies in the people. The better people are the less government that is needed. Unfortunatly people have proven not to be very good.

[@CodyAllenmusic]

This song is talking about people posing to be anarchists, and a dude below me was talking about posers, and I just said that because.. just because I am an anarchist doesn't mean I have to look like a 'punk'.