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ASolo ago

An interesting thread indeed.

Ian MacKaye is definitely an interesting character and had an curious upbringing:

Ian MacKaye was born in Washington D.C. on April 16, 1962, and grew up in the Glover Park neighborhood of Washington D.C. His father was a writer for the Washington Post, first as a White House reporter, then as a religion specialist; the senior MacKaye remains active with the socially progressive St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.[3] In his capacities as a journalist in the White House Press Corps, MacKaye's father was in the presidential motorcade when John F. Kennedy was killed in 1963.[4] Ian Mackaye's Grandmother on his fathers side was Dorothy Cameron Disney Mackaye. She worked with Paul Popenoe on marriage advice columns . She was a member of the Cosmopolitan Club. His Grandfather was Milton MacKaye, also a magazine writer, and he was an executive with the Office of War Information.[5] According to MacKaye's longtime friend, singer Henry Rollins, MacKaye's parents "raised their kids in a tolerant, super-intellectual, open-minded atmosphere.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_MacKaye

However, he appears to try and keep his hands clean simply by being an actor through his music, and through movements like the 'Straight Edge' philosophy. I can definitely see how these kinds of 'punk' attitudes have lended themselves to the art, cultural and even political realms especially concerning organizations like Antifa and BAMN.