It was. This isnt a debate that's had by non posers. Punks don't post on reddit

It's always the way, goes back to Dead Kennedys "nazi punks fuck off" and further.

I think aggressive music will attract aggressive people, and bigots sure are aggressive.

When the descendents put out a track celebrating Trump losing, all the comments were "keep politics out if your music" as if they hadn't always had political leanings in their work, and if punk/hardcore isn't one of the most politically charged genres.

I think the actual scene is a lot nicer. Go to a show and people are mostly on the level. Look at online discussions and you're more likely to find the people who fight in moshpits and get upset that women exist.

Keep at it! Lots of hardcore folk are sweethearts and I have met more good than bad from all areas of the hardcore spectrum!

It's not really much of a debate, as you can see by this guy getting zero upvotes and 100+ comments calling him out on Reddit of all places.

You want the DIY scene. It's adjacent to Hardcore, but also has black metal, country, pop punk, ska and folk punk, and has much better politics.