It's hard to say if it's arrogant or redundant. Or maybe I'm just the same way. I often cringe when I hear my 13 year old cousin call himself straight edge because he's somewhat heard of me. He asks me to scream like that dude from Disturbed in the song "Down with the Sickness" and has idea on how to distinguish hardcore from something like nu-metal or thrash, etc. I guess the only thing I can do is educate him. but at the same time you should be able to like what you like. Straight edge was also built around hardcore ethic though. Gah.
I don't agree with you can only claim edge once. Sure, you can break it. But people make mistakes. We are all human and just because someone's weak and breaks edge shouldn't mean that we are better than them. If you were edge before and broke it and realize how stupid it was to do that and see what a mistake it was I don't think you should just be considered an "edgebreaker" the rest of your life even though you decide for yourself to abstain from drugs again. But you shouldn't be allowed to claim edge and break it and then claim edge and just choose when you want to be all the time. That shouldn't be allowed.
I don't agree with you can only claim edge once. Sure, you can break it. But people make mistakes. We are all human and just because someone's weak and breaks edge shouldn't mean that we are better than them. If you were edge before and broke it and realize how stupid it was to do that and see what a mistake it was I don't think you should just be considered an "edgebreaker" the rest of your life even though you decide for yourself to abstain from drugs again. But you shouldn't be allowed to claim edge and break it and then claim edge and just choose when you want to be all the time. That shouldn't be allowed.
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