[Spinnaker_]

Big Albini fan. Maybe the most principled person in the industry.

I'm not so sure about the article though. There is a simpler explanation: Albini will act in the way that pisses off religious right wingers the most. When that meant being rude and vulgar, he did so in the most over the top ways. When it means self flagellation for being a white male and "making space" for others, he will do that. You can be sure that however culture evolves in the next 20 years, he'll be doing whatever enrages Fox News the most.

[dfxm12]

Well, he alludes to simply not wanting to be a "cunt who wants to indulge bigots". In my experience, passively espousing this attitude tends to be enough to enrage the Fox News crowd without even actively trying.

[drewcoo]

Saying it out loud is "actively trying."

[ctrlp]

Accurate, Steve doesn't actually have any more complicated principles than hatred and resentment against the small-town community that his family settled him in as a child. He's 60 and still hating.

[andybak]

That's your simpler explanation?

[Spinnaker_]

Yes. "Piss off the GOP" is a very simple and accurate description of Albini's life.