Oi Polloi

Oi Polloi are an anarcho-punk band that formed some time around 1981. Their first recording was a demo entitled Destroi the System, which was released in 1984 or 1985. They have had over fifty members since their inception, making up the various incarnations of the band. The only member to remain since the formation of the band is Deek (sometimes known as Degs), the lead singer. Currently they are based in Scotland. They are ultra-hardline ecologists, with the motto "No compromise in defence of our earth". They support action by any means in defence of the environment, and frequently endorse violence against police, fascists, and others they view as oppressors. They are considered by many to be one of the premier faces of anarcho-punk.

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The name Oi Polloi is a pun on the English cognate of the Greek word hoi polloi which means the masses or the common people. Oi! refers to a form of punk music.

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Anarcho-punk: Anarcho-punk (sometimes known as peace-punk) is a subgenre of the punk rock movement consisting of groups and bands promoting specifically anarchist ideas....

Scotland: :For other uses, see Scotland (disambiguation). See also British Isles (terminology)....

Pun: A pun (also known as paronomasia) is a figure of speech which consists of a deliberate confusion of similar words or phrases for rhetorical effect, whether humorous or serious. A pun can rely on the assumed equivalency of multiple similar words (homonymy), of different shades of meaning of one word ...