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What? Punk and leftist politics are deeply intertwined. I don't really know how it is in the USA I guess. Maybe it's more divorced from politics there. I suppose most leftists aren't punks but wherever I've lived most punks are sure as fuck leftists.
A lot of punk is left or connected to leftism, but lots of leftists would struggle to be further from punk (I am one of the latter).
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Punk was reactionary, though not in the political sense. It was a retvrn to the simplistic structures and unpolished sound of the 50s and early 60s, launched in reaction to the overproduced rock of the late 60s and early 70s. However, they mostly steered clear of any sort of politics. Much of the discourse from those early days was about whether or not Punk should even have a political stance. It eventually coalesced around vague anti-war and anti-corporate ideas. Sometimes with a bit of feminism and pro-lgbt+ when a scene supported women and queer folx, but not every scene did. Punk didn't really get political until it crossed The Pond, and that's because it caught on with art school students in 
You probably want the word "reactant"
I'm not sure that's a very useful application for the word reactionary because it would apply to basically all art movements ever. But I appreciate the context on the American history of punk, thanks!
Is it, though? Punk in the US was a rejection of modern and progressive rock and a return to the older sounds. That's also a big part of why it caught on with white supremacist skinheads in the UK.