because they have no idea what real punk music sounds like. Techno is not rebelling, it is getting in line and marching.
Most music sucks these days, just like everything else it's a bunch of recycled garbage. Mash-ups? Fuk off.
you think they even know about bands like the Dead Boys, the Damned, X-ray Spex, Siouxie and the Banshees, the Buzzcocks, etc etc etc.?