big story in this morning's paper about the "growing" drug problem in Mexico (which i am not gonna talk about), which had a smaller followup focused on the growing Mexican rave scene (yup this is it)...i'm pretty sure that i will now shock some of you, piss a lot of you off, telling many others what you already know, and hopefully convincing at least one person to discard their preconceptions...while i am focusing on misperceptions of the rave scene, the real subject here is that lack of knowledge/understanding/experience often leads to fear, which frequently becomes condemnation and hate, and that is root cause of the worst problems in our world.
back to the focus....once again the bonehead media, missed what was right in front of them (i know this, because they mentioned it), and in focusing almost completely on the fact that drugs are consumed by some, add more fuel to feed the fires of fear, hate and refusal to accept we don't all look/think/want the same things, except to be who you are.
i will say this as plainly as can be, THE RAVE SCENE IS NOT AND NEVER HAS BEEN ABOUT DRUGS...yes, many people do drugs there...ummmm, if you haven't figured it out yet, many people do drugs just about everywhere people congregate...you know, bars, restraunts, sporting events, movies, parks, plays, concerts, school, church, work, and on and on....you can believe this or not, but it is true, nothing will change this fact, and you are just fooling yourself if you think otherwise...discussion on rightness and wrongness of drugs another time, please.
the rave scene is about music, and a belief often stated using the acronym PLUR...Peace...Love...Unity...Respect...any of you who truly think this is wrong need to take a serious look at who you are and what you believe in, then find a way to change, because you are fucked up, and unless you're living in a cave (in which case, i doubt you're reading this), you inflict your fuck upness on the rest of us...btw, if you haven't read the pointless facts, or better yet "First Words", i am 44, eductated, help employment considered socially acceptable, and my judgement trustworthy enough to have the responsibility of making decisions affecting hundreds of millions of dollars, even people's lives...so please, consider that what i'm saying may have some validity...obviously i'm not your "average" adult, although i'm not so atypical either...there are many other like me out there.
there is not and never will be anything wrong with ravers, their beliefs, or their music...you will never know if you don't give it an honest assesment...i'm not saying you have to start going to parties, but you might try really listening to your children's, friends, neighbors, stranger's music, before deciding it is not "real" music, evil, and should be wiped from the face of the earth...more importantly, try embracing the belief that that the world, your life can and should be a better, happier, nicer place, and if enough of us believe it, it will be...ravers are not bad people, they just strive to create a place where they can have that better world, if only for hours at a time...there is an excellent documentry on the early days of the techno scene, raves and the culture called "Better Living Through Circuitry", check it out.
no doubt, many of you are now thinking i am nuts, the antichrist, or a hypocrate...i'm not, i honestly believe everyone is worthy of respect (until they prove otherwise) reguardless of age, race, religion, culture, sex...that everyone has something of value to teach me...that peace is better than not...love is a key to happiness...that unity based on, respect, love and peace will provide a more satisfying existance than the solitude of fear, distrust, hate, and misunderstanding....those of you who believers, or claiming to be so, of Christianity, Judeism, and Islam, should already agree, as this forms the core of your religion...btw, don't waste your time, or mine proclaiming what a good "place religion here" you are, if you truly are , it shows in your actions, in how you live your life.
PLUR
Posted by Angstman at July 14, 2003 01:29 PM | TrackBackThe rave scenes kinda remind me off the Dead shows I used to got to in the 80's.
Posted by: Gordon the All Knowing and Self Actualized at July 14, 2003 03:10 PMyeah it kinda does for me too...also some of the big festivals, like the first "Us" festival and the like...the amazing thing for me was how greay some of the parties were...i have been to so many concerts, i couldn't even give an accurate number, and despite having seen most of the best, only a couple can come close to the good raves...plus, the raves were fun cause it always tripped people out to meet some one my age there havin fun...lost count of how many kids told me they wished their parents "cool" like me...hehehe...i know my daughter went to a lot of cool shows with me, and still proudly tells her friends that her dad turns her on to new stuff all the time
Posted by: Angstman at July 14, 2003 03:40 PM