It’s hilarious to think about how the same privileged white liberals who had the police beat climate protesters got flooded for a few days, sure.
But facts are facts. The playa is one of the most hostile places to human life on the entire Earth. Every person who walks on that ground is prepared for Mother Nature to fuck them up. And they’re rich white liberals so they come prepped with everything they need to fuck Nature right back.
Again, fun to think about the Burners being miserable. But they really just took a ton of drugs, had a ton of sex, and came back with a great story to tell their less fortunate privileged white friends.
I’m using “liberal” in the sense socialists use “liberal” - someone who supports corporate capitalism but pretends waving a rainbow flag puts them on the left, someone who pays lip service to “equality” while shunning the radical change necessary for genuine equality.
Liberals are right wing capitalists. Republicans, Libertarians, and Democrats are all liberals. And I think that covers 99% of Burning Man attendees. The actual progressives and countercultures long since moved on.
It’s hilarious to think about how the same privileged white liberals who had the police beat climate protesters got flooded for a few days, sure.
But facts are facts. The playa is one of the most hostile places to human life on the entire Earth. Every person who walks on that ground is prepared for Mother Nature to fuck them up. And they’re rich white liberals so they come prepped with everything they need to fuck Nature right back.
Again, fun to think about the Burners being miserable. But they really just took a ton of drugs, had a ton of sex, and came back with a great story to tell their less fortunate privileged white friends.
I’d be a bit hesitant to call Burning Man attendees liberals. It’s a big crowd and there are plenty of right-wing types there
I’m using “liberal” in the sense socialists use “liberal” - someone who supports corporate capitalism but pretends waving a rainbow flag puts them on the left, someone who pays lip service to “equality” while shunning the radical change necessary for genuine equality.
Liberals are right wing capitalists. Republicans, Libertarians, and Democrats are all liberals. And I think that covers 99% of Burning Man attendees. The actual progressives and countercultures long since moved on.
Might be more useful to try and draw people in with a positive approach.