ravers manifesto

[RaverBaby69]

Our emotional state of choice is Ecstasy. Our nourishment of choice is Love. Our addiction of choice is technology.

 

Our religion of choice is music. Our currency of choice is knowledge. Our politics of choice is none.

 

Our society of choice is utopian though we know it will never be.

 

You may hate us. You may dismiss us. You may misunderstand us. You maybe unaware of our existence.

 

We can only hope you do not care to judge us, because we would never judge you.

 

We are not criminals. We are not disillusioned. We are not drug addicts. We are not naive children.

 

We are one massive, global, tribal village that transcends man-made law,

 

physical geography, and time itself.

 

We are The Massive. One Massive.

 

 

We were first drawn by the sound. From far away, the thunderous, muffled, echoing beat was comparable to a mother's heart soothing a child in her womb of concrete, steel, and electrical wiring.

 

We were drawn back into this womb, and there, in the heat, dampness, and darkness of it,

 

We came to accept that we are all equal. Not only to the darkness, and to ourselves,

 

but to the very music slamming into us and passing through our souls: we are all equal.

 

And somewhere around 35 Hz we could feel the hand of God at our backs, pushing us forward, pushing

 

us to push ourselves to strengthen our minds, our bodies, and our spirits.,

 

Pushing us to turn to the person beside us to join hands and uplift them by sharing the uncontrollable joy we felt

 

from creating this magical bubble that can, for one evening, protect us from the horrors,

 

atrocities, and pollution of the outside world. It is in that very

 

instant, with these initial realisations that each of us was truly born.

 

We continue to pack our bodies into clubs, or warehouses, or buildings you've abandoned and left for naught,

 

and we bring life to them for one night.

 

Strong, throbbing, vibrant life in it's purest, most intense, most hedonistic form.

 

In these makeshift spaces, we seek to shed ourselves of the burden of uncertainty

 

for a future you have been unable to stabilise and secure for us.

 

We seek to relinquish our inhibitions,

 

and free ourselves from the shackle's and restraints you've put on us for your own peace of mind.

 

We seek to re-write the programming that you have tried to indoctrinate us with since the moment we were born.

 

Programming that tells us to hate, that tells us to judge, that tells us to stuff ourselves into the nearest

 

and most convenient pigeon hole possible. Programming that even tells us to climb ladders for you,

 

jump through hoops, and run through mazes and on hamster wheels.

 

Programming that tells us to eat from the shiny silver spoon you are trying to feed us with,

 

instead of nourish ourselves with our own capable hands.

 

Programming that tells us to close our minds, instead of open them.

 

Until the sun rises to burn our eyes by revealing the distopian reality of a world you've created for us, we dance fiercely with our brothers and sisters in celebration of our life, of our culture, and of the values we believe in:

 

Peace, Love, Freedom, Tolerance, Unity, Harmony,

 

Expression, Responsibility and Respect.

 

 

Our enemy of choice is ignorance. Our weapon of choice is information. Our crime of choice is breaking and challenging whatever laws you feel you need to put in place to stop us from celebrating our existence.

 

But know that while you may shut down any given party, on any given night,

 

in any given city, in any given country or continent on this beautiful planet,

 

you can never shut down the entire party.

 

You don't have access

 

to that switch, no matter what you may think. The music will never stop.

 

The heartbeat will never fade. The party will never end.

 

 

I am a raver, and this is my manifesto.

 

 

found this on a website, if made me

 

 

 

[Spunkmonkey]

Profound.

[Phil rr]

ooookayyyyy!!!!!

[Dave_E]

I aint readin all that! Can sum1 tell me what it's all about in 10 words or less?

[RaverBaby69]

Dave_E said:

I aint readin all that! Can sum1 tell me what it's all about in 10 words or less?

 

what it is to be a raver and why we do it

 

(ok that was 12 words but near enough!)

[Dave_E]

raverbaby69 said:

what it is to be a raver and why we do it

 

(ok that was 12 words but near enough!)

 

very interestin. I still aint reading it though.

[RaverBaby69]

[Claire DC]

raverbaby69 said:

Dave_E said:

I aint readin all that! Can sum1 tell me what it's all about in 10 words or less?

 

what it is to be a raver and why we do it

 

(ok that was 12 words but near enough!)

 

But how can that be true of ALL "ravers" hmmmm, i havent read it but i dont think it could be true of everyone and itd prob come down to bein a "proper" raver... what someone else thinks u should be!! Just my opinion!!

[Rick D]

Why don't you try reading it before commenting on it then?

 

Some people are still soo [censored] ignorant...

 

It is a very moving speech...

[TomD]

Responsibility and Respect.

what a [censored] joke that is.

[Bukey]

Well, I've read it, and must admit it pretty much says the things that I talk about, speak of and have conversations with others about - with regards to clubbing and my ideals in the rest of life too.

 

I'd have to agree it's a moving speech, and for all you ignorant bastards that can't be bothered to read it fair do's - but as Rick said, don't comment on it then.

[Rick D]

Bukey said:

Well, I've read it, and must admit it pretty much says the things that I talk about, speak of and have conversations with others about - with regards to clubbing and my ideals in the rest of life too.

 

I'd have to agree it's a moving speech, and for all you ignorant bastards that can't be bothered to read it fair do's - but as Rick said, don't comment on it then.

Oi, reply to my txt...

[Bukey]

rickd said:

Bukey said:

Well, I've read it, and must admit it pretty much says the things that I talk about, speak of and have conversations with others about - with regards to clubbing and my ideals in the rest of life too.

 

I'd have to agree it's a moving speech, and for all you ignorant bastards that can't be bothered to read it fair do's - but as Rick said, don't comment on it then.

Oi, reply to my txt...

 

Sorry... Phone's on silent... Will go do now matey!!!

[CreamyC]

For once, I actually bothered to read it and in all honesty I wished I hadn't.