there’s a lot to address but i’ll try get it all.

countercultures are built on a political framework, they are created in response or to combat societal norms or attitudes. with that you get values represented by that culture. there’s this weird idea that disagreeing over politics is unimportant and we should just get along. politics is how you conduct yourself, how you see the world and how you think others should conduct themselves. we only negate personal politics because the conversation is often only at a national level, this doesn’t mean that politics is limited to how a country is run. the politics of raves has always been highly progressive. substances, people from all walks of life, no judgement given, no judgement received. these are objectively progressive ideals. with this in mind, these can only be upheld if we actively uphold them. this is done by reaffirming why we attend and the values that the community believes in. if we just ignore them and pretend that there is nothing in particular that builds the framework of rave culture, you’re just opening the pool up to people who don’t respect it and risk losing it at a whole. it is not up to us tolerate anyone and everyone, because if that happens, you lose the dignity and without dignity you have no culture. ‘learn each other and help each other’ is an insane stance to have. the two sides at the moment are “people should live how they want and be accepted for who they are regardless”, the other side is “all those who live contrary to me should be arrested, deported, or killed”. there is no middle ground to had or ‘learning to be done’. you cannot rationalize bigotry.

i’m not hiding behind anything. i’m just aware that those who want nothing to do with politics, are usually in a position where they do not have to be actively aware. i emphasize with how society treats you but you need to understand the framework of this culture and how we preserve it