Posted on 09/05/2016 6:59:34 AM PDT by rktman
It is supposed to be a utopian vision of peace and love but this year's Burning Man Festival has been marred by "hooligans" carrying out a "revolution against rich parasites".
The festival plays out each year in Nevada's Black Rock Desert where 70,000 people build a city in a week, burn a giant wooden effigy of a man, and then restore the arid playa to its original state.
In recent years it has become popular with Silicon Valley millionaires, and billionaires. Luxurious so-called "plug-n-play" camps have sprung up which use hired staff like cooks, builders and security, and allow international jetsetters to drop in for quick visits.
Paris Hilton Appears to Be Having a Great Time at Burning Man https://t.co/Xw1llrh157 pic.twitter.com/2BLgnyevdf — Harper's Bazaar (@harpersbazaarus) September 2, 2016
Many traditional "Burners" claim that is a betrayal of the spirit of "radical self-reliance" that is a cornerstone of the festival, which began in 1986.
As anger boiled over one camp called White Ocean, which hosts high profile DJs on a state-of-the-art stage, became the focus of anger.
The camp first made an appearance at Burning Man three years ago and its founders included the British DJ Paul Oakenfold and the son of a Russian billionaire.
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I, too, am amused.
Perfect ground zero site for a low-yield nuke blast.
Love the Quiznos commercial parodying this pagan festival. The organizers hated it so much they wanted to sue Quiznos, but could not because it is a parody.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CBVBHRD5lNU
From what I understand the commercial is pretty close to the truth about BM.
GAAAAAAH. The STUPID. It BURNS.
The Hippies want their Freak Show back
You have to root for the intolerant Utopian fundies (fundamentalist burners) on this one for sure! lol
Further proof that utopia is impossible to achieve. Human nature trumps all.
Or a handful of well laid FAEs
The hypocrisy of Burning Man is wide and deep:
World class traffic jams as 60,000 people drive down a rural two lane road. In addition, more fossil fuel is wasted as these 60,000 people fly and drive in from great distances while claiming to be friends of the earth.
Claiming to be against creature comforts while the ultra rich bring their creature comforts with them.
Claiming to be egalitarian—see above.
Seeking closeness to the planet through meditation while the motorcycle engines roar and thousands are making all kinds of noise.
There must be a hypocrisy gene in our DNA—we humans can be such jerks.
First time I ever heard of this...this....festival?
That was too funny! Like nothing has changed since Woodstock except for the affluence. Same hippie mysticism & self indulgence asking the same existential question:
“What do I have to do to get laid around here?”
I thought this all started because some guy’s girl friend broke up with him?
LOLOL! That is too funny and from vids and pics I’ve seen from folks I know that go, yeah, it’s pretty much spot on. Thanks for that. I did notice they left out the Orgy Dome. Kinda like the cuddle puddly thing but much worse.
Closest I get to a freak show is Renfest.
Reminds me of a bee hive. Thus the hive mentality...
Only, bee hives operate in total harmony.
It’s a shame this couldn’t.
That is so funny!
Yeah, kickin’ back and gettin’ re-centered with gaia is awesome ain’t it.
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