,RAVE ,NEW ,WORLD8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,AS ! EC/ASY DEBATE CONT9UES ) ! REC5T S5SATIONALIZ$ ,DAILY ,MIRROR ANTI-,EC/ASY CAMPAIGN1 & ! ',ALL AB\T ,E' ,GU>DIAN DISCUSSION2 ! G5]AL EMPHASIS AS ALWAYS1 & NOT SURPRIS+LY 1 HAS BE5 ON ! NEGATIVE ASPECTS ( ,E -- ! CONSEQU5CES & ! (T QUOT$ /ATI/ICS ( BETWE5 #e & #f CASUALTIES FROM ,E S9CE #a#i#h#h2 79CID5TALLY DR9K CAUSES AN E/IMAT$ #b#h1 FATALITIES 9 ,BRITA9 P] YE> .<,MELODY ,MAK] #h_/#f_/#i#f.>74 ,EV5 ! SO CALL$ PROGRESSIVE ATTITUDES ( ! V>I\S DRUG 9=MATION AG5CIES & EXP]TS CONC5TRATE ON POSSIBLE H>M & SIDE EFFECTS4 ,BUT :AT AB\T ! POSITIVES8 ,>E !RE ANY8 ,CAN MILLIONS ( PEOPLE EA* WEEK BE WRONG8 ,DOES RAV+ _/,EC/ASY HAVE ANY PLACE )9 REVOLUTION>Y POLITICS8 ,IS IT ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y8 ,H[ HAS IT AFFECT$ ! SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T ( ,BRITA98 

,SOCIAL ,5VIRONM5T 

  
  

0444,! TURN ( ! DECADE & ! POP CLOCK BEG9S TO BR+ POLITICS 9TO FA%ION AS ORGANIZ$ RAVES & W>EH\SE P>TIES >E BU/$1 BANN$ & TRA%$ BY COPS ?R\<\T ,BRITA94 ,JU/ S\? ( ,LE$S1 ! BIGGE/ MASS >RE/ EV] SE5 9 ?IS C\NTRY444DUR+ ONE L>GE \TDOOR RAVE44 ! AU?ORITIES >E PUTT+ ! SC>E ON POP1 DANCE MUSIC1 NEW 7DIFF]5T7 DRUGS1 PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ \TSIDE ! E/ABLI%$ CLUBS44 ! ?REAT5+1 SEXI/1 MA*O ATMOSPH]E CONNECT$ TO NI<T-CLUBS IS SWAMP$ BY SOME?+ NEW1 EXCIT+ & EV5 JOY\S4440 

7,*UMBAWAMBA -- ,%[BUS9ESS67  
  

,AS ,*UMBAWAMBA SUGGE/1 ! ADV5T ( RAV+ & ! ACCOMPANY+ USE ( ,EC/ASY HAS POSITIVELY *ANG$ ! SOCIAL LIFE ( MANY2 ESPECIALLY WOM54 ,NI*OLAS ,SAUND]S1 9 HIS SECOND WORK AB\T ,EC/ASY1 ,EC/ASY & ,! ,DANCE ,CULTURE PUTS =W>D TWO POSSIBLE REASONS = ?IS POSITIVE TRANS=MATION4 ,! FIR/1 A PURELY BIOLOGICAL PO9T1 PROPOSES ! IDEA ?AT AS ,EC/ASY IS A SEXUAL SUPPRESSANT1 WOM5 >E ABLE TO 5JOY !MSELVES FREE FROM SEXUAL ADVANCES & HASSLE FROM M51 0444,TRADITIONAL ALCOHOL-BAS$ EV5TS ALWAYS HAD AN UND]TONE ( TRY+ TO SCORE SEXUALLY ?R\< FLIRT+ & SMALL TALK4440.<,SAUND]S -- ,EC/ASY & ,! ,DANCE ,CULTURE.> ,! SECOND1 (F]S ! IDEA ?AT TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES >E BE+ REJECT$1 0444,AL?\< MANY Y\NG PEOPLE 9 ! DANCE SC5E N[ DR9K & DO NOT TAKE EC/ASY1 ! NORMAL WAY TO BEHAVE IS /ILL )\T SMALL TALK OR SEXUAL AGGRESSION44404 

,IT IS QUITE PROBABLE ?AT BO? ( !SE PO9TS >E TRUE2 AS A SEXUAL SUPPRESSANT1 ESPECIALLY = M51 ,EC/ASY FOCUSES ! US]S ATT5TION ON O!R ?+S- NAMELY ! MUSIC & DANC+4 ,! RESULT1 MORE (T5 ?AN NOT1 IS A MORE RELAX$ & FRI5DLI] ATMOSPH]E2 ESPECIALLY = WOM54 ,?IS ATMOSPH]E P]PETRATES ! DESIRE = MORE ( ! SAME1 & ?IS IS :]E ! REJECTION ( TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES C\LD BE SE5 TO COME 9TO PLAY4 

,BREAK+ ,D[N ,B>RI]S 

  

,ANO!R CASE 9 PO9T1 ILLU/RAT+ ?IS COMB9ATION1 IS ?AT ( ! RAVE SC5E 9 NOR!RN ,IREL&4 ,AS ! SC5E DEVELOP$ & BECAME POPUL> >\ND #a#i#i#d1 MANY Y\NG PEOPLE 7BETWE5 ! AGES ( #ad & #b71 BO? ,PROTE/ANTS & ,CA?OLICS1 BECAME 9VOLV$4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ?IS SOCIAL SC5E & ! PRE-RAVE CULTURE WAS ?AT !Y BECAME 9VOLV$ TOGE!R4 ,SAUND]S EXPLA9S FUR!R2  
  

0444,I HE>D RUMORS ?AT ! EFFECT ( Y\NG PEOPLE TAK+ ,EC/ASY AT RAVES 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL& WAS TO BREAK D[N SECT>IAN B>RI]S4 ,9 ! SUMM] ( #a#i#i#d1 JU/ BE=E ! ,I,R,A CEASEFIRE1 ,I SP5T #c DAYS 9 ,NOR!RN ,IREL&444 ,I 9T]VIEW$ TE5AGE KIDS AT A RAVE EV5T 9 ! ,CA?OLIC CLUB ) A HOME VIDEO CAM]A444LOTS ( !M W]E KE5 TO TELL ME AB\T ! FRI5D%IPS !Y HAD MADE ) MEMB]S ( ! OPPOSITE SECT :O1 !Y ASSUR$ ME1 !Y W\LD NEV] HAVE MET O!RWISE4440  
  

,)\T WANT+ TO SUGGE/ ?AT YE>S ( POLITICAL CONFLICT C\LD BE SOLV$ BY DANCE MUSIC & ,E1 ,SAUND]S' ,NOR!RN ,IREL& EXP]I5CE DOES ILLU/RATE ! EXI/5CE ( ! TWO PO9TS M5TION$ :I* C\LD ACC\NT = ! *ANGE 9 ! P>TICIPANTS SOCIAL BEHAVIOR4 ,AGGRESSION IS GONE1 LEAD+ TO ! BREAK+ D[N ( B>RI]S H5CE ! REJECTION ( TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES I4E4 CA?OLIC ONLY & ,PROTE/ANT ONLY CLUBS1 0444,WE'VE NEV] KN[N ANY?+ BUT HATR$444 ,IT'S ALWAYS ! SAME3 !M OV] ON ONE SIDE1 Y\ ON ! O!R1 EXCEPT AT RAVES44404 

,RAV+ IS NOT ! ONLY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY :]E ! P>TICIPANTS HAVE EXP]I5C$ BEHAVIOR *ANGES1 DUE TO ! USE ( ,EC/ACY4 ,AL?\< ALSO 9VOLV$ 9 ! DANCE_/,E SC5E1 FOOTBALL SUPPORT]S1 FROM ! #a#i#i#a_/#i#b SEASON1 %[$ A MASSIVE R$UCTION 9 ! AM\NT ( 9VOLVEM5T !Y HAD 9 9CID5CES ( FOOTBALL VIOL5CE & ASSOCIAT$ >RE/S4 7,! ,9DEP5D5T #h_/#i#b -- A /UDY47 ,SAUND]S CITES A P>TICUL> EXAMPLE ( ,MAN*E/] ,UNIT$ & ,MAN*E/] ,CITY FANS1 NOTORI\S = !IR VIOL5T CLA%ES4 ,HE DESCRIBES HIS EXP]I5CE ( E>LI] ,D]BY GAMES 7#a#i#h#i @& #a#i#i7 AS BE+ PR$ICTABLY VIOL5T & NO?+ \T ( ! ORD9>Y4 ,!N HE RELATES ! FIR/ ,D]BY GAME 9 ! #a#i#i#a_/#i#b SEASON2  
  

0444,BY ?IS TIME SOME?+ QUITE REM>KABLE HAD HAPP5$4 ,MANY ( ! H>DCORE LADS FROM BO? ,UNIT$ & ,CITY HAD SP5T MO/ ( ! SUMM] DANC+ ! WEEK5DS AWAY TO ! S\NDS ( H\SE MUSIC AT RAVES FUEL$ BY ! DRUG ,EC/ASY4 ,!Y HAD DONE ?IS TOGE!R6 ,!Y HAD GOT 9TO A R\T9E ( MEET+ UP AT RAVE CLUBS & TAK+ ,EC/ASY 9 GR\PS COMPRIS+ BO? ,UNIT$ & ,CITY LADS444,UNIT$'S FANS MOV$ (F1 !RE W]E1 AS USUAL1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ ( !M4 ,BUT FROM ! VANTAGE PO9T ( ! SAME BRIDGE ,I HAD /OOD ON TWO SEASONS E>LI]1 ,I C\LD H>DLY BELIEVE ?AT ?IS GR\P WAS L>GELY MADE UP ( ?OSE SAME Y\NG M5 :O HAD LOOK$ LIKE !Y W]E GO+ TO W>4 ,?IS TIME !Y LOOK$ MORE LIKE !Y W]E GO+ TO ,GLA/ONBURY FE/IVAL6444,! MAT* W5T (F ) H>DLY ANY TR\BLE & AFT]W>DS ,UNIT$ & ,CITY'S LADS ONCE AGA9 DANC$ ! NI<T AWAY444 IT C\LD NEV] HAVE HAPP5$ BE=E ,E4440  

,ADDICTION 

  

,SOME CRITICS ( EC/ASY HAVE >GU$ ?AT AL?\< ,E IS NON-ADDICTIVE1 9 T]MS ( PHYSICAL )DRAWAL SYMPTOMS1 IT IS PROBABLE ?AT IT IS PSY*OLOGICALLY ADDICTIVE4 ,?IS VIEW CAN BE GIV5 SOME CR$5CE AS ,SAUND]S EXPLA9S1 0444,MANY ,EUROPEAN US]S DO TAKE ,EC/ASY EV]Y WEEK5D & >E PSY*OLOGICALLY DEP5D5T44404 ,H[EV]1 HE ALSO /ATES ?AT1 0444,M,D,M,A 7,EC/ASY7 BECOMES LESS ATTRACTIVE ) 9CREAS$ USE444IT'S DEBATABLE :E!R IT IS ! SC5E OR ! DRUG ?AT !Y >E ADDICT$ TO 44404 ,9 ! %ORT TIME ?AT ,I HAVE BE5 9VOLV$ 9 ! SC5E 7APPROX4 #ad MON?S71 ,I HAVE NEV] COME ACROSS A P]SON :O ,I HAVE CONSID]$ TO BE ADDICT$ TO ,EC/ASY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I HAVE MET MANY PEOPLE :O HAVE GONE WEEKS1 MON?S & EV5 YE>S )\T TAK+ ,E4 ,I MYSELF HAVE GONE MON?S AT A TIME )\T TAK+1 OR FEEL+ ! NE$ TO TAKE IT4 

,BRAVE ,NEW ,WORLD 

  

,ANO!R CRITICISM B&I$ AB\T1 REG>D+ ,E1 IS ITS POT5TIALITY TO CREATE A ',BRAVE ,NEW ,WORLD'2 9 :I* PEOPLE ACCEPT !IR LOT1 & ALL DESIRE TO FI<T = A BETT] WORLD IS 'DRUGG$' \T ( !M4 ,AS EV]Y REMOTELY AWAKE & SANE P]SON WILL REALIZE1 WE ALREADY HAVE PL5TY ( DEVICES AB\T :I* ATTEMPT TO CO]CE US 9TO SU* A POSITION3 C>S1 DI%WA%]S1 VIDEOS1 ,C,D'S1 H\SES1 C>PETS1 WALLPAP]1 ETC4 ! LI/ IS 5DLESS4 ,& LETS NOT =GET ALL AB\T ! P]FECTLY LEGAL DRUGS :I* C\LD BE SAID TO DO A MU* BETT] JOB ( NUMB+ ! M9D ?AN ,E1 SU* AS ,B5ZODIAZEP9ES OR ANTI-DEPRESSANTS SU* AS ,PROZAC4 

,REVOLUTION>Y8 

  

,SO1 CAN RAV+_/,EC/ASY UNITE 5EMIES & BR+ PEACE :]E !RE IS W>8 ,( C\RSE NOT4 ,VIOL5CE & W>S /ILL EXI/ & WILL ALWAYS PREVAIL1 UNTIL CAPITALISM IS ]ADICAT$4 ,RAV+_/,E1 FOOTBALL1 DR9K+1 ROCK CLIMB+1 HORSE RAC+1 ETC4 >E ALL TEMPOR>Y RELEASES FROM ! MUNDANITY ( \R EXI/5CE UND] CAPITALISM4 ,NONE ( !SE ACTIVITIES OR ANY O!R LEISURE PURSUIT IS REVOLUTION>Y OR1 = ?AT MATT]1 ANTI-REVOLUTION>Y4 ,RAV]S & ! RAVE SC5E >E AS MU* T>GETS = EXPLOITATION )9 ,CAPITALISM AS EV]Y O!R CONSUM]1 AS ,>* ,/ANTON PO9TS \T1  
  

0444,! REAL ?REAT ( EXPLOITATION COMES ONCE AGA9 FROM ! PROLIF]ATION ( W\LD-BE %AMANS AMONG ! /ATE-FUND$ COHORTS ( DRUG WORK]S & !IR ACADEMIC HANG]S-ON4 ,! =M] CAN B>ELY CONTA9 !IR EXCITEM5T4440 

.<',:AT ,FUTURE ,= ,! ,REAL ,RAV]'-,>* ,/ANTON -- ,H]E & ,N[ NO4 #a#d4 #a#i#i#c.>4  
  

,SO ONCE ! EXP]I5CE IS OV] ITS BACK TO ! REAL WORLD ( WAGE SLAV]Y1 POV]TY & DESP]ATION1 & EI!R FI<T+ TO 5D !SE AFFLICTIONS ( CAPITALISM1 7& H5CE CAPITALISM ITSELF7 OR NOT4 

,9 CONCLUSION !N1 TO BE UND] ANY ILLUSION ?AT ,E_/RAVE CULTURE HAS ANY REVOLUTION>Y P[] IS TO BE LIV+ 9 A WORLD ( MAKE BELIEVE4 ,IT IS ONE EXP]I5CE \T ( MANY 7AL?\< ONE ( ! BE/ EXP]I5CES ,I HAVE EV] HAD7 :I* HELPS US TO 5DURE \R EXI/5CE AS BE/ WE CAN4 ,IT WILL NOT DO AWAY ) FOOTBALL VIOL5CE ON A L>GE SCALE1 OR WORK :]E ! ,NOR!RN ,IREL& PEACE TALKS HAVE NOT2 BUT SOME?+ :I* GIVES ITS P>TICIPANTS 7ESPECIALLY WOM57 A BREAK FROM 0444! ?REAT5+1 SEXI/1 MA*O ATMOSPH]E CONNECT$ TO NI<T CLUBS44401 & 9DE$ MO/ O!R =MS ( 'NORMALIZ$' SOCIAL 9T]ACTION1 IS1 ,I BELIEVE1 A PROGRESSION1 &1 AS MU* ( A LIB]ATION ( ! SOCIAL 5VIRONM5T AS IS POSSIBLE 9 A CAPITALI/ WORLD4 

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