Political Party

CrazyDiamond · Post by **CrazyDiamond** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:52 am

Are burners typically Democrat/Liberal, Republican/Conservative, or Independent/Green/Anarchist? Or is it just a mix? Or are the individuals a mix?

I think I could peg a Rainbow Gathering into a fairly small hole rather nicely. But Burning Man seems different.

I've never been to Burning Man. But from what Iâ€™ve read, I can't quite peg burners to a specific political affiliation, even though individuals and people in the default world seem to peg quite nicely into their holes. Personally, Iâ€™m a mutt liberal conservative green anarchist.

BM seems to appeal to hippies, hippie haters, communists, individualists, needers, givers, use it, save it, give it, earn it, love it, leave it. What gives? It all seems to congeal somehow.

Maybe the difference is: Freedomists vs. Opportunists? :?

Dork · Post by **Dork** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 5:17 am

If you like to pigeonhole based on what the majority says, we're all educated urban liberal white male artists who vote most of the time, and rarely attend church but find spirituality important.

http://afterburn.burningman.com/07/census/

Roughly 4 of those do not apply to me and I know long time burners who fit almost none of that description, so I'd say it's a mix. With 40,000+ people and no attempts to actively recruit from any particular group all kinds show up.

Why does it matter?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:39 am

I's say Dork is probably close, although I don't fit most of those, either........

We're all the same, really, only different.........

Post by **Elderberry** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 6:46 am

Interesting thread...I think that BM attendees are "all of the above"--and nobody cares! Which is the great thing about BM. (IMHO)

JK

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:53 am

We like to take long walks on the beach.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:22 am

Ugly Dougly wrote:We like to take long walks on the beach.

yeah, dragging the bloody leg of someone you dismembered.......you barbarians can't fool me........

Barbie · Post by **Barbie** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:08 pm

I am what I Am !! Now where did you put that Kool-Aid???

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:14 pm

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:14 pm

Ugly Dougly wrote:We like to take long walks on the beach. ;)

And candlelit dinners for two.

Isotopia · Post by **Isotopia** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:54 pm

There was a time when a good number of us were Leave Me the Fuck Alone Libertarian-like in their contempt for governmental rules, regulations and general Big Brother bullshit.

This Woman · Post by **This Woman** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:59 pm

My boyfriend and I started a camp over a decade ago, that's been collecting regulars ever since. I always assumed they were mostly liberal leaning democrats, only to find out recently that almost half are republicans. it was a delightful reminder to me not to assume.

I will say that a slight majority can handle bad weather.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 4:16 pm

Post by **mdmf007** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:33 pm

What happened to all of those census forms that asked all of this information? I have filled out the 54 page form every year I saw it.

Toolmaker - Love the ass gif. Pm the link please?

Post by **Elderberry** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:23 pm

mdmf007 wrote:What happened to all of those census forms that asked all of this information? I have filled out the 54 page form every year I saw it.

Toolmaker - Love the ass gif. Pm the link please?

http://ownedirl.com/hot/swingit.gif

There ya go! Enjoy.

JK

pandasex · Post by **pandasex** » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:25 am

its in my experience those 2 words dont go together in meaning.

but to answer your Q im not sure politics didnt come up during any conversations.