Peace, Love & Drugs: Inside the Rainbow Gathering

Peace, Love & Drugs: Inside the Rainbow Gathering | Fringes

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Last July, thousands of hippies convened in a remote Colorado forest for the 50th annual Rainbow Family Gathering. It started as a counterculture movement whose mission was to establish a utopian society that would last thousands of years. But 50 years later…things have deviated from that plan. In recent times, the Rainbow Family has been plagued with crime, sexual assault allegations, and even suspicious deaths. So which is it-a prayer for peace, or a refuge for vagrants with no oversight? VICE’s Erica Matson trekked out to Routt County National Forest to attend the week-long gathering to see if peace is real, or if it's just an acid trip.
00:00 Intro
03:31 How Does the Rainbow Gathering Work?
05:43 The People & The Food
08:56 Getting Kicked Out of Dinner Circle
10:03 Alcohol Camp (A Camp)
11:27 “It’s Not an Event I’d Take My Kids To”
14:11 Why So Many White People?
16:10 Prayer for Peace
17:58 The Younger Generation
20:24 What is the Point?
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@VICE 10 ай бұрын

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@thecrazyhobo Жыл бұрын

I followed the "Rainbow Path" for over 10 years. At first, it was pretty fun, but over the years, it became very unpleasant. I've never had more property stolen from me than I did at Rainbow Gatherings. Not to mention the "cliques" that berate you and tell you off if you're not part of their little group. There is also a lot of hierarchy even though they claim to all be equals. There is also favoritism among certain people who will get more food or special treats that no one else can have unless they work. And at the end, during cleanup (which I usually stayed for to find free drugs and other left items), there was always an extreme amount of trash. "Trash Mountain" was common every year. One year, we had to block the road with full trash bags to prevent people from leaving unless they took some of the trash with them. Most had more room than when they came so it didn't make sense for there to be so much trash. Before the internet, Rainbow Gatherings were pretty awesome. The location was always via word of mouth. But once the internet became big, that all changed. Now it's just a big drug party made up of thieves, liars, and some of the shadiest and meanest people you will ever meet.

@bxi1547 Жыл бұрын

Are you guys drug addicts?

@catsexual3412 Жыл бұрын

"There is also a lot of hierarchy even though they claim to all be equals. There is also favoritism among certain people who will get more food or special treats that no one else can have unless they work." - That is literally any species on earth. That is how any gregarious species will function. there is no anarchy. even in so called anarchy there will be a hierarchy.

@ProbablyOnLSD6669 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve heard from people who’ve gone this last decade or so that it just ain’t the same. The internet was a mistake.

@8roma8 Жыл бұрын

Internet doesnot change things, it exposos them

@Yourmomshassole Жыл бұрын

Facts

@shelley6477 Жыл бұрын

Regarding the woman yelling at them about the camera, and the other woman reporting she got yelled at 3x when she first arrived: Ironically I’ve always found earthy, “peace-loving” ppl to be some of the rudest and most hostile and intolerant I’ve ever met.

@glitterbug5678 Жыл бұрын

This is a very large gathering. And there are lots of interpretations of it's rules and purpose. Some get very intense about enforcing the rules that have been in place for a long time. There are people of all walks of life at this event. And some.of them are extreme and aggressive. This is my favorite place in the world, but anytime anyone ever asks me if they want to attend I always say to be safe and aware. It's not a 100% experience in any direction. And bad things can happen and people may be harsh about their space and opinion. But it can also be amazing and fun and there is lots of welcome and love.

@luckyluke5039 Жыл бұрын

It sounds like some form of anachist 'society' they are forming there for some days. So they might allow bad things to happen because a lot of the value what they see as freedom much more than justice

@triple_gem_shining Жыл бұрын

Right??? Disgusting attitude

@neighbor9672 Жыл бұрын

100 percent

@jamescooper-hope6930 Жыл бұрын

You forgot delusional.

@xfreshice4481 Жыл бұрын

This was very well done showing the Positives and Negatives and letting us decide how we feel

@tfbecky4257 Жыл бұрын

Facts !

@jvajva2352 Жыл бұрын

I just want to see lol

@EseJandro Жыл бұрын

True journalism !

@SpeakTheTruthLouder Жыл бұрын

Who is NOT letting you decide how you feel? Are they tying you up and saying you have to feel something else? Please stop with the animalistic illogic banter that lack any reason.

@tomcollins5112 Жыл бұрын

Where is Rainbow 2023 being held?

@brocklanders8652 Жыл бұрын

As a person of color, I felt much more welcome at the Gathering of the Juggalos compared to the Rainbow Family Gathering.

@sepdawg33 7 ай бұрын

Whoop whoop. Judgemental hippies.

@EdwardSteiner-ez4hy 2 ай бұрын

Then learn the lesson and start your own gathering of people of color. Mind your own business.

@zofffffyaaaa 2 ай бұрын

@@EdwardSteiner-ez4hy dumbass xd

@DrRichardDolphin Жыл бұрын

I would like to point out something I rarely see mentioned. These cultures, and communities, never have been, nor will they ever be "the answer" or "utopia." They serve particular people through particular struggles, curiosities, or moments in their lives. What I'm trying to say is a lot of times when people are all "I went for X number of years and it isn't the same" It has more to do with the person and their own journey than the event. These kind of groups, are often simply outgrown by people once they get the answers they seek. Same with most religions and events like burning man or rainbow gathering, they are great for a certain person, at a certain time, but they should not be viewed as the answer to all for everyone.

@shadrickwilson8115 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree.

@Scorpio7500 Жыл бұрын

Most cogent comment so far :P

@larsstougaard7097 Жыл бұрын

Well said

@thurstonhowelllll948 Жыл бұрын

I have out grown AA but let them hear that

@cjnav7832 Жыл бұрын

Amen. I'm an old head, so I've gone through it all And after 31 years, I can honestly say that Jesus is truly the only way I found Him as the only "answer" - to a question that not many will ask, unfortunately And on that note, His peace be with you :)

@holycrab6316 Жыл бұрын

Look, when hippies start to nest in a new area, it draws other hippies in. With the right weather conditions and topography, it can lead to a music festival. - Eric Cartman

@Humble-iq5ue Жыл бұрын

I immediately thought of that Southpark episode too ha

@skraabruh8294 Жыл бұрын

😂

@Aliyah_666 Жыл бұрын

That fucking drill vehicle to bore through the crowd. Lol

@Bigbluecollector316 Жыл бұрын

Classic episode 😂😂😂😂

@lucimitchell7273 Жыл бұрын

I think you would need a stronger song than “raining blood” for this gathering.

@pirateking888 Жыл бұрын

Oregon has its own annual hippie event called The Oregon Country Fair. It's a huge celebration that has been going on for 50+ years, of which I've been to for 30 of those years. I never used any drugs or alcohol while out there or in my life up until my 30's (even then, just weed and alcohol), so I've had a sober eye for the majority of times I've stayed at Oregon Country Fair. The majority of folks there treat it like Christmas- a fun short-term event that's there to remind you of how you and others could be in real-life society, as well as make some money (which hippie boomers eventually found to be the endgame). And it's fun if you come knowing what it is, and it's also fun to get a little lost in the utopia illusion now and again. I gotta say, the vibe has changed and splintered, ESPECIALLY during the Trump years. A lot more dudes taking more uppers, dawning more army-drab and survival clothes, being sexually forceful with women, and overall giving off an aggressive vibe. I'm seeing a lot of those dudes in this video too. A little TOO proud of their Viking heritage and a lot of unsolicited defense of their manhood. A lot of white dudes lately are having a crisis of masculine and cultural identity right now and it's getting worse, fast.

@BabyBear046 Жыл бұрын

It’s kind of amazing how so often attempts or claims of being radically “open, loving, selfless” etc can super easily turn into something very selfish.

@EuropesNinja Жыл бұрын

When there's no consequences for bad actions, predators thrive. That's what this sounds like

@cjshenesky4912 Жыл бұрын

when openess thrives toxicity is more visible, doesnt mean there is more or less. but the lack of judgement allows toxicity to come out of the shadows.

@MorgueOfficialMusic Жыл бұрын

Human nature.

@TheRainbowfinch Жыл бұрын

@@EuropesNinja There are consequences for bad action in rainbow, and many predators have been expelled from the gathering, handed over to police, or even jailed. In the early 80s, when Antonio José Ramos attempted to prey on children in our gathering, rainbow gathering participants testified against him and incarcerated him for over 30 years.

@EuropesNinja Жыл бұрын

@@MorgueOfficialMusic It's not human nature to be antisocial. Humans are literally social creatures

@killthejabberwockey3058 Жыл бұрын

Some friends in I went to the Rainbow Gathering that came to Arkansas back in 2007. It was a very unpleasant experience for me personally. I had my Djembe and Tabla Drums stolen, I was denied water on several occasions because I didn't have any drugs to trade off, and not to mention the little outbreak of Hepatitis that occured throughout the camps. It was my first and my last time to ever attend one.

@isakn7975 Жыл бұрын

Thats exactly what if expect and id bet if you had a 20$ they would take it lol

@SolRayz Жыл бұрын

Outbreak of hepatitis...lol good times.

@cosmos8760 Жыл бұрын

There's always dysentery or some sickness that gets spread around.

@glitterbug5678 Жыл бұрын

I've never experienced denial of water because there were no drugs to be traded. There's a communal water dispenser at every single major kitchen camp. The only rule is "don't touch your thing to the thing"

@glitterbug5678 Жыл бұрын

@@isakn7975 no, we will not take your money. Actually a lot of people will probably be quite offended if you offer them money for goods at this event.

@wesleyp3024 Жыл бұрын

why does it have to have a purpose? isnt it just nice to be able to get together with such nice people for a little while and enjoy life? life is all about experiences right? this is just one of those nice experiences. what you get out of it is personal.

@lj0727 Жыл бұрын

That would be too honest

@Haligonian Жыл бұрын

I think the term you are looking for is "higher purpose". You said "why does it have to have a purpose?" and then described one of its purposes and suggested that it should have that purpose.

@jurneymetatron6871 Жыл бұрын

This is what I am saying. This idea that everything we do should somehow change the world is just baffling to me.

@isqueakifyousqueeze2601 10 ай бұрын

I feel this, life should be about helping others and being happy, does it really need to mean more than that?

@Gwenhwyfar7 3 ай бұрын

It does have a purpose. To pray for peace, to get away from consumerism for a while, and get off the grid. It's really good for you.

@drewc1991 Жыл бұрын

I think Finch really brings up a problem in our society. The people he speaks of who need that type of special love/attention/patience should not have to come here to get it, and should not only get it once a year. 😢

@jurneymetatron6871 Жыл бұрын

well, I can tell you that there are more than just one gathering a year. The annual (July 1-7, technically) is the biggest one. But regional gatherings happen all year round all over the country (and also the world). They are smaller, more intimate, and made up of a good mix of locals and road dogs who live on the Rainbow trail for much of the year.

@drewc1991 Жыл бұрын

@@jurneymetatron6871 that is good to hear. I was just trying to say it would be nice if all of society accepted that some people need that special love and attention and were willing to offer it vs shun them

@ragoonsgg589 11 ай бұрын

There's also access to mental health professionals. Like at hospitals or clincs. If you don't have insurance, I'd recommend shoplifting ~$900 merchandise and turn myself in. That way you have a mandatory minimum ~6 months of free housing, food, and medical care. Plus you can enroll in free college classes to learn skills that benefit society rather than polluting a national forest with the petroleum based plastic that wrapped your organic plant-based meat substitute that imitates the taste of beef.

@greg2142 Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show that Karen's exist in all walks of life lol

@alexwatts9515 Жыл бұрын

"gEt OuT oF mY cIrClE mAn"

@luischerena7804 Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Senteqmock Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@tingymoiii Жыл бұрын

I was hoping somebody would say this!!! They totally are Karens....

@drockopotamus1 Жыл бұрын

Karens that don't shave their pits.

@fearghal10 Жыл бұрын

I stumbled across a Rainbow in Morocco a few years ago, was fucked up. A bunch of rich white people playing at some arbitrary projection of Pocahontas spirituality and talking love and togetherness while aggressively driving away the local people who come by trying to sell desert tours or whatever. The guy in charge (there's always someone in charge) was quite explicitly racist, an old South African Boer. Really came to a head when some of us tried to call him out and he screamed back "WE'RE HERE FOR PEACE: YOU'RE EITHER WITH US, OR AGAINST US!" Which still makes me laugh to this day. That was really the last nail in the coffin of my hippie aspirations. In practice, the full-on hippies that I've met (especially the men) tend to be deeply angry, resentful, broken people who adorn themselves in half-assed vapid mysticism just to get high on their own self-superiority, like would-be Mansons - just without the charisma. People around the edges of hippie culture are often amazing, but by definition, if you actually care about the real world and real society, you stay engaged with it and spend your time and energy working to improve it, not just wanking in a hammock till the sun goes cold.

@scarletsletter4466 Жыл бұрын

This is a great comment ❤

@TheRainbowfinch Жыл бұрын

Was it a white South African with a British accent named Robin? Bc if so, that guy is a convicted rapist and not welcome among rainbow family for some time now. Sometimes he likes to act like people don’t know who he is, and organize a campout in the rainbow name. They never go well.

@bluefungi Жыл бұрын

Hippies are some the most selfish people on the planet. They care about no one but themselves. They can't shower, they can't get a job, they can't do anything for themselves then blame everyone else for their problems. Every hippie I've met was nice at 1st but, quickly became a rude prick when they couldn't find their drugs. They make everything into a fight too. It's always "the system is letting me down man" with them. They smell bad too. I can get over the weed that's cool but, they also leave trash everywhere and have no regard for safety at their events. They let bad people with bad intentions in with them and say "people will be people man" because they can't get the concept of caring about others quite like they do themselves and their drugs.

@poindextertunes Жыл бұрын

your description of hippies is probably the most accurate I’ve ever heard

@basedsouljah Жыл бұрын

"...full-on hippies that I've met (especially the men) tend to be deeply angry, resentful, broken people who adorn themselves in half-assed vapid mysticism just to get high on their own self-superiority" is the most accurate comment on the modern "hippie" bullshit. I've felt this way since I was a kid, growing up around people like this. Always a methy, dark undercurrent. ALWAYS.

@Shawn-ik9zd Жыл бұрын

I first experienced rainbow in 2011 I didn't have any problem as far as race goes but I would say it depends what region you attend that will be a defining factor in diversity, final point I had a blast and it was life changing I will never forget it...

@PrivateHole420 Жыл бұрын

I went to my first Rainbow Gathering in 2017 in Oregon. I wasn't a social person before I went but it really made me way more social with everyone. It was the best experience I've ever had in my life and changed me. I met a lot of amazing people and friends.

@whitecocoa42 8 ай бұрын

That was my first one! I met one of the best friends I'll ever have there. Rainbow aint perfect but you learn so much and it's a beautiful vision.

@maribelbanuelos7678 4 ай бұрын

Mine to! I think every year is different some years may have some tougher groups then others but year 2017 was a great one to experience not one negative.

@danielfiore8865 Ай бұрын

How much LSD did ya take?

@missbutter76 Жыл бұрын

Erica did a phenomenal job with her assignment!!! I’m very impressed with her integrity and authenticity.

@whoever79 11 ай бұрын

R u her 5th grade teacher?

@britneygoth3811 11 ай бұрын

Race baiters @14:30

@GaryLee123 Жыл бұрын

I can smell this place through my screen

@janmarchand7294 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly, they all look pretty ripe to me.🤣🤣

@epi2045 Жыл бұрын

LOL!!

@mercyhowls2688 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@ChristianSoldier71 Жыл бұрын

ATTENTION!!! Hell is real!!! We can not hide our sins from God. Jesus loves you and He died for your sins. Repent and put your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Once you die, it will be too late to repent. Mark 1:15 For the Kingdom of God is at hand, repent and believe in the gospel.

@Bobcat017 Жыл бұрын

onion town

@KS-bg7rv Жыл бұрын

I was at this gathering and I had a great time. For me the spirit of the gathering was to help people carry there things up and down the mountain. People gave me small snacks as a token of appreciation. There was every kind of person there. My big issue with the rainbow gathering is people bringing their dogs and letting them roam freely. I witnessed dogs being abandoned and fights breaking out amongst packs of unsupervised dogs. Also the guy in that Jack sparrow pirate hat was going around picking fights with people and that spoons guy was arrested for flashing a family with small children and grabbing himself as they were just trying to walk by to the main gathering. Anyone reading I highly suggest you don’t camp in the parking area unless you have to.

@xclairexx5727 Жыл бұрын

I have been to two rainbows in europe, which are different to the ones in the US I guess. They are usually one month from new moon to full moon, not too many drugs and just one kitchen. The energy really depends where the Rainbow takes place and what kind of 'hippies' coming. It also has its dark sides. But it helped me to heal on many others. Peace& Love

@veganvanguard8273 7 күн бұрын

The main rainbow is amazing! This video is unfairly negative

@wadeguidry6675 Жыл бұрын

A girl in my art class went to the 1986 Rainbow Gathering in Allegheny Forest in Pennsylvania. We were seniors in high school. She described it exactly like this video shows: kind of strict, serious hippies. It didn't sound like fun to me, but she did enjoy it and the memory of her description has stuck with me for decades.

@TheHorseshoePartyUK Жыл бұрын

The Far Left and Far Right are increasingly agreeing on so many things for both opposite and similar reasons at times. I have been working on Horseshoe Theory, 2020 update.

@WhoTFVotedBiden Жыл бұрын

I’m sure she was just some art weirdo that fakes her personality to try and fit in ….cringy asf

@maddogbasil Жыл бұрын

I'm more worried about what would happen to the world if these radical extremists from left and right decided to throw their differences aside and shake hands That would truly be the end of the world.

@TheHorseshoePartyUK Жыл бұрын

@@maddogbasil Fundamentally they're morally opposed these days, despite how much the origins of this theory agreed. Today's versions well as a left-leaning Social Democrat, my wing's tiny minority who keep causing disproportionate problems, their selflessness is being exploited by Leftbook echo chambers. The opposite end get pushed from normal self-interest, to opposite mob-mentality. Someone wrote a great article where the main uniting point is: Covert Authoritarianism in the Libertarian direction, and obvious overt Totalitarianism of both wing's worst types.

@BrianGon89 Жыл бұрын

@@TheHorseshoePartyUKdefinitely a line plotted left to right can also plot a curve from dogmatic to pragmatic and back.

@Hello_Fuckers0 Жыл бұрын

I'm with the mom and daughter...if they haven't integrated in 50 years they certainly failed miserably

@thealternative9580 Жыл бұрын

Integrate? Do you have any idea of the hell the system has been heaping on hippies for 50 years? I mean they only recently started letting out guys who have been in prison since the early 90’s for LSD. They were actively persecuted for decades. Plus the complete corporatization of the economy doesn’t leave much space for hippie bookstores and hippie clothing boutiques. Maybe a headshop or a dispensary but that’s a lot of money for inventory and hoop jumping.

@IloveTide1997 Жыл бұрын

Its 👏🏻 not 👏🏻 our 👏🏻 duty 👏🏻 to 👏🏻 make 👏🏻 space 👏🏻 for 👏🏻 minorities 👏🏻

@dotbeyond Жыл бұрын

well, you do not see many black folks camping, climbing mountains, skiing. Who is supposed to "integrate" them?

@Hello_Fuckers0 Жыл бұрын

@@dotbeyond thats my point. Why make the few who want to join in those activities feel unwelcome?

@Senteqmock Жыл бұрын

they are isolating not making societal and political change. exactly

@dereksmyth8596 Жыл бұрын

I went to these a few times as a teenager. To me it was an escape from societal pressures where I could openly experience psychalics with like minded people. I think there are some people who thrive living this way but for me it was merely an escape. When they did come to town though the word was watch out or they will sell you fake acid or something which some did to me one time but then I also heard these are all A camp people doing so.

@tylermoseley935 Жыл бұрын

This is what I want to see from more news networks, the little things that grow your perspective.

@naiakiki Жыл бұрын

Colorado people were not happy about this. You cannot "leave no trace" with thousands of people living and pooping in a sensitive environment for a few weeks. I heard the forest there won't recover for quite a few years

@JohnDoe-pd2lh Жыл бұрын

Yeah, despite all of their environmentalist love and light hippy woowoo talk, they sure do leave a disaster everywhere they go.

@brandonsergeon5915 Жыл бұрын

Yeah they completely trashed the our national forest in WV when they came through. They were also very hostile and some what violent to us locals. I would've gotten hit with a wrench and jumped pretty good by them for no reason other than I didn't give them enough money while they were bumming outside our local rite aid. I'm sure some of them are really good people but the mass that shows up are usually horrible people that are wanted for horrible crimes. Again this was just my experience with them. I'm sure they're not all like that.

@derunsympath Жыл бұрын

Well you can if you pay for everything to be cleaned up after but theyre 'anarchists' so they dont believe in money like that.

@ILOVEBACONBOY2018 Жыл бұрын

they are all a disaster themselves.

@naiakiki Жыл бұрын

@@brandonsergeon5915 I believe it. They had come through Steamboat Springs about a decade ago and did the same thing, so locals were very upset about them coming back for an even larger gathering. Apparently at the previous one, a lot was stolen from local grocery stores and it took years and years to remediate the damage

@lancertreepuffer Жыл бұрын

17:32 no it's not "native" it's you appropriating a fraction of a percent of native cultural then putting it on like some kind of Cosplay outfit you can wear for a little while

@Freshadventures_ Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@mercyhowls2688 Жыл бұрын

YUP

@MyRamblingRose86 Жыл бұрын

I used to live near a Love family cult . I went to a party there in my teens and they tried to convince me my mom didn't love me. I thought that was so ironic and left.

@tarah.1648 Ай бұрын

I got a very short weed trimming gig through a friend of a friend 6 years ago.... turned out it was on a love israel property (owned by one of Love's daughters after the cult disbanded), and it was rather humorous to blindy stumble into. There was still a little bit of a 'culty' vibe. I did find it odd that I felt judged for living a more straight-edge life.... I enjoyed psychedelics, but I wasn't into selling drugs and I had never been to jail etc. or had the same wild experiences they did. Because I was a normie to them they didn't take the time to get to know me. I was struggling with depression at the time and I knew they could see it but didn't care to reach out. Not very free love 😆

@g-cgeneralcontractor8903 Жыл бұрын

I went to a rainbow gathering when I was 13 years old parents took us there for a one week get away. It was 1993 Littlerock Washington, I believe. It was a crazy experience. Lotta shrooms a lot of nudity. One thing that stuck out for me was there was no alcohol allowed during the whole gathering, which I felt kept it very peaceful and people who wanted to drink, didn’t even show up and were turned away at the gate which I felt we’re all the a.k.a. bad apples because there was no drinking. It was very fun and energy was really awesome. But I do remember some old-timers snapping on me for some real trivial crap. Maybe just the fact that they don’t really have a place to clean their ass and we’re upset about that but overall it was a very cool experience. We brought a 50 man pavilion tent with a wood-burning stove that seem to become the hub of the place which also made it a cool experience.

@kateb6893 Жыл бұрын

That wasn't a Rainbow Gathering, that was Gideon Israel's private land that he called Rainbow Valley. Those were essentially massive parties with Gideon riding around on his golf cart yelling at everyone. Pretty sure he was arrested for tax evasion or something and eventually lost his property. The locals hated him for the havoc those "gatherings" wreaked on the community.

@LilyGazou 10 ай бұрын

Interesting. I used to have a friend who had a farm in Littlerock. She sold and moved to amp tans. It was starting to be lots of housing developments. The Capitol Forest was nearby, great for trail riding with her horses. I’ll have to look up this Gideon person. Washington isn’t very wild anymore.

@g-cgeneralcontractor8903 10 ай бұрын

@@LilyGazou it was a really great time even though I was 13 was a crazy awesome experience. 45 now and still remember the feeling of being there.

@peaceformula5830 Жыл бұрын

I went there to the Rainbow gathering. I was selling Soap and Deodorant, came back with all my stock 😥

@LonDonTaylor. Жыл бұрын

They do look filthy to be honest lol

@HostileTakeover555 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@whateverwhatever4026 Жыл бұрын

That's what I just said. They even look smelly.

@daveyboy8907 Жыл бұрын

They won't even use organic deodorant..

@mikepayne4979 Жыл бұрын

LOL that's what you get for trying to make money in a place where money doesn't exist

@margauxf4321 Жыл бұрын

I worked as a medic at one of these in Northern CA years ago. Zero patients for DAYS until I literally had to run to the main road desperately trying to find signal to call for an ambulance for a possible heart attack (I had a heart monitor but our nurse took the med box when we swapped out at shift change FOR WHY?! SERIOUSLY?!) Anyways, I'm alone running through the woods at 3am not able to wake a soul on the medical or staffing team via radio for assistance when the nurse gets on the radio mad I woke him up saying someone better be dead. I said, "mate, he might be, I had to abandon him in order to call an ambulance for the STEMI I saw on the monitor! Care to mosey on down to the first aid tent and give some aspirin/nitro while I ask the rangers to radio for an ambulance??" Very stressful. I never worked for that company again.

@Jdogg51 Жыл бұрын

The mate part is what has me believing in that this whole story is made up. No 1 in the United States says, "Mate.

@icarus550 Жыл бұрын

@@Jdogg51 True but there were a lot of ppl there from all over, not just the US. I believe the story because why make something like this up?

@BookOfFaustus Жыл бұрын

One thing I cant stand while I'm tripping balls is being forced to see people's dermatological pathologies out in the sunlight. This would be Hell.

@maliabella Жыл бұрын

What I like about rainbow gatherings compared to music festivals is that it’s all DIY and co-created. Music festivals are often promoting consumerism, aesthetics, and capitalism. Rainbow gatherings are about actively participating in creating an experience, rather then just consuming one.

@heinrichmuller7974 Жыл бұрын

there seems to be an awful lot of hierarchy and clique like formations for a group that claims equality, like how can you say on one hand that "everyone is welcome" then turn around to hear someone being yelled at to "get out!"...

@cfcolly Жыл бұрын

It's meant to me no cameras. It's one of the main rules that everyone understands. Even to take a photo is one thing, and you should get the permission of everyone in it, but I understand why someone would get upset about a camera in the food circle. It's like the rainbow equivalent of taking your shirt off in a mosque. People feel very strongly about it

@poindextertunes Жыл бұрын

@@cfcolly ah yes, comparing hippies in the woods to a 1,400 year old religion. makes sense

@cfcolly Жыл бұрын

@@poindextertunes I just picked the first thing that came to mind, but I do think respect is important. To the people at rainbow it is just as important as that. It doesn't matter how long something has been happening, it's still a culture where people have string feelings about their beliefs.

@darinbauer8122 Жыл бұрын

You talking about the cops? [Just sayin' yo.]

@maplelocks1062 Жыл бұрын

18:00 This is Tree's second major appearance in a VICE doc. He was also extensively interviewed in Cult or Commune: Inside 'The Garden' | My Life Online.

@Batzbey Жыл бұрын

Big Tree‼️

@ironhandcreative5603 Жыл бұрын

I knew that dude looked familiar!

@TreeandJulia Жыл бұрын

Even bigger things coming next ;)

@nomaddaze Жыл бұрын

The garden is a cult full of user mooches and sexual predators

@nomaddaze Жыл бұрын

These are public lands they can't kick you out next year maybe we should gather up a few hundred rednecks and just show up with cameras and see who's going to do what

@allthatglittersandglows8977 5 ай бұрын

I've never been to a national gathering but I've been to 10 of the Florida regional gatherings in Ocala and Apalachicola. I think it's one of the best experiences of my life, and a core memory with my best friend who passed away at the beginning of last year. We went for two weeks the very first time and brought a whole bunch of stuff with us, and everything we brought we took back out with us. My favorite part is trade circle, you can find some amazing things to barter for there and I love not having to have money to get something I fell in love with. Main circle is beautiful but if you have any allergies you have to ask each of the kitchen servers if that is in your food or not, just to be safe. The drum circle and dancing for hours is a form of freedom. It might not change the world but it changes a person. The Florida gatherings have always had at least a few non-white people, a decent mix at least. It's hard to convince my non-white friends to join me for camping in the forest lol. I'm going to Ocala next week for 2 days but I'm getting a room because I'm disabled now and can't really carry all the heavy stuff to set up a tent and dig a hole to poop in 😅. There are psychedelics there and a lot of marijuana, but I've never really had the experience of anyone on any other drugs that are hard, and the alcohol is kept at the front gate area for a camp.

@MadHatterTheMatter 29 күн бұрын

this is good coverage. I got banned from the family in tennesee despite having paid $200 to get in and driven 4 hours. they claim to support people in mental health crisis but refused me because I was too manic and had been being actively stalked. really upsetting given that it was the first place I truly felt at home

@DangerousMongoose Жыл бұрын

I went to the 2012 rainbow gathering in Tennessee during my high school senior year. The hype build up, excitement and travel were straight out of a b-rated indie road trip movie. When we finally get there mid afternoon, people were already tripping and hallucinating on acid and mushrooms. We observed a lot of marijuana being smoked amongst tight, closed groups. Barely legal adults taking off their clothes “to free themselves”. I saw grown adults acting inferior to my high school self. I enjoyed it for what it was, I think I was afraid to socialize out of my own group of friends. Some friends knew others there, and eventually we all broke apart, although all 7 of us traveled in one vehicle. Towards the end, I felt lonely, and just wanted to get back home. I appreciated the rest of high school after that trip, and it’s what really triggered my interest in college. Overall, good experience if you have friends that won’t abandon you. But hey, we were all high schoolers just living our best life.

@coppeliaguidry9790 Жыл бұрын

Aww, sorry sounds like they wern't real friends. :(

@larsstougaard7097 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, you can feel really lonely in a big crowd if you don't feel connected or seen .

@dereksmyth8596 Жыл бұрын

Seems like it wasnt the type of place for you

@mike0nabike Жыл бұрын

lol the ultimate human experience. Thank god we built society

@PC-bd3uh Жыл бұрын

lol the few replies to your comment here pretty much confirms the arrogance and entitlement (insecurities/fear) these folks truly think they have. plain and simple...they destroy nature and serve nothing but their egos, pure privelege. peace and love lol, what a joke

@m.e.p.r Жыл бұрын

The amount of sudo-intellectual bongo players at these events, is off the charts

@Eatokraeveryday Жыл бұрын

It’s the best

@_A_T_B_ Жыл бұрын

*pseudo lol

@timothycreamer8610 10 күн бұрын

I prefer Suedo

@ReneeSpangler Жыл бұрын

Last year I had a positive experience of meeting people at a gas station in Hayden who were not sure of the route. I helped guide a caravan 2 hours down the most beautiful trail I have ever seen. There were miles of Black eyed Susans covering the rolling mountains as far as your eye could see. The most beautiful horses running through the fields. Every year I wildflower hunt for beautiful views and the drive to that gathering should have been a magical experience for everyone. Going into the campground I had roses that I spread the petals from onto the road as I drove. I handed a few out my window and turned around. I enjoyed my sunset drive back home. I'm happy I was there to help a few get somewhere safe. Utah/Colorado mountain girl. The back roads are my peace ✌️

@thirdstonefromthesun485 10 ай бұрын

🌼 I have been to many Hippie festivals in my hometown, Seattle, but nothing like the Rainbow gathering. If I could meet a free-spirited Hippie like myself who would love to experience the Rainbow Gathering I would be up for it in a heart beat. 💋 Peace and love. Thanks for this spiritual and fun upload.

@jackbeddoes4416 Жыл бұрын

Damn even in the middle of nowhere there are karens

@HostileTakeover555 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@nmrn148 5 ай бұрын

especially in the middle of nowhere

@allenclausen8078 3 ай бұрын

The guy at information should have done a better job warning them not to bring the cameras to Circle.

@lexigordon7071 Жыл бұрын

i think the thing we need to accept as a society is that the more people you have in one place, the more likely it will turn corrupt. that and adding drugs to anything will get messy. i used to want the hippy lifestyle so bad, until i realized how psychedelics and drugs were a huge part of it. personally, i just feel like we live in a fallen world and everyone is just medicating themselves one way or another. if we want to create a positive change- we need to stop complaining about our government and pointing fingers. we all need to hold ourselves accountable and make an effort to be present day to day. change starts in your household.

@rochelleeallenn Жыл бұрын

100% agree with everything you said change starts within !!

@TheOuroborosisbroken Жыл бұрын

Change might start in your household but it certainly doesn't end there. You need entire communities decided to change the way things are to make an actual difference. Maybe that's what this people are looking for in the Rainbow gathering. It won't accomplish much but is certainly better than isolation.

@bellyfullofbadberries502 Жыл бұрын

I’ve read a lot of comments on this video. This comment in particular I personally agree with a lot.

@Peasant_in_a_tree Жыл бұрын

Whats wrong with complaining about the government?

@Paakku97 Жыл бұрын

yes and we should realize how difficult peaceful co-existence is at a global scale and be more appreciative of also the pros of government and the benefits of it, even though a lot of that we take for granted. Still, we should work together to improve, but lets not act like some return to some more primitive way of being is gonna solve the struggle for world peace.

@alexbrufladt171 11 ай бұрын

I've always found "spiritual" and modern hippie ppl the most self-centered and egotistical ppl I've ever met. I think what makes them so annoying is that they try to come off like they love and care for everyone and are very forgiving ppl but most of them are the complete opposite. They look down on u for the littlest things I sware.

@lionheartglass Жыл бұрын

Awesome work. I'm surprised that the cameras were tolerated at all.

@patrickhanson8814 Жыл бұрын

I got sucked into that when I was young. I realized that they fund themselves through local food banks and send young dumb people like me to panhandle to fund this. I found it strange, deceiving and I started hopping trains to avoid those people

@jurneymetatron6871 Жыл бұрын

who was sending you to spange?

@freedo333 Жыл бұрын

Everyone used to call me a hippy when i was in my 20s. I had long hair, drove a 73 bug, smoked a lot of herb, ate as many hallucinogens as i could get & looooved Jerry Garcia. Now im 54. Many of the things i mentioned are still true. But i no can no longer identify with the folks in this video. They think theyre changin the world by getting naked & partying for a few days. It's silly. I still love Jerry Garcia :)

@patrickquine3945 Жыл бұрын

I heard shady stories about Rainbow Gatherings 20yrs ago. People running from the law or their past or maybe their abuser often run away with the hippies, it's a very mixed bag..

@leathompson3950 Жыл бұрын

I’m the girl with red hair saying “we do this thing where we yell 6up if we see cops” I was so excited for this to come out, they interviewed me for like an hour and I’m only in 1 second! Honestly I’m glad because I was pretty wigged out at the time

@justsaynoNWO Жыл бұрын

We’re you tripping? What do you think of all the negative comments about rainbow in these comments?

@Fatman305 Жыл бұрын

Congrats, celeb!

@ralph3638 Жыл бұрын

Do you think this doco is accurate?

@jimgreat3820 Жыл бұрын

Just be grateful that they included you in the final production.

@Not_yourMOM Жыл бұрын

You’re proud of this?

@SeanBenward Жыл бұрын

I did a rainbow gathering in Usk National park in Washington State not far from Spokane. I was pretty young at the time. This is where I learned to use chopsticks, traded in the bartering circles, and pretty much engulfed myself in the whole experience. We would regularly hitchhike to Spokane to donate plasma for cash, spend the night in a homeless shelter/church for a shower, use the toilet, and head back the next day. Spent a week or two after we left calling everyone brother and sister. Overall, at the time and overtime, I am not worse for wear. The only negative was sanitation was not the best and an outbreak of giardia which ended up putting my hitchhiking buddy in the hospital for three days in Spokane and me in the homeless shelter for an extended stay. The bottom line is that summer which included working in Yellowstone was one of the best summers of my life. There was no A camp. Drinking was not encouraged and there was not much happening. There was no violence that I remember and after watching this video, clearly, things have changed. Withholding opinion as to better or worse. Definitely different.

@caitlynbrooks92 Жыл бұрын

I've never been to nationals, but I highly suggest going to regionals first to get a feel for it in a smaller scale. All the Texas regional gatherings I've been to were all amazing lovely ppl. I was just out there last week, and I'm already missing them.

@TheRainbowfinch Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear the East Texas regional went well! I was hearing good things from folks plugged in ahead of time

@jadafons Жыл бұрын

This journalist.. Admirable work. (Second piece I’ve watched). How she stays neutral respectful and yet very personable.

@TheBayboy29 Жыл бұрын

I can smell the thumbnail…

@ryaniverson3555 Жыл бұрын

"👊"😅 ‼️

@pokene_pokemon Жыл бұрын

I left this same comment before I saw yours. Accurate 😂

@chainsawpanda2 Жыл бұрын

SPoons: I fucking hate you! Also Spoons: Hey man can I get a sip of water?

@SnakeDoc455 10 ай бұрын

Your choice for the ending cut was excellent. Just a simple agreement, no pressure bro.

@meanymouse Жыл бұрын

i would be terrified to eat any of that food

@misterlianghui Жыл бұрын

The fact that we get free videos from VICE on KZfaq is priceless 🙏🙏🙏 May I also remind you the fact that our Native American population in our motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION! A shocking sad truth. 😔 In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return it to rightful owners Native American people. Notorious global cardinal crimes the Christian West has committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery & Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask? 😔

@TheWoew Жыл бұрын

Jinxed it :(

@RobertService-bz4xy Жыл бұрын

"we" huh? Did "We" get permission from everyone gathering to consent to be filmed?

@supremelyeducated3273 11 ай бұрын

My jaw dropped as I learned Native American population in their motherland, the Continent of America before the European Colonizers arrived, was around 15 millions, while the European population in their motherland, the Continent of Europe was around 25 millions. Today, Native American population is 15 million, while the European population, in the Continents of America + Europe, is a staggering TWO BILLION.. It is a shockingly sad truth. 😔

@misterlianghui 11 ай бұрын

@@supremelyeducated3273 Speaking of Native American people who have not occupied an inch of European land, or slaughtered a single European in Europe; while European Colonizers have occupied both North & South America lands and terminated 99.9% of Natives population. Speaking of Europe which is actually a huge livable Continent with 45 nations. Russia alone is a ginormous nation which occupies nearly half of Europe with a relatively small population. Nearly half of mainland Asia, from Siberia to Far-East Asia also is inside Russia. No wonder Mother Russia is so very huge. By the way, the "land grab" is more of the same in the Asia-Pacific region where European Colonizers such as Britain and Russia have already Colonized half of Asia, stretching from Australia/New Zealand, to Siberia/Far-East, all in the Asia-Pacific region. Russia occupied vast resource rich Siberia to Far East ever since 17th & 18th century, while Anglo British, sailing halfway around the world from jolly old England, took over giant resourceful landmass of Australia & New Zealand in 18th & 19th century; all in Asia-Pacific, while Native people of Asia-Pacific region are left with and quarreling over a few tiny islands in South China Sea while Anglo Australia/New Zealand have already claimed big chunks of nearby Antarctica.

@cattycorner8 10 ай бұрын

They are not the "rightful owners"

@natesmith3073 Жыл бұрын

I went like 10 years ago in the mountains of Tennessee with a group of friends and it was horrible. A girl in our group was raped, got sold some scary research chenical

@user-by6yc8yl7v Жыл бұрын

Always test your drugs before you put them in your body!

@Catlily5 Жыл бұрын

@@Freshadventures_ That's all you care about?

@JC-wg5xn Жыл бұрын

What was the rape like?

@j3s333 Жыл бұрын

@@Catlily5 bro tbh this is the youtube comment section lower ur standards if u think youll find decent people. But yeah what was the chemical like??

@Catlily5 Жыл бұрын

@@j3s333 I can still try to be decent even if you guys don't want to be.

@futuristic.handgun Жыл бұрын

I went for a day to check out the Rainbow gathering about 10 years ago when they rolled through my town in Northeast Tennessee. It was interesting to say the least. I didn't have a particularly bad time, and my best friend was huge into hippie culture and that life so I feel she shaped me having a decent time. However by the end of the day I wanted to go home to a hot shower, and fall asleep in my bed with the internet and food whenever I wanted to access it. That life just ain't for me. It's an experience I'm glad I had, but one that 8 hours was enough for me to get the picture.

@YanksandBritsProductions Жыл бұрын

I’ve just been reading a comment and that person said a girl was raped at the Tennessee one, not sure when that was. Obviously gatherings like this will draw all kinds of people just like any other …….good & bad, loads of different type of people, lots drinking and doing drugs …..that’s a recipe for some BS. I remember many years ago hitchhiking here in England, I got a lift from a woman & her few friends who we’re heading to a similar small event. She was a character who I know of for many years ……long story short she was going there to sell drugs & party ……just as loads of other people will go there for that. Lots of people will go to gatherings like this looking for something they will Never find there, ……their is a song by Ritchie Sambora that goes like this …….you can Only get so High, Then you gotta come down. Drink 24/7 …….fill yourself with drugs 24/7 ……. No one will find what they are looking for it that. It’s a form of Escapism, Temporary.

@futuristic.handgun Жыл бұрын

@@YanksandBritsProductions @@YanksandBritsProductions As far as I know they've only been in the state once, and that was the one I went to. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that happened. The county jail was insanely overcrowded and overwhelmed by them being in town. And you're right, a grand majority are just there for a party. Escapism is a lot of people's only goal.

@screamdreamer9085 Күн бұрын

14:04 “Whether they want to wear clothes or don’t want to wear clothes, I’m personally a nudist” (cuts to camera shot of him bottomless like a toddler) 😂

@markfelt5650 Жыл бұрын

One of the funniest moments of my life was at a Rainbow Gathering where a dude with a tuba would just follow this group of cops while playing the Imperial March song (Darth Vader's theme song) The cops looked SOOOO pissed the entire time. chefs kiss to you tuba player.

@TheRainbowfinch Жыл бұрын

We love Zach Monster and his tuba… I did that one time with the Imperial March when they were arresting some guy for no good reason, but all I had was a kazoo…just as goofy but less spectacular

@markfelt5650 Жыл бұрын

@@TheRainbowfinch that's fucking awesome. It was Wyoming nationals in like.... 2008 I think.

@madtownangler Жыл бұрын

The locals usually spend a bunch of time sometimes years restoring the campsites afterwards. Did not see any fat people in the video either.

@alexander_the_great_1975 Жыл бұрын

I guess they don´t eat much...😁

@Catlily5 Жыл бұрын

They had to hike three miles in. That would deter a lot of overweight people.

@BlondeManNoName Жыл бұрын

The fat people had their McDonalds gathering.

@Rasidawg77 Ай бұрын

I'm brown and I went to gatherings from 95 to 2000 and it was the best experience ever I learned and did so much . Now I work and wish I could do it all over again . Yes b it was about the freedom

@Notbethdutton 9 ай бұрын

I live in a community that a gathering was held near about 9 years ago. It was a curse to our community and cost us thousands dollars. These gathering aren’t about anything but having a good time while claiming to be doing good when in reality they do a lot of harm.

@JohnDoe-pd2lh Жыл бұрын

"To try to live a utopian society....for a week." LOL!

@Rodwill18 Жыл бұрын

Carnival cruise

@JohnDoe-pd2lh Жыл бұрын

@@Rodwill18 Indeed. Whenever I think of utopia, I immediately think of carnival cruise lol.

@Ihminen Жыл бұрын

Rainbow gatherings always last for one month. Even the most basic facts about the subject were wrong.

@ShiftyCDN Жыл бұрын

As a West Coaster, I can confidently say that not only are a good portion of these people either drug addicts or mentally ill (or both) but they are also rather dumb (and ironically extremely closed-minded). These "movements" tend to actually accomplish very little in terms of increasing awareness, and generally just frustrate the locals. If you want to go on a drug binge in the forest, just be honest and say so.

@breachperplex8846 Жыл бұрын

Cops wouldn’t allow that so that’s kinda hard when drugs are illegal

@kephlur7493 Жыл бұрын

Yea, ive always noticed this about hippies, for people who are supposed to be so accepting and understanding, they often are so close minded, especially politically.

@gef2 Жыл бұрын

yeah these people are stupid AF, drop them in a real shithole and see if their dinner circle saves them lol

@AnnSisuLiv Жыл бұрын

@Breach Perplex I hope you're being sarcastic but it's hard to tell nowadays.

@ITIsFunnyDamnIT Жыл бұрын

Thank You. I've heard about this group gathering in the Ocala National Forrest for years, way back in the 80s before the internet and even back then they had a bad reputation. Sometimes these druggies will venture out into town and they are the sketchiest people you will ever see. This whole rainbow thing is NOT a movement, all it is, is a drug using festival out in the woods. People pretending it's anything more than that are delusional

@HybridTrapMusic 9 ай бұрын

That location is epic!

@heatherraskin1592 Жыл бұрын

I’ll never trade my Rainbow experiences. Some were amazing and freeing and some were downright terrible. It is what you put into it. There are good things and bad things and good and bad people. I met some really amazing people who I have remained friends with for over a decade. Things we learned and experienced in Rainbow, we brought back to our lives in Babylon and continue to practice peace, self-sufficiency, kindness, empathy, plus the outdoor survival skills. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t utopian by any standard, but it helped shape who I am today.

@ryderlittlejohn8567 Жыл бұрын

Babylon! I see you.

@sophiaisabelle0227 Жыл бұрын

This is giving Midsommar vibes. Seems like they’re keen on sacrificing any of their members if they deem it necessary to do so.

@galaxy2dk Жыл бұрын

The comment i was looking for literally first thing that came to mind when i saw this lmao

@brendandecker5259 Жыл бұрын

You’re also not allowed to film or take pictures in both this and Midsommar lol 😂

@elestromusicgamesfun1101 Жыл бұрын

As a Swede, I fucking hate that movie. This is so far from midsommar as it gets.

@vanessahammond3829 Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this comment 😂 thank you!

@gazjaz2010 Жыл бұрын

bahahaha but seriously how do you sleep at night

@shadrickwilson8115 Жыл бұрын

I went to the Wisconsin gathering and found it pretty interesting. Personally I think it's important to study (even on just a personal level) semi permanent autonomous zones like this. Really just going for yourself is the only way to experience it but there's something really special about going to a place where you are automatically taken care of with no questions asked. It inspires me to want to help out so that other people can experience something as radical as eating ice cream or home made pizza deep in the woods like that and then being able to participate in making it happen. My favorite part is helping out in kitchens at rainbow I would happily do that all day every day forever if I lived somewhere that had a similar sharing mindset. It sounds trivial, getting taken care of or fed by strangers (without religion) but I think it can be really life changing. It was for me.

@AnnSisuLiv Жыл бұрын

The food doesn't magically appear. Someone has to be responsible to bring it to an "autonomous" zone. What happens when it runs out or the ones providing get tired of doing it? Chaos is what happens. They go into other areas, steal, beg or other crimes to get it. Utopia doesn't exist amongst a bunch of people who think tripping on drugs and not being productive members of society is the way to live.

@SamanthaSteinbring7 Жыл бұрын

You might be interested in the burner community. There are many regional burning man events that are smaller than the big one and operate on the same principles. There are always lots of people cooking and gifting food to others :)

@TroyJScott 7 ай бұрын

These type of people are absolutely beautiful to me. I would love the courage to be able to unplug and spend the week with individuals like these. Bless them all

@gtagamerman1234 Жыл бұрын

I went to the rainbow gathering at mount Tabor in 2016 for 6 days when I was 16 years old. Crazy times. Crazy memories.

@upinsmoke4203 Жыл бұрын

Cartman isn’t gonna be happy

@HostileTakeover555 Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@cavanzki Жыл бұрын

even in a community about peace they are pretty hostile and karen like to the people try to promote about the event

@_A_T_B_ Жыл бұрын

Vice aren't there to "promote" anything, they are there to exploit it to create content.

@okonspruce 8 күн бұрын

At 75 years now, I grew up during the time of peace and love. Have always been curious about Rainbow Gatherings but have never attended. Thank you for your informative video. Probably not like the gatherings when they first started in 1972. Wouldn't want to experience this now with all that I viewed; people not accepting of each other, too much angry; such as the woman who thought she was in charge, screaming at you etc. The mother and daughter of colour made the most sense. They first-hand experienced the reactions of people around them - definitely negative/not inclusive. Rainbow Gatherings are not a place of peace and love.

@monkeyfuel69 Жыл бұрын

The problem isn't that Rainbow is different than Woodstock, the problem is people forgot Woodstock was like Rainbow.

@firstmkb Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to Burning Man in NV twice, along with some regional Burns. I was really hoping Rainbow Family had that kind of culture, but as soon as I saw the woman screaming about the cameras I was disappointed. The woman who pointed out they haven’t managed to integrate in 50 years was spot on. Burning Man has problems because we put a city of 80,000 people together in the desert for a week, but it isn’t this kind of a mess. Look for Regional Burns. They’re all over, and in my opinion much friendlier, open, and better managed.

@roxannerodriguez7075 Жыл бұрын

Regional burns? Could you explain a little for someone who knows nothing, but would love to know more. I don't fit in with any of my family. The only times I kind of behave like my few family members- is when I'm at my worst... I've married, had kids, ended up addicted to pain pills, recovered, joined churches and 12 step groups, therapy, even acupuncture... trying to "fit in"... I'm 40 and I still don't feel "a part" of anything specific. Each group I mentioned gave me something, none were bad, but none filled this hole in my soul either, you know? I'm not sure I'll ever find where I "fit in" but there a few things I'd still like to try. Something like this would be on that list. Thank you for listening. 💜

@hopeland5739 Жыл бұрын

@@roxannerodriguez7075 I hope you find what you're looking for Roxanna. - I'd add something about regional burns here, but I don't know anything about Burning Man Culture either.

@catx7643 Жыл бұрын

If you're a burner, you should know that it's not cool to film someone without their consent, even if they're just in the background. Someone could get recognized in this video and lose their job

@kennyhumble3699 Жыл бұрын

@@catx7643 exactly, at events like this, there should be no electronics, keep them in your car!

@lj0727 Жыл бұрын

@@roxannerodriguez7075 I mean this in the most kind and gentle way possible, but the reason you haven't found that "something" to fill your soul is because you are looking in the wrong places. You can't fill it with religion, and 12 step programs, and festivals... because it is an internal process. You need to fill the hole within yourself, by yourself. By finding what makes YOU happy. My suggestion, try gardening, knitting, reading, painting, learn an instrument. Once you find the key to YOU.. then you branch out and find your community. ❤️❤️❤️

@mojavewander9308 Жыл бұрын

I was at '96 and '98 Nationals. It was heaven on Earth, and I remember a lot of POC.

@barborarunabencikova7872 Жыл бұрын

My first small rainbow Gathering was eyes opening And really loving, maybe because i came on the very end. It changed a lot in me as I was that "good girl" doing everything as my parents wanted. Visiting the rainbow was like a plot twist in my story,i m really grateful for that. I went more times in different places of europe and the more i visited,the more of dark side appeared. Guy touching me unappropriatly under water when i just wanted to relax 🤢, another " rainbow mother" yelling at me because I wanted to open electronic book (She could say it normally, I didnt know that this also counts as it had just batteries), getting lice 😅, getting diarrhoreia😅 but thankfully getting out of rainbow (Poland) before the disease spread - military fever lead to that some people even child or small babies end up in the hospital. Another rainbow a man died, a tree falled on him. So I dont know. Its good place to visit but dont be naive,we Are just humans and some things Are just the same as anywhere.

@Catfishcory Жыл бұрын

I can smell the gathering through the computer screen...

@georgehenry76 Жыл бұрын

I’ll bet none of them are perverts. Not a one..

@ashutoshchakravarty2669 Жыл бұрын

@boon2956 8 күн бұрын

Yea def not finch

@totrigo6834 Жыл бұрын

22:36 this moment stuck with me. To all lightworkers out there: to ascend humanity - that's just our agreement 🤝 💚

@bugswrrrld Жыл бұрын

my dad went to a rainbow gathering in college (early 90s) and still tells hilarious stories to this day

@wiolantsungazer7665 10 ай бұрын

I think we were a more loving and openly showing care kind of people before the internet. After 20 years of gangster rap influencing the societies, especially the last five years, well not only gangster rap but the whole toxic influence the media has made us forget what really is important in life ❤

@tinypinata505 Жыл бұрын

The Rainbow Gathering would descend on my hometown back in the nineties and just turn the whole place inside out. As a teenager it was an amusing spectacle though I'm certain most other residents there were perturbed to say the least.

@micemr76 Жыл бұрын

I went in 95 and 96. Two very different places in the country. Unless it wasn't a national, which is once a yr, u wouldn't have had more then one. Now they do have regionals gatherings usually in the same places sometimes multiple times a yr. I remember rainbow valley in southern WA in the nineties, which was a regional till the govt took dudes land. In truth it was a giant open air drug market at the regionals

@actiblizzard Жыл бұрын

Preaching kindness and acceptance and then act like karens once you show up with a camera is pretty ironic

@user-sb1sh3jx7w 11 ай бұрын

A-camp was really nice to me and fun, full of comedians and had a pirate vibe. If you feel really repressed in day to day society in how you feel like you have to act/ dress etc, rainbow is a great break from that alone and you don't have to be a hippie cliche into crystals and boho style to get a lot out of it. I was with a physically abusive boyfriend there, had my foot sliced open while walking around barefoot, went days without eating and was mentally unwell and it's still a big highlight in my entire life. I miss the people I met there. I think people could sense I was with an abuser and pretty broken and I really needed the love.

@cameronpihillips2603 Жыл бұрын

For me going to rainbow is like going home! rainbow is my people, but rainbow is a special kind of culture too. you gotta know how to move through it and navigate I could imagine feeling overwhelmed, but everyone was super kind and inclusive to me. It suck they give it that kind of reputation because I hope the number of poc can grow!

@Bhorvic1 Жыл бұрын

One summer I was working in a small town in Montana and The Rainbows came to have their gathering in the nearby forest. I was told the actual Rainbow Family were decent people but the ones that came into town were kinda shitty people tbh. They would try to bathe in the produce misters at the grocery store, aggressively panhandle and block gas pumps with their vehicles until someone bought them gas. Apparently the area where the gathering occurred was absolutely trashed after they left and multiple stray dogs were left behind. Maybe they would have a better reputation if they held the shitty people accountable?

@isakn7975 Жыл бұрын

It hard go hold anything or anyone accountable when they are just “vibing” and tripping dick

@slconley Жыл бұрын

People left their dogs!!!

@eurodiaz3712 Жыл бұрын

Yes free thinkers can be very hypocritical

@brandonsergeon5915 Жыл бұрын

I lived in a small town in west Virginia and the rainbow gathering came thru one year. Most of them were violent, I didn't go to the actual gathering but the ones that would venture into town were horrible humans. A group of people setting outside a rite aid bumming money tried to hit me with a wrench because I only gave them change. I 100% would've gotten hit with a wrench and jumped had I not had my Glock on me. Then the trash that they left in our national Forest was fucking ridiculous. It was us that went and cleaned up after them. Maybe I only had encounters with "the bad apples" but I'd say it's all a bunch of bullshit, everyone I knew that did go to the actual gathering said the same thing, they were met with hostility, violence and if they were female they got sexually harassed. Again this is my personal experience with the rainbow gathering I'm sure they're not all like that. I'd say you get more peace and love at a gathering of juggalos then at a rainbow gathering.

@Cmolloy8798 Жыл бұрын

@@TheCrusher72 because he has a relevant experience to share

@g.h.7661 Жыл бұрын

As hellish as either one of these sounds to me, this is unfortunately true, you would be a million times safer at a “juggallo” gathering what with the fact that it’s not some unregulated hell in the middle of the woods where you could get drugged, kidnapped & r8ped or murdered… not to mention juggallos at least appear to take a shower more than once a month & that particular festival seems to have actual bathrooms.

@brandonsergeon5915 Жыл бұрын

@@g.h.7661 Yeah man you definitely would be safer with them. I have a few "juggalo" friends and they are really accepting of everyone, they really do take care of each other and everyone that shows up.

@bmp3m Жыл бұрын

@@TheCrusher72 The whole video got drowned in the vice narrative that this is completely normal behavior when in reality these are the grossest ‘people’ you will ever see in north america

@bmp3m Жыл бұрын

should have ended that dude with the wrench imagine if you were a woman or child what they would have done they have no morals

@phinlenox4832 Жыл бұрын

Unironically some of the best ads ever

@wtfwtf89 Жыл бұрын

Mandatory niceness breeds passive aggression.

@breezewebsdesignstudio Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to Rainbow twice, and Burning Man 5 times. Just like in any society, both have their own problems, strengths, struggles and beauty. Just like when someone sees and experiences the life that has been given to them, half glass full or half glass empty, that is how one will experience their time in a gathering of people.

@kennyhumble3699 Жыл бұрын

Burning Man? Did y'all really burn somebody like the movie? Tell me! 😂

@telahquemere6100 Жыл бұрын

yes and the same- i totally agree with your comment. and both make you face yourself too...

@patrickdonegan9559 Жыл бұрын

one is a commercial event.

@Zaekk Жыл бұрын

The host of the show was awesome in general and graceful in rejection.

@buddycrockett5413 Ай бұрын

I went to the gathering in Colorado Springs, CO .. it was soo much fun

@Just.A.T-Rex Жыл бұрын

I went in 2008 through 2012 and they were amazing. Internet hadn’t ruined the event so fully yet and the L was still needlepoint Swiss

@breezystl777 Жыл бұрын

Ok "Glowing Feather" calling this BS "native" and saying its similar to indigenous culture is a complete insult to every native american tribe that ever existed.

@ash_emu Жыл бұрын

About "changing the world" it helps misfits and outsiders find a community and a sense of belonging. It's not changing the world but it helps individuals

@respektetoutlavi714 Жыл бұрын

I think it’s funny a corrupt sheriff says, “you know the rainbow gathering doesn’t have the best reputation” 🤣🤣🤣

@luisbowels356 Жыл бұрын

People who kicked you out of dinner circle are straight dark negative beings.

@MadMrMatter Жыл бұрын

This is the horseshoe spectrum if I've ever seen it. They rally so hard to not be what they hate that they inadvertently end up becoming almost exactly like it just with little differences here and there. I feel sorry for the mother & daughter though, they had the right intentions but everyone else were just hostile.

@albedesigns Жыл бұрын

I don't think anyone would want their children wandering through Portland but I wouldn't want my kiddies wandering around a rainbow gathering either! Not everyone is there for friendly reasons!!!