counter cultures exist to challenge and oppose societal norms. in my mind, at its core the essence of automotive culture and enthusiasm as we know it exists as one.

it is a failure of a counter culture – it has failed to meaningfully oppose any aspect of the makeup of our society. it has failed to do anything but pollute the creation of art and development of artistry. it has not only failed to challenge poisons of our overall culture that are integral to the makeup of it, but has only served to enforce and exacerbate racism misogyny xenophobia and homophobia – both systemically and socially.

none of this is news to me, and I hope it isn’t to you. at best this failed counter culture is spineless, passive, and selfish to no end. the most acknowledged, well regarded, and rewarded of people within only serve to benefit from the same societal norms that the ‘culture’ should be ‘countering.’

for very long within it I’ve been met with criticism for refusing to divide any issue from one another, for constantly being loud about it, and not allowing a shared ‘hobby’ to connect me to someone instead a mutual desire for worldwide vigilance and social justice. I say this for no reason other than to remind you of that, in welcoming or warning, and to remind you to do the same, in social events, friendships, jobs, families, relationships. there are few things more political than being a worker, a lover, a friend, a neighbor, an artist … a human. you’re a fighter whether you realize it or not, it just may not be for the side you think.

the sooner you see that all the evils of the world,near and far, are intrinsically connected, the closer the light we seek will appear.

do not worship and seek soul within the wrong machine – the one we fight does not have one.