th their hands, using glow sticks. Ravers do not pay attention to how people think they dance. They dance along to how they feel the music. The music moves them, and many find this to be a very exhilarating and therapeutic exercise. These raves are held in legal clubs or venues. The promoters of these raves have also gone through many legal steps and gotten legal permission from the city or town in which the party will be held. Ravers are constantly bombarded with media reports suggesting that raves should be stopped. Those that place a negative emphasis on the rave culture are not upholding the intention of journalism, which is to provide the most accurate and reliable information to the people. Police departments in various states have been under pressure to end raves because of the influence of the media. The media has a very big impression on the way many people think. Perhaps they are the root of this problem, in that Americans see negativity in raves and the authorities then follow suit. Many states have actually tried to impose legislation that would limit the activity of ravers. The prevalence of drugs at the rave scene concerns the authorities. Why are we bound by laws and stereotypes against enjoying ourselves? As the rave scene gains more and more ground, it is also being labeled as a drug scene more than in the past, as well as a place of theft. The people taking advantage of the rave scene are whats ruining it. How can one claim that a sub-culture based upon the ideals of Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect (PLUR) is in any way a threat to society? This can also be paralleled to the 60s motto, Peace, Love, and Happiness. In the 60s hippies dominated the scene. In one great aspect the hippie culture can be compared to the rave culture. It was very free-minded and open. The greater percentage of the hippies was concentrated on accepting everyone and looking past the differences that separate us. Also, today plenty of people go ou...
