ON BEING A DRUGFREE, VEGAN REVOLUTIONARY

This punk kid walked up to me and said, “I really like your new album, but I can’t support the things you stand for”. I looked at him and asked him what he meant. “Well, you know I like your music and all, but not what you stand for”. I asked him if he’d ever read our lyrics or if he even knew what we were saying, because if he did, it would scare me. After a while I kinda figured out what he was aiming at. Of course this kid was against racism, sexism and so on as any real punk should be. The problem he had with us was the fact that we were drug free and vegans. I don’t know why people have such a problem with that. The foundation I build my life upon is focused, sober and cruelty free (both to myself and others). I know that it's not enough but it’s a good start, and you have to start somewhere. There are tons of revolutionaries out there that aren’t drugfree and vegans and they all do tons of good, but for me that’s the best choice.

It doesn’t mean that I can’t work with people who don’t take the same stand as I do. Therefore it surprises me that this punk kid said he couldn’t support what we were saying. But then again we’re all to busy pointing out each others faults and weaknesses. I don’t think my politics should be neglected because of my lifestyle. I think being drugfree makes me stronger, but I don’t see it as the only way to be/work. Just think about our actions and their effects. The world is not black and white, it’s not all good or bad. We are not stupid. Drugfree resistance.