{"id":47748,"date":"2016-09-04T16:22:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-04T20:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=47748"},"modified":"2016-09-04T16:22:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-04T20:22:55","slug":"burning-man-finale-turns-out-different-than-planned-by-modern-day-fight-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=47748","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Burning Man&#8221; Finale Turns Out Different Than Planned By Modern-day Fight Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"article__heading\">\u2018Hooligans\u2019 target luxury Burning Man camp ahead of giant temple burn (PHOTOS, LIVE VIDEO)<\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>RT.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text \">\n<p>Burning Man\u2019s temporary metropolis has always looked like a settlement from the world of Mad Max, but it appears some of this year\u2019s revelers have channeled the Hollywood movie\u2019s dystopian baddies by attacking a luxury campsite at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Some 70,000 people descended on the Black Rock City, the site for the cavalcade music and artistry that pops up once a year amidst the otherworldly landscape of the Nevada desert.<\/p>\n<p>However, a small number of festival goers have been accused of targeting a campsite known for its celebrity attendees,<em>\u201cwhite party\u201d<\/em> and techno soundtrack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8HRpHhxqj\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"602\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The self-proclaimed festival of <em>\u201cradical self-expression\u201d<\/em> began on August 28 and will draw to a close with the burning of a 100-foot tall temple designed by architect David Best.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ79Ot2j5bg\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"923\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Saturday saw the burning of a design replicating Leonardo Da Vinci\u2019s Rennaisance Man, which is part of the festival\u2019s theme this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-2\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8CjlggMs_\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"797\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-3\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8ECMmhPdF\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"567\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-4\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ7-ganjBci\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"763\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-5\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ7-2j4DQsb\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"482\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-5\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>While many people have posted about their enjoyment at the weeklong excursion in the desert, it has emerged that organizers of the White Ocean campsite &#8211; described as a <em>\u201cplug and play\u201d<\/em> area \u2013 haven\u2019t had as much fun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-6\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8JYY8AXDw\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"780\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-6\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cA band of hooligans raided our camp, stole from us, pulled and sliced all of our electrical lines \u2013 leaving us with no refrigeration and wasting our food and glued our trailer doors shut, vandalized most our camping infrastructure,\u201d<\/em> the White Ocean official Facebook <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WhiteOceanCamp\/\">page <\/a>said.<\/p>\n<p>The campsite organizers also claim 200 gallons of potable water was dumped over the camp, in what they say has been a festival where they have been <em>\u201csabotaged from every angle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWhiteOceanCamp%2Fposts%2F1260978690601617&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Set up by DJs and entrepreneur Timur Sardarov, the White Ocean digs are favored by celebrities and have been criticized for not being in the spirit of the <em>\u201cradical inclusion\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cdecommodification\u201d<\/em> event.<\/p>\n<p>One <em>\u201cburner\u201d<\/em> commented on the White Ocean page that she was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WhiteOceanCamp\/\">\u201cyelled at\u201d<\/a>\u00a0for coming too close to the White Ocean<em>\u201cclosed camp.\u201d<\/em> Meanwhile, another festival attendee suggested that the incident of vandalism was part of a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WhiteOceanCamp\/\">revolution<\/a>\u00a0to take the festival back from the <em>\u201cparasite class.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>However, a White Ocean spokesperson has rejected any suggestion that the Burning Man <em>\u201cutopia\u201d<\/em> camp is exclusionary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-7\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJwZfeDg8R7\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"680\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-8\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJsBoM1h-uD\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"639\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cWe provide one of the most state-of-the-art stages on the playa and feed hundreds of non-white ocean burners a day. Does this qualify as a non-welcoming camp with no contribution to Burning Man?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNonetheless, with open hearts and immense love for what we bring to Burning Man, we will absolutely not let his pathetic violation stop what we came here to do.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-9\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ51Qhpj1PS\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"763\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-10\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8EhoDBeWR\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"763\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-10\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, participants have been gearing up for one of the weekend\u2019s main events \u2013 the lighting of the temple \u2013 which begins at 8pm local time and which you can follow on RT\u2019s livestream of the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/on-air\/358142-burning-man-festival-live\/\">WATCH LIVE: Burning Man festival live<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-11\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8Gfyiges0\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"991\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-11\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-12\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ8E6V6h8vK\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"763\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-12\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>It sees festival goers leave tributes to loved ones, personalized messages or wall etchings before the wooden structure goes up in a flurry of flames.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"instagram-embed-13\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BJ6Rl5MB8Xz\/embed\/captioned\/?v=7\" width=\"300\" height=\"763\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cThe temple is at the edge of where we bring order to chaos. It is where our community goes to unburden themselves,\u201d<\/em> the Burning Man website states.<\/p>\n<p>This year David Best has designed the famed structure in the style of a Nepalese place of worship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zi8_CLY3fAo\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis_sharing_toolbox\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/viral\/358235-burning-man-raid-vandalism\/\" data-title=\"\u2018Hooligans\u2019 target luxury Burning Man camp ahead of giant temple burn (PHOTOS, LIVE VIDEO)\" data-description=\" Burning Man\u2019s temporary metropolis has always looked like a settlement from the world of Mad Max, but it appears some of this year\u2019s revelers have channeled the Hollywood movie\u2019s dystopian baddies by attacking a luxury campsite at the festival. \">\n<div id=\"atstbx4\" class=\"at-share-tbx-element addthis-smartlayers addthis-animated at4-show\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"at-share-btn-elements\"><span class=\"at_flat_counter\">24<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/viral\/358235-burning-man-raid-vandalism\/\">http:\/\/www.rt.com\/viral\/358235-burning-man-raid-vandalism\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Hooligans\u2019 target luxury Burning Man camp ahead of giant temple burn (PHOTOS, LIVE VIDEO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47748\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}