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We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) 1
#24031182 - 01/22/17 05:10 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid Allison Tierney Allison Tierney Jan 21 2017, 8:52am
 He was still tripping balls when we spoke.
To be honest, the past year has kind of felt like one massive bad trip. The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump yesterday finally transitioned from what felt like a nightmare to a reality.
For a 21-year-old named Zachary from Philadelphia, however, the inauguration was actually a trip—because he says he literally dropped acid when he went to it. His father (who was not on acid and accompanied him) got official tickets to the event from a state rep: "I'm sure he didn't know what we were going to do," Zachary told VICE.
VICE spoke to him as he was coming down on his car ride home about why he chose to do LSD at an event that could very well mark the beginning of Trumpocalypse.
VICE: Why did you decide to go to the inauguration on acid? Zachary: I feel like if there is any inauguration to go to in this age, of course it is President Trump's inauguration. And if I'm going to do anything, I might as well do it on acid to throw a curveball into the mix.
You said in one of your Instagram posts that you were "representing the Scumbag Party of America." What did you mean by that? We're few and far between. It doesn't matter who our president is: We're still going to do acid, smoke weed, we're still going to listen to loud music. We're still going to be us. We are the scumbags of America.
President Trump mentioned drugs in his inauguration speech. How would you feel if he reignited the War on Drugs? I mean, I'm still going to be smoking weed [laughs]. As soon as all the cannons went off, I sparked a joint. Everyone around me was not cool with it.
What was it like being around that many people at an event of that type on acid? Did you have any visualizations? It was surreal because to feel comfortable, I bought a Make America Great Again hat, and I wore it the whole time. I felt like I just put myself in their shoes, and some of those people are just nuts to begin with, so I felt like I just fit in. The visuals were crazy, watching just the Capitol Building melting during the whole speech and listening to the god-awful orchestra. It was horrible. I found myself just staring at people and taking a lot of it in.
How are you feeling right now, and where are you at? I'm on the road going back to Philadelphia right now. I'm feeling good that I got out of there when I did because now I'm looking at the internet, and I see that some of the protests have turned violent, and I don't know what I would have done if I would have seen that while I was tripping. After the inauguration, I walked around, and I was smoking weed. There were people singing about Jesus and stuff like that, and I was just offering them joints. None of them wanted that, so I just got out of there. I'm glad I did not stay to see any of the violence.
Is this the first kind of its kind you've gone to on acid? On acid, yes. I actually protested at the DNC and caught a little buzz from that recently. I was on different substances, but nothing like acid. After going to these political things, it's a great deal more enjoyable if you're intoxicated on a substance.
What are your thoughts Trump presidency? Honestly, I have no clue. Some parts of me want to give him a chance. Some parts of me say that he is the devil. Parts of me think about if Hillary Clinton were president, and she's just as bad. I have no clue what's going to happen with this presidency… I'm down to see what's going to happen.
Do you have plans to attend any protests or political events in the future? Philadelphia seems to be a big protest town, so if things occur tonight or in the following days—which I imagine they will—I'll probably join in.
What level of your acid trip are you at right now? Are you coming down? I took my tab at around 8:30 [AM], so I'm coming down. I'm pretty much ground-level.
Any final thoughts? Trump's hands look a lot tinier on acid.
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/we-talked-to-a-guy-who-went-to-the-inauguration-on-acid?utm_source=dmfb
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: my3rdeye]
#24031432 - 01/22/17 06:27 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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Meet guy who can't balance a budget
Edited by Konyap (01/22/17 06:28 PM)
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TheScientificMethod
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: Konyap]
#24031503 - 01/22/17 06:50 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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A few years back the Westboro Baptist Church held a protest in my town and I *planned* to attend the event on mushrooms.
The day before the protest a cop was gunned down right near where I live. It's a very small community here--not a big city where these things happen regularly. It really put a damper on the whole town that lasted for a long time. I decided that I couldn't do it. I want to say that I regret not going there tripping, but considering the circumstances, I know that I couldn't have. It's just a bummer, I guess. But I like this kind of thing. I wish that more people were able to be out about such experiences.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: TheScientificMethod]
#24031877 - 01/22/17 08:39 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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TheScientificMethod said: I wish that more people were able to be out about such experiences.
It's cool that he was able to do it and play cool, not get arrested, and see things for what they really are. I really think it might give lsd a bad name though, if alot of people attended these things tripping balls. It doesn't seem like an ideal environment, and when people start taking high dosages, or unknowingly taking research chemicals, bad trips would be bound to happen.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: bigbitch]
#24031975 - 01/22/17 09:13 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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^Fully agreed. Note the part where he mentions lighting a blunt in the crowd and how people looked at him disapprovingly. It absolutely gives these types of experiences a bad name.
I don't know what would do the opposite though, other than each person having their own positive experience on them, but how to get that to happen is way beyond me.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: TheScientificMethod]
#24032021 - 01/22/17 09:45 PM (7 years, 8 days ago) |
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Some parts of me want to give him a chance. Some parts of me say that he is the devil.
He is attributed to have said that he could shoot a person and would still be popular.
No interesting ESP?
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: durian_2008]
#24032391 - 01/23/17 01:51 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Sounds like this person has a drug problem. Taking drugs just to get fucked up is not ideal. Smoking weed where you are making others uncomfortable is inconsiderate. This is bad publicity for drug users
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: thehighking] 1
#24032442 - 01/23/17 03:16 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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This interview is really stupid.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: Eminence]
#24032767 - 01/23/17 09:08 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Of course you people shouldn't do this, that goes without saying. There is a subculture now of people who push themselves by taking psychedelics in stressful, even crazy environments. It's about seeing what you can handle. You don't need to pussyfoot around Trump supporters because you care about what they think, they fucking hate us there is no question about what they think. Going into the belly of the beast tripping and lighting up a j is something most of you will never be ready for and that's fine. Keep it to festivals and your basement. The idea is not to freak out, if you are worried about that you shouldn't do it. People dropped acid in the Viet Nam war, I bet that is the highest you could be. I have done it graveyards and haunted locations and a nude beach and a satanic ritual and a few places I can't talk about because I am afraid of legal repercussions. But you kids should stay home for sure
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: my3rdeye]
#24032851 - 01/23/17 09:47 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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sounds like a terrible place to take LSD
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: my3rdeye]
#24032859 - 01/23/17 09:49 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Kind of trivial and contrite, LSD is a learning exploratory tool, not to be taken lightly or to get "high", I know at some point almost everyone here has used these substances out of context, myself included, I think it paints a bad picture for some, and seys a poor example.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: my3rdeye]
#24032965 - 01/23/17 10:47 AM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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my3rdeye said: Of course you people shouldn't do this, that goes without saying. There is a subculture now of people who push themselves by taking psychedelics in stressful, even crazy environments. It's about seeing what you can handle. You don't need to pussyfoot around Trump supporters because you care about what they think, they fucking hate us there is no question about what they think. Going into the belly of the beast tripping and lighting up a j is something most of you will never be ready for and that's fine. Keep it to festivals and your basement. The idea is not to freak out, if you are worried about that you shouldn't do it. People dropped acid in the Viet Nam war, I bet that is the highest you could be. I have done it graveyards and haunted locations and a nude beach and a satanic ritual and a few places I can't talk about because I am afraid of legal repercussions. But you kids should stay home for sure
Take some acid and go to a scared straight program.
You're probably to old for it, but i think that's about the worst thing someone can do these days. Or take it before a complex surgical procedure.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: my3rdeye]
#24033821 - 01/23/17 05:23 PM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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At least he's young..
But yea Psychedelics and politics go together like Jesus and devil.. Sure, U can put them together, but prepare for Armageddon..
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: zZZz]
#24034452 - 01/23/17 08:21 PM (7 years, 7 days ago) |
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Dissociative states were studied, for purposes of spying.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: durian_2008] 1
#24035155 - 01/24/17 05:09 AM (7 years, 6 days ago) |
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Reminds me of a teenager that takes DXM at the dentist.
Why refer to all "fellow" fans of acid and cannabis as "scumbags"? I get his point, and i guess hes just a 21 year old kid. Makes sense. if you hear conservative people around a Trump inauguration singing about jesus, and you're tripping on acid publically, trying to give them joints is insane. Hes lucky he didnt get arrested
And yes, its one of the worst possible settings for an LSD trip, particularly if its a candidate you dont agree with strongly becoming president.
"How would you feel if he reignited the war on drugs?"
"Id still smoke weed, Lol". But what if legalization was rolled back and we were back in the age of weed droughts? what if price doubled and quality reduced?
But again, hes just 21.
with people like Jeff Sessions and many other anti-weed politicians being offered spots as AP, etc, doesnt look like legalization is going to be supported very much. We can rely on only two things: 1) the people fighting for the industry, but really mostly just the west coast states (+mass, etc) will care enough to protect it as a business. In places like NYC dealers make a healthy living and just want decrim. 2) we can hope that Trump's entrepeneurial spirit can recognize the industry and help it instead of hurting. Of course, it might be more important to fall in line with conservative stances since all his picks seem to hate weed. Is he gonna just have them shut up about it? Or will they use their power to stop the expansion of cannabis?
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: Fractal420]
#24046904 - 01/28/17 04:35 PM (7 years, 2 days ago) |
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Weed is legal in dc so he wasn't worried about that. I think this is hilarious. Call us scimbags whatever, that's what the majority of sheep think we are, he's prob just relating to that.. Granted we should be showing how is scimbags are functioning members of society, But wasn't he doing just that? The establishment is still strong, even with the lucky states that have achieved legalization none of y'all were ever safe from the Feds, sessions or not, it's all based on a renewal of a congressional piece of paperwork, the dea comes crashing in is based on if we Anna fill these dumbass prisons some more or better yet build more! That sounds trump-esque! Point being fuck prices grow your own don't obey make them find you don't be stupid make t hard for them. Live your life how you wish, I, myself, cannot live in fear, ad I must have my quality of life so I will be like this guy smoking weed and dropping acid among a bunch of Jesus freaks til times change.
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Re: We Talked to a Guy Who Went to the Inauguration on Acid (Vice) [Re: ashfiken]
#24048656 - 01/29/17 11:02 AM (7 years, 1 day ago) |
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I feel that VICE blurs the lines between, science, intellect, and asinine.
Did the drug use serve some nameable, intentional purpose.
Was he making himself vulnerable, and ridiculous, in a public venue.
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