On July 22nd, two members of CORRUPT, overcoming the apathy prevalent in modern society, decided to ignore their mistrust of the internet and meet up for a day of hiking, conversing, and general mischief making. Planned by a California member, the itinerary would take the visiting CORRUPTian from the Bay Area's most scenic forests to its stronghold of liberal fascism. Though the distances to be covered were great, the duo set forth with an enthusiasm rarely seen by most lethargic moderns. Both were eager to bond with nature and confront and discuss the modern disease, all in the name of striving for a better future.

The adventure began with the two members meeting in the heart of San Francisco and driving north to Mount Tamalpais State Park. After parking at the base of the mountain in Stinson Beach, the duo began the trek with gusto, fearlessly attacking the steep inclines while taking the time to appreciate the majestic scenery. They were also able to discuss matters of philosophical and political importance without being restrained by any sort of political correctness, tackling issues ranging from traditionalism and the caste system to the failures of modern "medicine" and medical ethics. Shortly after said discussions, and a few hours into the hike, the duo reached one of the mountains many ranger stations and took a moment to rehydrate.

After consulting their trail map, our CORRUPTians decided to continue the hike by heading deeper into the park to Muir Woods. The visiting hiker had never seen the redwood forests that have made the Californian wilderness famous, so the two continued their adventure with the same zeal displayed at the beginning of the day. On their way to Muir, the CORRUPTians held a lighthearted discussion of current American politics and the upcoming federal election; however, such a superficial subject could hardly keep their attention long, and their topic quickly turned toward one of far greater cultural and intellectual importance: metal music and the Hessian lifestyle. Upon reaching Muir Woods and the majestic redwoods, the adventurers almost simultaneously began to think of black metal forest god Ildjarn. A lively conversation about his contribution to the art form soon followed. It became obvious that interacting with nature serves to increase a Hessian's appreciation of black metal, an important lesson for all metalheads and Hessians.

After resting and enjoying a small lunch, the warriors decided it was time to turn around and leave the woods for the second, though no less important, part of the meeting. During their descent, they briefly reviewed the many problems involved with environmental protection in an industrialized, bureaucratized capitalist society. Though both quickly agreed that trying to implement change in a democracy is near impossible due to the short-sighted, profit-based mindset of modern voters, the CORRUPTians still had to confront the fact that future solutions may prove to be no less daunting. While the cultivation of a sane environmental ethos will doubtless require that the "privilege" of mindless overconsumption via the mass market be curtailed or even revoked outright, the two agreed that any national economy needs some form of material wealth—meaning that reformed governments will need to learn how to thrive and be profitable under an environmental ethic.
The two finally reached the official California CORRUPT mobile and, though tired from the hike, began the journey to Berkeley. Though several unforeseen events tested the members' sanities, both survived to continue their adventure in the form of infoterror wrought upon one of the most liberal cities on earth.

After parking in an overpriced and foul-smelling garage, the two gathered their courage and set foot on the campus of UC Berkeley--the lion's den of liberalism. The birthplace of the modern leftist movement. Everything that was terrible about the 60s--from the inane and juvenile forms of protest to the filthy hippy orgies--could probably be traced back to this fortress of self-righteousness. But the two adventurers were prepared to confront the campus and its oblivious coeds with reality in the form of CORRUPT fliers. Luckily, the California CORRUPT member had posted flyers on the campus last year, and knew which high traffic areas to strike. Bulletin boards, classrooms, payphones and telephone poles were plastered with propaganda demanding the students to "End Democracy" to save their sanity and their environment. Though a few flyers were controversial, they were posted in the hope that at least one intelligent would be interested enough to explore CORRUPT and its underlying philosophies.

After spending several hours and their last bit of energy on this infoterror mission, the duo felt that they had used the day to its full potential and decided to head home. Though they will once again be separated by distance after the visiting member returns to his home across the country, the CORRUPTians still developed a strong friendship based on an honest desire to confront reality in a sober and rational manner, rather than through the maudlin emotionalism of the American political right or left. Both vowed to meet again, and to continue to spread to philosophy of CORRUPT--not for any personal glory, but for a better, saner future.

The Bay Area of California has a history of producing unique cultural and social phenomena. Surely its status as one of the real hotbeds of liberal politics in the United States should by now have produced enough thoroughly disillusioned and well-intentioned sane people for future California meetings to grow in size. For a society that is ever more obviously displaying its inability to support itself, few things could be more welcome than a level-headed forum such as CORRUPT, in which interested participants may freely collaborate on current environmental, social, political, and cultural problems--and how we may take action to solve them--without the need for censorship, emotionalism, or moralism.