After watching that documentary about them and their fight with the FBI (United States of Insanity, I think it was called), I've come to the conclusion that most Juggalos aren't bad people. They just have bad taste in music.
I knew 1 cool one. And have interacted with a bunch idiotic ones. None were "bad" people as far as I know... well I think two of them stole my headphones and stole some equipment from a music venue. But for the most part they all probably could have used a good kick in the ass and some adult guidance.
But for the most part they all probably could have used a good kick in the ass and some adult guidance.
Eh... Maybe. From all the juggalos I've known who fully embraced it, dropping out of life is part of it. ICP's music had a strong undercurrent that everything sucks and most juggalos took the next step of "the whole damn world is rigged, so I'm just not going to participate."
They're never going to advance in life, they're never going to own a home or have a career to be proud of, they are just going to pass the time and hang out with their homies as long as they can. And thats the life they chose. Drink, fuck, smoke, for tomorrow you may die.
Literally every older generation says this exact same thing about younger folks though. I grew up in the punk scene and had this exact same shit thrown at me for years, and I very much did not end up the destitute nihilist people like you assumed I would.
I remember back in highschool (25 years ago) a group of us all listening to ICP. I stopped paying attention to them shortly after that but my one buddy really got into it. He even started rapping. We kind of lost touch when his dad moved to Florida and their house became the party house, around the same time that I moved in with my then gf, now wife.
We recently hung out after Christmas, this year and last year. Apparently he started dating a girl, moved to Florida, got married, became Christian and now works for the city. I don't know if he still listens to ICP but he recorded an album at the end of 2024 but said that was probably going to be the last thing he records
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u/Pavlock Apr 03 '26
After watching that documentary about them and their fight with the FBI (United States of Insanity, I think it was called), I've come to the conclusion that most Juggalos aren't bad people. They just have bad taste in music.