Hunter S. Thompson quotes

[McRocket]

'The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy - then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece. Probably the rarest form of life in American politics is the man who can turn on a crowd & still keep his head straight - assuming it was straight in the first place.'

'The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low'.

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Note - Hunter S. Thompson was not my 'hero'.
I have no 'heroes'.
Nor do I want any.

And I do not agree with everything he said and did.

But he had a HELL of a way of expressing himself.
And, much of what he said, I admired and agreed with.

[Hawkeye10]

The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy - then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece. Probably the rarest form of life in American politics is the man who can turn on a crowd & still keep his head straight - assuming it was straight in the first place.

The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low.

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OH Ya...the Good Old Days when what the people thought and wanted mattered......I Remember!

[McRocket]

'We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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[Hawkeye10]

America is now run by a Marxist Revolution.

Fuck the People!

[McRocket]

'Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes. This goes on and on. Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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[McRocket]

'Human beings are the only creatures on earth that claim a God and the only thing that behaves like it hasn't got one.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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[Hawkeye10]

'Every man is the sum total of his reactions to experience. As your experiences differ and multiply, you become a different man, and hence your perspective changes. This goes on and on. Every reaction is a learning process; every significant experience alters your perspective.'

Hunter S. Thompson

https://www.azquotes.com/author/14615-Hunter_S_Thompson

And if all goes well your ability to see gets better...that is what education is.

[McRocket]

'The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage & whup their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy - then go back to the office & sell every one of the poor bastards down the tube for a nickel apiece. Probably the rarest form of life in American politics is the man who can turn on a crowd & still keep his head straight - assuming it was straight in the first place.'

'The downward spiral of Dumbness in America is about to hit a new low'.

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I think it hit it...




I never knew the man (Hunter S. Thompson).
But I am guessing that as pathetic as he would think the Democratic party has gotten (and it CLEARLY has).
He would be staggered by the depths the Reps have fallen to.


But again... I DID NOT know the man.
I could be wrong.
Though I HIGHLY doubt it.

[McRocket]

And if all goes well your ability to see gets better...that is what education is.

Well, if you would give links to examples and facts as to the basis for your doom-and-gloom scenarios?
One would be able to learn from them...potentially.

But you NEVER do.


So, with you running around saying 'the sky is falling'?
China will win it all?
Yet offering NOTHING in the way of evidence or data to back it up?
And expecting people to take you seriously on this...is wishful thinking.

I am NOT saying you are wrong.
But I am not about to jump on your band wagon just because you say so.
Ever.

I don't do the religious 'leap of faith'.

[Hawkeye10]

Well, if you would give links to examples and facts as to the basis for your doom-and-gloom scenarios?
One would be able to learn from them...potentially.

But you NEVER do.


So, with you running around saying 'the sky is falling'?
China will win it all?
Yet offering NOTHING in the way of evidence or data to back it up?
And expecting people to take you seriously on this...is wishful thinking.

I am NOT saying you are wrong.
But I am not about to jump on your band wagon just because you say so.
Ever.

I don't do the religious 'leap of faith'.

Making it All About Hawkeye was completely voluntary on your part.

An inferior move from an inferior person.

[McRocket]

'Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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Hear! Hear!

[McRocket]

'Hope rises and dreams flicker and die. Love plans for tomorrow and loneliness thinks of yesterday. Life is beautiful and living is pain.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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[McRocket]

'I am a generous man, by nature, and far more trusting than I should be. Indeed. The real world is risky territory for people with generosity of spirit. Beware.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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I would put it this way:

'Never trust ANYONE...EVER.
You are a fool if you do otherwise.
And have no one to blame but yourself when said trust, bites you on the ass.'

[McRocket]

'They say that "he who flies highest, falls farthest" - and who am I to argue? But we can't forget that "he who doesn't flap his wings, never flies at all".'

Hunter S. Thompson

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[McRocket]

'On some nights, I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.'

Hunter S. Thompson

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