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In reply to the discussion: Hunter Thompson quote: [View all]joshcryer
(62,536 posts)54. His late commentary was needed.
After the elections were stolen in 2001 this site was created. Many of us read his articles, about Bush, about 9/11, about the Iraq War, all that. We have fond memories of that and not of his gun nuttery. He also went off his rocker at the very end. But if you go back and read the stuff he was contributing it was really good.
He was no saint, but he did have his own special breed of morality toward other humans, and he hated Nazi/KKK/racists, etc. Despised them and saw their resurgence.
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Interesting bigtree, that you use a quote where Thompson reveals self-knowledge and a
Martin68
Mar 2021
#27
Bigtree, you stated above, "Presenting Hunter Thompson as some paragon of logic for a community of
Martin68
Mar 2021
#30
It is good when people who kill animals for sport come to understand that doing this
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Mar 2021
#51
His comments from being at the Goldwater RNC are chilling & similar to MAGA rallies.
themaguffin
Mar 2021
#20
oh, interesting. I never thought that it would be online, though I am not sure if
themaguffin
Mar 2021
#50