A Gonzo Birthday Thought For The Day. (Or, Fear And Loathing Of Washington, D.C.)
The Third Reich did not impose its will upon an unwilling, unreceptive public. Hitler rode into power on a groundswell of public opinion, fueled by law-and-order rhetoric and scare tactics, not unlike those being unleashed in our legislatures today.
What may appear to be innocuous incursions in the face of this perceived fear have a cumulative impact. None of us complained when our bodies and our baggage became the subject of scrutiny at our airports in the face of repeated hijackings and terrorist attacks. Yet, if our grandparents had been told their persons and personal effects would be searched before they could board a means of public transportation, they would have been shocked.
--Hunter S. Thompson
July 18, 1939-February 20, 2005
Was he unbalanced? Or a intellectually advanced visionary? Just a critic of our current administration? Or standing on the front line of defending our freedoms and our way of life?
It's a fine line between genius and madness, you know......
What may appear to be innocuous incursions in the face of this perceived fear have a cumulative impact. None of us complained when our bodies and our baggage became the subject of scrutiny at our airports in the face of repeated hijackings and terrorist attacks. Yet, if our grandparents had been told their persons and personal effects would be searched before they could board a means of public transportation, they would have been shocked.
--Hunter S. Thompson
July 18, 1939-February 20, 2005
Was he unbalanced? Or a intellectually advanced visionary? Just a critic of our current administration? Or standing on the front line of defending our freedoms and our way of life?
It's a fine line between genius and madness, you know......
posted by Steve "Tiny" Michaels at 9:46 PM
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