This quote from Hunter S. Thompson spoke volumes to me this morning, so I thought I’d share it with all of you:

“There are times, however, and this is one of them, when even being right feels wrong. What do you say, for instance, about a generation that has been taught that rain is poison and sex is death? If making love might be fatal and if a cool spring breeze on any summer afternoon can turn a crystal blue lake into a puddle of black poison right in front of your eyes, there is not much left except TV and relentless masturbation. It’s a strange world. Some people get rich and others eat shit and die.”

—Hunter S. Thompson, Gonzo Papers, Vol. 2: Generation of Swine: Tales of Shame and Degradation in the ’80s, 1988


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  1. […] It would be convenient for the Koch brothers, Bill O’Reilly, Rupert Murdoch and the rest of the pro-business lobby if the Wisconsin protesters were unreasonable brutes. If they were petulant brats then business could step in and tell them “no more candy, eat your veggies.” But the FACT is that the protesters are quite reasonable, have agreed to compromise and are not violent. Also, the advice from the biz-lobby is not “eat your veggies,” but rather “Eat Shit and Die.” […]

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