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orangecrush

(30,191 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:48 PM Mar 17

Prophecy from Hunter S. Thompson [View all]

"In a nation ruled by swine, all pigs are upward mobile — and the rest of us are fucked until we can put our acts together: Not necessarily to Win, but mainly to keep from Losing Completely..."

~ Hunter S. Thompson

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Prophecy from Hunter S. Thompson [View all] orangecrush Mar 17 OP

I miss Hunter S. Thompson UpInArms Mar 17 #1

Wondering, do you think he'd be MAGA? 617Blue Mar 17 #3

Oh my, no UpInArms Mar 17 #4

Cool!!! calimary Mar 18 #10

Not even a remote chance! debsy Mar 17 #8

Hunter was ornery. Ornery people do not reflexively agree with anything. They don't fall in line. soldierant Mar 18 #11

Polar opposite of MAGA orangecrush Mar 18 #12

I'm at the point where I assume every white dude is MAGA - and I'm a white dude. 617Blue Mar 18 #13

Truthfully orangecrush Mar 18 #14

I love Hunter. I believe I have everything he wrote, at least everything that's publicly available... CaptainTruth Mar 17 #2

those two volumes of letters are the best things he ever published thebigidea Mar 17 #5

His writing was delightful, and I've always loved that quote. enigmania Mar 17 #6

❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 17 #7

A somewhat parallel statement from the pigs in Orwell's Animal Farm.. Permanut Mar 18 #9