Hunter

[blossomer]

an excerpt from
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century
by Hunter S. Thompson

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[blossomer]

Wow, Aruena thanks for saying so, and I like you, too! You are from Yugoslavia and living in the states now, is that right? Or did you live here 3 years and are now in Yugoslavia?

This is fascinating, your living here, your perspective, I would like to hear more. And I LOVE the sound of the eastern european languages, I wish I could understand you in your own language too. I would love to learn such a language one day, just for the beautiful, expressive sound (Russian is the only one of the Eastern european languages I've had a little more exposure to so far.)

You do realize, I think I was not clear enough, that this post is entirely an excerpt of writing of a favorite author of mine, Hunter S. Thompson (it's not my writing.) But I do agree with it too, that's why it's here. But I can't take credit for it myself. :)

Yes, even about the flotation tanks that I am researching and writing about now, I cannot find reliable, honest, forthcoming information from american companies about the things you need to have in your house in order to own your own tank. I only found good, honest, clear information about this from a company in the Netherlands, and this information was very complete and realistic. The american companies were only interested in selling you the product, they think the rest is your problem, if you are a sucker.

I also read just today that in the u.s., corporate criminals in jail can continue to collect their full salaries from their work, so it is just a paid leave-of-absence (like a paid vacation in a white-collar prison.)

Every day there is information like this that I see.

What are the things that you also think of that seem "unreal, artificial.. or do not exist..?" I am interested in your point of view.