1. El impacto cinematográfico y literario de Fear and Loathing.
La obra de Hunter S. Thompson ha dejado una huella imborrable en la cultura popular, siendo adaptada al cine y citada constantemente como un referente de la literatura gonzo.
- Released in 1998, at the end of the 20th century, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas encapsulates the death of humanity into an orgy of consumption.
- There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.
2. La política y la búsqueda del Sueño Americano.
Los lectores contemporáneos encuentran en los escritos de Thompson, especialmente en sus crónicas políticas, una visión profética sobre la decadencia de las instituciones estadounidenses.
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 is a far superior book to In Las Vegas which is approximately infinity better than the shitty film adaptation of the same.
- The mind of America is seized by a fatal dry rot - and it's only a question of time before all that the mind controls will run amuck in a frenzy of stupid, impotent fear.
3. La vigencia del estilo Gonzo en la actualidad.
A pesar del paso de las décadas, la actitud desafiante y el estilo periodístico de Thompson siguen siendo utilizados para interpretar la locura de los tiempos actuales.
- When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
- The utter madness and stupidity of our current moment is just so... Confounding doesn't nearly do it justice. What would Hunter S. Thompson have to say about it, now that fear and loathing have become the norm?