[Deadhead]

Without taking a trip to the Clubhouse I would say it was Libertarianism turned up to '11'. Look at all his books. He endorsed basic freedoms. He may have been a twisted dude, but life liberty and the pursuit of happiness were his core values. When he wrote for RS, he was attempting to uncover all the disingenuousness in politics. His disgust was with duplicity and the undermining of the American Dream - the pendulum of destruction of which seems to shift back and forth between the two parties over time. I think this was as confusing to him as he went along as it is to anyone. Gonzo was an attempt to keep up, figure it out and report back. A continuous theme and struggle until he took his life.