{"id":46678,"date":"2013-08-28T00:22:18","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T07:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=46678"},"modified":"2014-12-29T22:17:08","modified_gmt":"2014-12-30T05:17:08","slug":"dale-price-has-a-gift-for-succinct-common-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2013\/08\/dale-price-has-a-gift-for-succinct-common-sense.html","title":{"rendered":"Dale Price has a gift for succinct common sense"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"http:\/\/dprice.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/notes-toward-diagnosis-of-our-times.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Here he is<\/a>, with a nice quote pointing out that democratic societies, pretty much get the civilization they deserve:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018What happens next?\u2019 We shattered the family and called it \u2018liberation.\u2019 We elected grifters and called it \u2018self-government.\u2019 We pillaged the future and called it \u2018prosperity.\u2019 We lionized theft and called it \u2018commerce.\u2019 We scorned our heritage and called it \u2018education.\u2019 We disposed of the helpless and called it \u2018freedom.\u2019 We laughed at virtue and called it \u2018enlightenment.\u2019 You really want to know \u2018what happens next?\u2019 That\u2019s easy: what we deserve.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Plus, he likes <a href=\"http:\/\/dprice.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/signposts-for-uncertain-times.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the invaluable Brad Birzer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here he is, with a nice quote pointing out that 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