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Entry: Ron Paul and Pius IX Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/ron_paul_and_pius_ix#16221 Post contents: The obvious problem with a Christian withdrawal from the public sphere is that once again you are singularly focusing on the state. The private sector is just as bad, if not worse, in any number of areas. The major purveyor of cultural filth in the USA is the entertainment media. As I pointed out to you in the last thread, capitalism will cater to every vice imaginable where it is profitable to do so. It could be much worse. The meager restraints on obscenity currently in place could be lifted. Whatever vestigial remnants of decency left in our culture would evaporate as “freedom of expression” is taken to its logical conclusion. The answer to privatism is not more privatism. You are right that fighting the armies of lawyers is a lost cause. No remedy will be forthcoming through official channels. Yet for some reason conservatives always decide on strategic retreat from the battlefield. This can only end in long term defeat. Here’s a thought to contemplate. What happened to Ceauşescu in 1989? Sent at: 2008 09 08