{"id":138305,"date":"2013-04-11T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=138305"},"modified":"2013-04-08T06:58:02","modified_gmt":"2013-04-08T10:58:02","slug":"chris-hedges-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/quote-of-the-day\/04\/11\/chris-hedges-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Hedges On American Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 1\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-1-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-1-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The well-seasoned journalist Chris Hedges is one of the United States&#8217; finest patriots. Ever-critical of the American political system and society at large, Hedges&#8217; dystopian dissents force us to re-examine the seedy underpinnings of our culture: namely war, consumerism and religious fanaticism. <\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have the time to pick up one of his books, take a peek at Hedges&#8217; style with some of these quotes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-5.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 5\" width=\"700\" height=\"1004\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-5.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-5-139x200.jpg 139w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-5-418x600.jpg 418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-10.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 10\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-10.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-10-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-10-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-8.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 8\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-8.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-8-200x132.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-8-600x397.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 2\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-2-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-2-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-3.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 3\" width=\"700\" height=\"396\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-3-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-3-600x339.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-6.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 6\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-6.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-6-200x112.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-6-600x336.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-9.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 9\" width=\"700\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-9.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-9-200x152.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-9-600x456.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-4.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 4\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-4-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-4-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/chris-hedges-4-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ndaa-indefinite-detention.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Hedges 7\" width=\"700\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-138306\" 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Ever-critical of the American political system and society at large, Hedges&#8217; dystopian dissents force us to re-examine the seedy underpinnings of our culture: namely war, consumerism and religious fanaticism. 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