“Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state.”
— Todd Gitlin
Author: Todd Gitlin
Category: politics
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The mobilisation which Bush has been able
“The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought – at least by Americans – in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism.”
— Todd Gitlin
Author: Todd Gitlin
Category: patriotism
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There is a fuzzy but real distinction
“There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made, between patriotism, which is attachment to a way of life, and nationalism, which is the insistence that your way of life deserves to rule over other ways of life.”
— Todd Gitlin
Author: Todd Gitlin
Category: patriotism
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I am concerned about how to reverse
“I am concerned about how to reverse the process by which a fundamentalist right and a corporate elite were able to seize power in the United States.”
— Todd Gitlin
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Category: power
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My position is not that John Kerry
“My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad. My position is that John Kerry is the possibility of restarting politics.”
— Todd Gitlin
Author: Todd Gitlin
Category: politics
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American movies and music deliver themes of
“American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others – partly because America itself was put together out of a multiplicity of national traditions.”
— Todd Gitlin
Author: Todd Gitlin
Category: freedom
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