For the most part, Americans speak of culture and politics as if they were two separate realms. Ellen Willis americanculturepart Change image and share on social
By continually pushing the message that we have the right to gratification now, consumerism at its most expansive encouraged a demand for fulfillment that could not so easily be contained by products. Ellen Willis consumerismcontaincontinually Change image and share on social
The artificial separation of politics and culture is nowhere more pronounced than in the discourse of foreign policy and international affairs. Ellen Willis affairartificialculture Change image and share on social
Give people the power to shape their lives to their liking, and their souls will take care of themselves. Ellen Willis caregivelike Change image and share on social
What cultural revolutionaries do not seem to grasp is that, far from being a grass-roots art form that has been taken over by businessmen, rock itself comes from the commercial exploitation of the blues. Ellen Willis artbluebusinessman share on social
I believe that we are all, openly or secretly, struggling against one or another kind of nihilism. Ellen Willis kindnihilismopenly Change image and share on social
I was a 'Big Brother' fan. I thought they were better musicians than their detractors claimed, but more to the point, technical accomplishment was not something I cared about. Ellen Willis accomplishmentbigbrother Change image and share on social
I can't keep myself from playing roles. The emotionless decadent, looking for diversion from boredom, is a favorite. Ellen Willis boredomdecadentdiversion Change image and share on social
As with fascism, the rise of Islamic totalitarianism has partly to do with its populist appeal to the class resentments of an economically oppressed population and to anger at political subordination and humiliation. Ellen Willis angerappealclass share on social
My deepest impulses are optimistic, an attitude that seems to me as spiritually necessary and proper as it is intellectually suspect. Ellen Willis attitudedeepimpulse Change image and share on social
