Right now, we have no possibility of politics because we have a one-party state. Todd Gitlin partypoliticpossibility Change image and share on social
Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't. Todd Gitlin closepatriotismsurpass Change image and share on social
Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity of the media torrent. Todd Gitlin enableimmensitylimit Change image and share on social
I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society. Todd Gitlin mediumsocietystrategically Change image and share on social
I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. Todd Gitlin 1960sclosedistortion share on social
The moguls are driven by their respective desires for profit - period. Todd Gitlin desiredrivemogul Change image and share on social
Human inertia makes the everyday environment, the furniture, as it were, appear to be a given. Todd Gitlin environmenteverydayfurniture Change image and share on social
The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it, with all the beliefs they bring along - however retrograde those beliefs may appear to those of us who see ourselves as enlightened. Todd Gitlin beliefbringchange share on social
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 attachmentdeservedistinction share on social
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 concerncorporateelite Change image and share on social
