Quote by Todd Gitlin
The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 Sept

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

Other quotes by Todd Gitlin

I dont for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of the 2000 election in the US and say that electoral politics doesnt matter any more, and that Ralph Nader was right when he said there is no difference between the two parties. – Todd Gitlin

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Politics
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Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some dont. – Todd Gitlin

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Patriotism
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I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldnt say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media. – Todd Gitlin

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One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. – John Avlon

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Patriotism

There are no points of the compass on the chart of true patriotism. – Robert Charles Winthrop

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Patriotism

My country, right or wrong is a thing that no patriot would think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying My mother, drunk or sober. – G. K. Chesterton

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Patriotism

Liberals become indignant when you question their patriotism, but simultaneously work overtime to give terrorists a cushion for the next attack and laugh at dumb Americans who love their country and hate the enemy. – Ann Coulter

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Patriotism

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